Snow forest today, Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

In the snow forest today, Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Stories in the snow - marten tracks, fresh overnight. Typical paired prints, one set slightly ahead and to the side, loping gait. Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

We had less snow today, but more wind - gusting 25 m/s, at -12°C! Avalanche danger was too high to clear debris, blast, or open the highway. Our crew battled drifts and rough weather all day in town, ferry terminal, airport, Dyea Road, and up to Customs,

It has been a snowy, breezy day in Skagway. We had to close the highway this morning, due to heavy drifting and no visibility, even before there was enough snow to be concerned about avalanches. We will see how it is in the morning. Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Winter trail yesterday, Daakha Kw'aan, Lingít Aaní.

Merry Christmas, mino manidoo giizis, from the Log Cabin trails on a lovely -25°C day. It warmed up, the sun broke through, and the wind stayed near-calm, making perfect cross-country ski conditions today. It's my tradition to ski on this day. Daakha Kw'aan, Lingít Aaní.

The weekly supply barge made it in To Skagway today, in -18°C (0°F) with winds gusting to 24+ m/s (50+ knot) conditions. Many thanks to the crews whose hard work in extremely difficult conditions made it possible! Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Mino manidoo giizhis! Happy Solstice! Got out again at Log Cabin, despite it being a little colder, -29°C, -20°F, with the occasional bitter gust. I took out a pair of classic Bonna 2400 wood skis for their trial run, loved them! Daakha Kw'aan, Lingít Aaní.

Log Cabin ski trail in the forest today, -27°C, Daakha Kw'aan, Lingít Aaní.

Hey, after several weeks too snowless to ski in Skagway, and too cold and windy to get out on the pass, I tried Log Cabin today, hoping the wind would not be so bad - and found near-calm, with perfect snow and magical winter light. No trails are set, and it is cold, -27°C (-16°F), so be prepared.

The fuel barge that supplies Skagway and Whitehorse looked like a bizarre ice sculpture today, after a trip north with temperatures in the -14°C range, with winds gusting 15-20+m/s. Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

A lovely snowy Skagway evening, my Daihatsu kei truck on the way home from the "A Very Skagway Christmas Carol", based on the Dickens, but with way more fun, hilarity and drag queens. Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

After a cold, clear, windy week, much of the snow has been blown off the trees, but a few big snow mushrooms remain. Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

At -27°C with strong north winds today, we had some great sundogs on the pass. Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Cool, breezy sunshine in the snow forest, Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

This is the Klondike Highway, where I run the avalanche program. It has been brisk up on the pass this week; -26°C and windy when I took this yesterday, -28°C this morning - but gorgeous! Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Muddied and frozen though we may be, Resistance is Our Duty! No retreat, no surrender!

Winter wonderland is back. 15 cm new dry snow over the frozen thaw crust, -16°C on the summit, and strong winds N8-14 m/s. Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Skagway Yuletide, school band plays carols, Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

It's still thawing on the pass. Zero degrees today, fog, near-calm. Set up the snow poles at our Moore Creek study site. Snow was knee-deep collapsing wet glop, even on snowshoes. Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Heat pump and electric car charging circuit are now wired to power. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

My old town bike handles the first slushy snow of the winter in Juneau with ease on its knobby studded tires. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Sunrise on a frosty, mostly sunny day today in Juneau, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní, this morning.

Today was the day you install all the stuff you have lined up over the week, and the place transforms: trimmed and painted two sticky doors, the crew installed the heat pump, put in a new office window shade. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní .

My raven buddies are independent three-year-olds now, with their own territory far from where we first met, but they still bless me with the occasional visit. The male came by to say hello today while I was working on my porch. Isn't he just the most handsome bird?! 🙏❤️

Ravens in the morning sun, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní today.

Raven pair in shaggy-feather posture this morning, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Had the plant medicine kitchen going again today; all 400 tins are done now yay! Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Worked on kitchen baseboards today; all are fitted, with one coat of paint; second coat going on tonight. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Ducks, sun, and fog this morning, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Soggy eagle on kootéeya, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní this morning.

It is not to sea level yet, but we finally got some snow to lower elevations in Juneau. 😃 Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Big progress day today - after a week of tedious, slow, fiddly painting on the cupboards, I shifted to windows, doors, and the corner behind the refrigerator. Even with the kitchen in chaos, progress is encouraging. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Got all the corner and lower cupboards and windows scrubbed and cleaned today, masked them all, and got a coat of primer on them. This is how it looked as I started the scrubbing. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Grinding along this week on painting the kitchen. Just finished four coats on the main upper cabinets; this is how it looked two coats ago - color visible, but still not covering the old brown. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

It's snow to sea level in Haines and Skagway today, but the snow is staying high up here in Juneau. Storm day, Sayeík, Lingít Aaní.

Put three coats of warm white on the kitchen ceiling, gap-fillers, and main wall sections today. Mid-process here, before reinstalling the cleaned light panels. A good start on the repaint, re-floor, and new appliance project. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Morning Juneau today; boat passing by. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

The ravens were loving soaring on the steady wind today, with only a few showers, and a moment or two of sun. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

This lovely couple visited me today. Shyer than the ones that adopted me a couple springs ago, they were still curious and friendly. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Raven "makes ears" today, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

The back ridges are getting snowier. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Eagle atop kootéeyaa. With the "ears", that is a raven the eagle is perched on; and indeed when the eagles loudly chittered their arrival, the ravens scattered. Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

I have been looking all summer for a pair of Juneau ravens that adopted me three years ago. I was doing some touch-up painting at home today when they finally found me. A loud thunk, and the male landed and strutted right up, happy to see me. 🙏❤️ Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

A raven pair joined me at the waterfront today, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Today's soggy latte and raven break, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní. ❤️

Latte and raven break this morning, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

I’d write a song that says “ I love you like a raven loves the wind,” but I don’t know if a human heart can hold that much of that kind of love. - quote from myself; watching them ride the storm today, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Southbound on the Columbia, to work on my Juneau house. Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwa’an, Lingít Aaní.