“When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn’t have to look outside themselves for approval.” - Epictetus, Discourses 1.21.1

This is one of the best Special Weather Statements I've seen. Does an excellent job of indicating the confidence and potential problem areas in the forecast. It's great CYA for NWS, and it's a great help to the users of the forecast. It's really the best we could hope for. @alaskawx.bsky.social

Wow, I've watched a lot of geology documentaries, but this one has some wonderful animations on the evolution of the Rocky Mountains, and help to understand so much of the detail you see when you roam those parts. Highly recommend if you're interested -- youtube.com/watch?v=TGnDsZwAtRY

This really cracked me up. With the ban of fox hunting in England/Wales, people have adapted so that they're now chasing after volunteer human prey! It's actually a pretty creative idea. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Last month was the mildest October on record for the Arctic, with the North American Arctic especially warm. Details in the latest from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. #akwx #Arctic #Canada #Climate #Autumn2025 @climatologist49.bsky.social alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/october-20...

Was just looking at one of my all-time favorite videos. Up at Eagle Summit (north of Fairbanks) in 2014 with my canine soulmate, Kenai, just doing "the life thang." #Alaskasky

It was a right fine day for trail running north of University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. Well, actually, it would have been a right finer day with some snow cover. #Alaskasky

It was a right fine autumn Sunday morning for the Chena Ridge / Chena Pump loop above the Tanana (and Chena) River in #Fairbanks #Alaskasky. On peaceful old fart Sunday mornings like this, I like to contrast with Sunday Morning Coming Down of decades ago -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbqG...

It was a right fine early autumn afternoon up on Chena Ridge, east of #Fairbanks #Alaska. In the bike-less picture, University of Alaska Fairbanks is the set of buildings on the left.

#Alaska #Goldpanners #Alaskasky - for those who enjoy following the Goldpanners, it's interesting to note that they are in the quarterfinals today (times are Central Daylight) in the National Baseball Congress World Series. See attached chart. 1/ nbcbaseball.com @arcticgoddess.bsky.social

A picture my wife just took looking south and west from University of Alaska Fairbanks. A wee bit of smoke and fire out there. #Alaskasky #Alaskans #Fairbanks

Class act, man.

RIP, Norm.

Did you know Dr. Makenzie Lystrup was sworn in as the director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center using Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot instead of a Bible?

It was a right fine morning to run 7 miles of trails and roads around University of Alaska Fairbanks. That's Smith Lake in the foreground, Ester Dome in the background, and a wee bit of ice on trails.

Right purty day for solitude on the Savage Alpine Trail at Denali National Park. #Alaska #Alaskasky

Nothing really special, yet, it's so special - that most precious time of the day. For well over 55 years I've treasured that solitary time of day, full of newness and hope, when one can experience the transition from dark to light. This is top of Skyline/Skyridge in Winter City USA, looking east.

Another day of skiing Denali Park Road, nobody else but a couple of park dog teams. Winter is amazing here.

Looking east from near Clear Space Force Station, Alaska. Watching airflow from south to north on lee side of Alaska Range.

Enjoying University of Alaska Fairbanks ski trails. Not much solitude today, though. Temps finally above 0F seem to bring out the restless folks.

Looking down PAFA Runway 20R, Denali in the background, 1:50pm. #AlaskaSky

Nice lenticular stack viewed from top of Skyline and Crestline in Fairbanks this afternoon. #AlaskaSky. I'd like some maple syrup on that stack, please.

Always love those precious winter days when I get the Denali Park Road all to myself #AlaskaSky