New Years Eve we met at the fire hall around 9pm. There were plenty of volunteers to run the ambulance and to set up the over 1300 pounds of fireworks. So, Patty and I first headed out to watch the snowmachine races that started at 9:30pm. It was 10 below zero so we watched one heat and the start of another before heading home to warm up a bit. We headed back out just before midnight driving our 4 wheelers right out onto the now frozen Kotzebue sound to watch the fireworks. The last two New Years the weather was so bad the fireworks were postponed for a few days but for the first time since moving here, they were done on New Years Eve.
They went off without a hitch and were as spectacular as any I remember.
January continues bringing with it increased daylight, colder temps, and our 30th wedding anniversary!
To celebrate our anniversary Old Man Winter surprised us with the lowest temps we have so far experienced. Neither machine would start so we both had to walk to work. I had to walk to the store to get Patty's flowers and then figure out how to get them home in the 33 below zero weather.
The weather channel stated it had gotten down to 36 below that day.
This month has brought the lowest temps we have yet to experience with temps staying in the minus 30's and even a couple of days where it was in the minus 40's! This does not stop much though as like in any town, the routine goes on.
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.jpg "One fireman and one volunteer heading out to stage the ambulance for the snowmachine race.")
.jpg "The starting line about a quarter mile out on the sound.")
.jpg "Cars lined up on front street sillouetted by lights on the post office.")
.jpg "The one hotel on the left and a lighted candy cane on the right.")
.jpg "A snowmachine heat awaiting the start signal.")
.jpg "The start of the race.")
.jpg "Patty thawing between the races and the fireworks at midnight.")
.jpg "Carlo heading back out just before midnight.")
.jpg "Midnight January 1st, 2006. Happy New Year!")
.jpg "Patty and Carlo celebrate out on the frozen sound.")
.jpg "Looking across the ice down front street.")
.jpg "Lorraine a dentist and Rob who works with Patty in HR. Note the ice.")
.jpg "It was a beautiful display.")
.jpg "You can see the three trucks used to haul the fireworks out on the sound and are now providing light.")
.jpg "Almost Mardi Gras colors.")
.jpg "What more can I say?")
.jpg "Burning the trash out on the sound.")
.jpg "January 10th 2006, our wedding anniversary. It speaks for itself.")
.jpg "Patty did get flowers, chocolates, and a ring.")
.jpg "43 degrees below zero! The weather folks said it got as low as 48 below. That is not wind chill-that is the ambient air temp!!!!")
.jpg "The intense cold created ice fog as it froze the water out of the air.")
.jpg "A man walking across the boat harbor.")
.jpg "You really cannot see it but this is a rainbow formed from ice crystals in the air being illuminated by the sun.")
.jpg "A neighbors 4 wheeler coated with ice.")
.jpg "My faithful machine warming up for the run to work.")
.jpg "Our snowmachines look like ice sculptures.")
.jpg "Patty dressed for the weather awaiting her machine to warm up.")
.jpg "Carlo.")
.jpg "Getting ready for a dog sled race. The dogs are eager to run.")
.jpg "Patienly waiting. Some of these dogs run in the Iditarod.")
.jpg "Kotzebue as viewed from the sound.")
.jpg "Harnessing up the dogs.")
.jpg "Patty watching the proceedings from her machine.")
.jpg "Patty cruisning down the trail.")
.jpg "Wild Alaska once again...............serenity.")
.jpg "Cleaning the frost off her glasses.")
.jpg "Carlo striking a pose.")