https://indeep-alaska.com/2021/08/02/groundbreaking-news/2021-08-02T19:45:18+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/03/13/yes-we-have-no-bananas/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1010702.jpgWater hole March 2012Recent under-river view at my water hole.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1010061.jpgFive-week old bananas, our last two.Our last two bananas at the end of January. They are five weeks old and look it, but the fruit is fine.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1000915.jpgBread baked in Dutch Oven on wood stoveI've stopped baking bread on the wood stove now that temperatures are higher. It requires such a hot stove, it turns the cabin into a sauna!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/canned-cream.jpgcanned creamCanned cream: not for the weak of heart.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1000126.jpgBlueberry harvest 2011We're still enjoying blueberries harvested last summer.2019-03-03T03:38:51+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2015/11/01/the-adventure-of-a-lifetime/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/chimney-rock-view-from-kitchen.jpgChimney Rock view from kitchenChimney Rock: view from the kitchen window.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1953-vera-roy-colo.jpg1953 Vera & Roy ColoVee with her father (my grandfather) in Colorado.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1953-vee-dolores-river2.jpg1953 Vee@ Dolores Riverhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1953-vee-dolores-river1.jpg1953 Vee@ Dolores Riverhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1953-vee-dolores-river.jpg1953 Vee@ Dolores RiverVee in 1953 overlooking Delores River near her hometown.2015-11-05T03:28:22+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2015/03/21/spring-showers/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1040885.jpgP1040885But can you believe this is my little puppy? Sundog at 6 1/2 months.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1040959.jpgP1040959Wet from a swim, ears wide as she eyes Ella in attack mode. That's my puppy!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1040884.jpgP1040884Can you believe this is my little puppy?https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1040948.jpgP1040948Sundog concedes the point and moves on while Mira collects her chicken.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p10409442.jpgP1040944https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p10409441.jpgP1040944https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1040944.jpgP1040944Sundog yields the point and moves on while Mira collects her chicken.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1040945.jpgP1040945https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p10409461.jpgP1040946Nosework practice -- Mira found the chicken in the box first!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1040946.jpgP10409462015-10-29T23:43:55+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2014/12/21/the-death-of-winter/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p10407761.jpgP1040776Ella and Sundog keep me smiling.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1040776.jpgP1040776https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1040698.jpgP1040698Friend Steve thought he'd retired from farming (in Fairbanks!), but made a return visit to Blue Moon Stead this year to plant garlic.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1040702.jpgP1040702Friend Steve, retired from farming in Fairbanks, visited again this year, this time to farm garlic!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p10309391.jpgP1030939Gary directs as niece Kristen moves the orchard box into the garden.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1030939.jpgP1030939Gary supervises as his niece Kristen sets an orchard box in the garden.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p10103491.jpgP1010349Gary carving the Spring moon at Brushkana.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1010349.jpgP1010349Gary carving the Spring moon at Brushkanahttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1040153.jpgP1040153https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1040139.jpgP10401392015-01-25T14:35:04+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2014/11/02/here-comes-the-sundog-to-blue-moon-stead/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1040690.jpgP1040690Sundog gets into everything, in this case a small cooler.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1040697.jpgP1040697The Endhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1040688.jpgP1040688Time to relax.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1040668.jpgP1040668Ella checking out the potential of little Sunny as a playmate.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1040636.jpgP1040636Drader and Konall enjoying a snack near the cabin.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1040651.jpgP1040651Richard cleaned debris from home improvement projects and other miscellany from the deck, so we could enjoy pond-side dining in the warm September evenings.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1040640.jpgP10406402014-11-10T03:41:44+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2014/06/23/lucky/2014-09-01T15:33:02+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2014/03/05/more-news-from-blue-moon-stead/2014-03-05T21:08:18+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2013/11/16/news-from-blue-moon-stead/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1030991.jpgP1030991Our two Dales Ponies grazing in the long summer's evening2013-11-16T20:32:29+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/glossary-of-alaskan-terms/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1000255.jpgTermination DustTermination dust on the mountains above the tundrahttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1000754.jpgSundog at sunsetSundoghttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dsc03955.jpgGary with poniesA native Alaskanhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1000555.jpgOur first snowshoe outing on the riverCheechako. Note the pristine white anorak!2022-11-15T16:43:59+00:00weekly0.6https://indeep-alaska.com/2013/02/25/searching-in-deep/2013-02-27T05:35:15+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/12/25/christmas-gifts/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p10305731.jpgP1030573We can watch the birds and animals from our bedroom at Chimney Rock.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p10000081.jpgP1000008Richard (left), Joan, Aunt Vee and Ed during our stop in Montana on the way to Alaska.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p10007871.jpgP1000787Jayne visiting with a few of her dogs.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p10105631.jpgP1010563I wore the hat Brenda made almost every day last winter!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/0292.jpg029https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/0291.jpg029I commissioned Danae to make this pastel portrait of Ella for Gary's birthday.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1030573.jpgP1030573View from our bed at Chimney Rock.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1000008.jpgP1000008Richard (left), Joan, Aunt Vee, and Ed. We love you!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1000787.jpgP1000787Jayne and a few of her dogs.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1010563.jpgP1010563I wore the hat Brenda made me almost every day all winter!2013-01-01T00:33:27+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/11/03/rain-wind-and-tires/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030044.jpgP1030044View from the deck of our beautiful new home.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030003.jpgP1030003Juvenile bald eagles take a break at the side of the road.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030011.jpgP1030011Gary pulls his overloaded four-horse trailer, Day 1. By Day 12, he had three flats and a near-disaster on the driveway once we reached Chimney Rock.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1020956.jpgP1020956Ella smiling at the season's first snow.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1020889.jpgP1020889I posed for this when we found the beer in Glenn's cabin; in my excitement I failed to notice it was non-alcoholic!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1020917.jpgP1020917Little Susitna River near the road closure.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1020879.jpgP1020879View from the campground of the old cabin and its new riverbank.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1020859.jpgGary and Ella view the new riverbank from the campgroundGary and Ella view the new riverbank from the campground.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1020854.jpgSeptember 21, 2012 floodwaters up to the bridgeFloodwaters rage up to the level of the bridge.2012-11-21T04:43:47+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/08/31/cheechako-no-more/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1020804.jpgP1020804The Dall sheep skull is now resting on our porch chair.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1020744.jpgP1020744Goodbye to all that: Detail on door of the cabin by the creek.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1020752.jpgP1020752Ella and the rope: she's looking back to see if we're ready to make the climb with our water.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1020763.jpgP1020763This beautiful cabin by the creek is a work of art, though it was little used. I loved its large kitchen, wide open spaces and large bedroom with views from every window, almost as much as its proximity to the water supply. https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1020722.jpgP1020722Loft ladder and rope.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1020766.jpgP1020766Entering the cabin.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1020754.jpgP1020754The cache was used for keeping meat and food safe from bears, voles and other uninvited diners.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1020710.jpgP1020710One large step for Gary; one giant leap for Barbara. Ella went around.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1020714.jpgP1020714Gary and Ella disappear into the arctic jungle.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1020624.jpgP1020624The views from the train were spectacular.2012-10-13T04:27:13+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/07/24/lost-in-the-wild/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020327.jpgPotentilla or cinquefoilsPotentilla are abundant here.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020427.jpg11:45 from the hill on July 13thThis is what 11:45 looked like the night before my adventure. Though it gets dark in the house around 11 now, it is never dark enough outside to see the stars.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020504.jpgUnidentified mushroom at David's cabinI haven't been able to identify this big mushroom; it has spines instead of gills or pores on the underside.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020476.jpgPuffballsPuffballs are a common sight. They're edible, but a bit too earthy for my taste.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020307.jpgBlue bells Blue bellshttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020451.jpgBohemian waxwingThe Bohemian Waxwing is one of our resident birds.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020433.jpgWild roses on the pathWild roses along the animal trail.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020388.jpgPink plumesThe pink plumes were cheerful, anyway...https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020502.jpgBleeding Tooth fungus at David's cabinThe bleeding tooth fungus is one of the stranger ones around.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020465.jpgMonksheadField of monkshead2012-07-26T23:23:27+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/07/08/back-to-the-garden/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020314.jpgOn a hike with Glenn and Terri On a hike in 75-degree weather with cousin Glenn and his wife Terri.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020295.jpgKayaking on beautiful Eklutna LakeKayaking on beautiful Eklutna Lake on a free day while staying with Gary's sister Karen and her family.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020312.jpgFishing Gear for Mosquito BaitFishing gear for mosquito bait -- the net pants didn't wear too well in the dense willows.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020285.jpgGary's booth at the Alaska Botanical Garden fair 2012Gary made the table, chairs, trellises and arbor for his booth at the Alaska Botanical Garden Fair in mid-June.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020330.jpgCranberries in bloomCranberries in bloomhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1020300.jpgGary stakes the peas, June 2012Gary had to stake the growing sugar snap peas when we got home.2012-07-14T08:00:02+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/06/07/a-new-world/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1020233.jpgFrom the Denali Hwy just East of BrushkanaThis is what 10:00 p.m. looks like.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1020224.jpgMama moose June 3rd off Denali HwyThis cow moose had a newborn, but we had to wait until I'd left my camera at home to see the little one.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1020227.jpgBrushkana 9pm June 5th 2012The river free of snow, 9:00 p.m. last night.2012-06-25T15:56:03+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/05/19/the-light-of-night/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1020004.jpgRed fox at the bird feeder April 2012In mid-April this red fox at black sunflower seeds spilled from the bird feeder and played "chase" with Ella. The feeder platform was broken off in our recent absence.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1020203.jpgBrushkana a few days after break-upMy ice cave is gone and our river is running muddy and high.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1020190.jpgView of Chugach Mountains from Karen's houseView of the Chugach Range from Karen's house. These trees hadn't even budded when we arrived nine days earlier.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1020197.jpgDenali in springtime, May 17, 2012We caught this view of Denali in Spring on Thursday, on our drive home.2012-05-24T19:19:12+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/05/07/in-deep-spring/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1020149.jpgCaribou off the Denali HwyView of caribou off the Denali Highway on our way home.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1010106.jpgGary out skiingGary, as we neared home after skiing down the river this spring.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1020186.jpgThe vegetable gardenWe had just one full day at home, but managed to fix up and plant our little vegetable garden.2012-05-20T01:39:01+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/04/05/get-out/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1010862.jpgOur resident snowshoe hare.Our resident snowshoe hare.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1010917.jpgSpring is a lovely time for after-dinner walks. This is what 9:00 p.m. looks like.Spring is a lovely time for after-dinner walks. This is what 9:00 p.m. looks like.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1010946.jpgRising Sun trellis unfinishedGary is working on this peeled spruce trellis he calls "Rising Sun."https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1010864.jpgElla gets a ride on the snowmachine.Ella gets a ride on the snowmachine.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1010879.jpgGary reinforcing a new ski trail with a wooden "drag" behind the snowmachineGary reinforcing a new ski trail with a wooden "drag" behind the snowmachinehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1010880.jpgP1010880https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/p1010953.jpgIcicles akimbo off the east side of the cabin.Icicles akimbo off the east side of the cabin.2012-04-08T19:42:12+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/03/26/spring-break/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1010743.jpgFun at the Fairbanks Ice ParkHaving fun at the Fairbanks Ice Park!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p10107021.jpgMarch 2nd view of my water holehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1010810.jpgOne of nine entrants in the 2012 Fairbanks Parka ParadeA flashy fur parka in the Fairbanks Parka Parade.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1010754.jpgThe Fairbanks ice sculpture contest brings in artists from around the world.The Fairbanks ice sculpture contest brings in artists from around the world.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1010774.jpg2012 Open North American Sleddog Races in FairbanksSee how the dogs jump with excitement as they wait to start the race!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1010836.jpgAlaska Range at spring solsticeSpring solstice, looking north to the Alaska Range2012-03-27T01:57:48+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/03/07/taking-a-leap/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1010716.jpgGary's been putting out black sunflower seeds, and the first grosbeak of the season arrived yesterday to get his fill.Gary's been putting black sunflower seeds on the feeder for the chickadees. The first grosbeak of the season arrived yesterday and stayed to eat his fill.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1010564.jpgUsing the longer sled to get more waterI've started using the longer sled so I can bring home more water; now I only go to get water every other day.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1010693.jpgIce "lily pad" with frost blossomsThis ice "lily pad" with frost blossoms was destroyed when I fell in the river.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1010526.jpgGary has cleared an ice shelf and is building steps and a snow-and-ice platform for getting waterGary has cleared an ice shelf and is building steps and a snow-and-ice platform for getting water.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1010148.jpgBridge of ice reinforced by snow and sticks, water hole 2/4/2012The ice bridge, reinforced by sticks and snow.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p1010317.jpgDecember 3rd, Gary had just chiseled through thick ice to create our water holeGary chiseled through thick ice in early December to create our water hole, after the first one froze over.2012-03-08T20:53:22+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/02/27/rub-a-dub-dub-no-need-for-a-tub/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010540.jpgP1010540Happy Leap Year! Ella spotted the elusive snowshoe hare for me. The hare's not posing; he thinks I can't see him!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p10106811.jpgP1010681Shower, sweet shower. The room is small, so I couldn't get any farther back to take the photo!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010681.jpgP1010681https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010683.jpgP1010683This is the pesticide sprayer that serves as the mechanism for our new shower.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1000164.jpgP1000164The large woodshed going up.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1000095.jpgP1000095Gary got the place looking great by the time I arrived. This is the cabin's main room.2012-03-05T23:23:04+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/02/17/ten-things-ill-miss-about-winter-and-seven-things-i-wont/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010071.jpgMoose calf in the yardOur resident moose calf is about eight months old and has lost his (or her) mama.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010529.jpgAurora view from the yardValentine's Day aurora view past the wind towerhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010061.jpgBananas after 8 weeksThey look awful, but if you trim the tops off the green bananas and store them in a cool dark place, the fruit will not get overripe for several weeks. These bananas were six weeks old. https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010536.jpgWhat happened to my glove when I dropped it on the roadI dropped this glove on my daily walk and found it the next day. A raven or fox or something thought it might be tasty!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010531.jpgValentine's AuroraValentine's Day aurorahttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010472.jpgBelow the surface - view under river surface at water holeView under river's surface at my water holehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1000579.jpgSundog at sunsetSundog at sunsethttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p10008801.jpgEarly winter sunset from the roadEarly evening colorshttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p10007571.jpgP1000757https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1000757.jpgP10007572012-02-22T20:25:42+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/02/10/small-victories/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010392.jpgView upriver, returning home from loggingHomeward bound, looking upriver as we return from logginghttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010296.jpgSpruce grouse in a spruce tree in the yardSpruce grouse in a spruce tree in our yardhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010444.jpgHome from logging, both snowmachines with full loadsHome from logging with both snowmachineshttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1000915.jpgSecond loaf of bread from Dutch ovenMy second attempt at woodstove yeast bread2012-02-21T15:38:42+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/backstory/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tulips-reach1.jpgtulips reachhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tulips-reach.jpgTulip's reach (credit: Jude McConkey)2012-02-09T19:49:08+00:00weekly0.6https://indeep-alaska.com/2012/01/30/division-of-labor-2/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1010004.jpgMoose on the drive in extreme coldWe have more hungry moose browsing in the extreme cold. This moose on our drive surprised me as much as I surprised her!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000981.jpgView from solar platformInstead of another tipped snowmachine, I'll show you the view from the solar platform as we were working to set up the new panelshttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1010059.jpgGary reopening the water hole; it's 48 below.Gary reopening the water hole in -48 degree weatherhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000796.jpgSnowdrift at the watering holeAt least the ice chisel wasn't buried! The shovel is just to the left -- see it? Me neither.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000904.jpgFire in the hole -- melting the shalitmiteFire in the hole!2014-01-07T05:28:07+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/02/02/return-of-the-sun-and-making-the-grade/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010125.jpgThe road is so smooth we can practically skate in our shoes!Ella checks out the smooth road.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010104.jpgThe grader follows the heavy equipment outThe grader followed the heavy equipment out, leaving the road smooth again.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010103.jpgHeavy equipment moves throughHeavy equipment crosses the bridgehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1000982.jpgGary installing new solar arrayTools freeze to the platform, hands stiffen in the extreme cold. It was about 38 below here.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1000963.jpgGary working on new solar arrayWe got the panels up! Gary is fixing them to the platform before connecting them.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1000918.jpgJanuary 23, 2011 3:37 p.m.Sun on the riverbed at 3:37 p.m. on January 23rd, the day before it finally streamed through our window2012-02-06T22:30:42+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/01/22/easily-amused/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000809.jpgAnother beautiful sunsetAnother beautiful sunsethttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1010389.jpgCanadian Jay begging for foodCanadian Jay begging at the kitchen windowhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000894.jpgMoose crossing the river to the campgroundElla alerts us to moose; these took one look at us and crossed the riverhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000867.jpgGary and Ella try out the new snow shelter by the campgroundIt's plenty roomy in there!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000830.jpgGary starting the snow shelter in front of the campground Jan 2012By the time we got back from our walk, Gary had piled most of the snow for the shelterhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000838.jpgElla's making a U-turn, heading back to me full speed in a game of ChickenElla's making a U-turn, heading back to me full speed in a game of Chicken2012-02-27T09:06:11+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/01/18/breaking-the-ice/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000746.jpgThe moon rises in the NorthThe moon over the Alaska Range, taken at the same time as the "sunbow" picture abovehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000749.jpgThe sun catches blowing snow south of Denali HwyA Sundog, rainbow of the darkest days.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000724.jpgGary uses the come-along to right the tipped snowmachineGary uses the come-along to pull the snowmachine into an upright positionhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000716.jpgGary and Ella circumvent the site of the snowmachine water landingGary and Ella circumvent the site of the snowmachine water landinghttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000739.jpgGary avoiding fissures on the riverElla and I stand by as Gary breaks trail on the river, avoiding fissureshttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1010335.jpgComing in from harvesting firewood along the riverHome from harvesting firewood along the river2012-01-23T05:27:01+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/12/22/the-shortest-days/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000572.jpgSunrise comes late and lovelySunrise comes late and lovelyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p10005431.jpgBlocks of snow for snow bankingBlocks of snow cover the crawl space and form a base for banking snow around the cabinhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p10103381.jpgCoffee GrinderThe coffee grinder, with jars of coffee beans at the ready and a loaf pan to catch the ground coffeehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000543.jpgBlocks of snow cover the crawl space and form the base for our snow bankBlocks of snow cover the crawl space and form the base for our snow bankhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1010338.jpgCoffee GrinderHere's the coffee grinder, loaf pan underneath to catch the coffee, and a couple of jars of coffee beans at the ready2012-01-19T07:28:57+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/01/10/a-time-for-everything/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000747.jpgMasks and decorative lintel at Open Studios 2010Masks and decorative lintel at Open Studios 2010https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000607.jpgHead of Kenai Dance Stickhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p10009071.jpgNesting ptarmigan bowl in birch burlNesting ptarmigan bowl in birch burlhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000907.jpgNesting ptarmigan in birch burlThe nesting ptarmigan in birch burl went to the new nest of my cousin and his bridehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000627.jpgMerangelOne of Gary's Merangelshttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dsc02145.jpgGary and poniesGary and his ponies heading to grazing groundhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1010349.jpgGary in new workspace in cabin additionGary working on the spring moon panel in his new workspacehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/5066378767_e1fc10b6b9_b.jpgGary at Art Explosion during Open Studios 2010Gary at Art Explosion during Open Studios 2010. One of his earlier moon panels is hanging behind him.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000595.jpgComing Your Way IVBox in Alaskan Yellow Cedar2012-01-19T05:18:35+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/01/12/tonight-will-be-a-stormy-night/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000792.jpgAnitra starts the team headed homeMush! The team heads home in a window of good weather.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000773.jpgElla with Jayne's dog teamElla entertains her friendshttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000787.jpgAnitra finishes harnessing the dogs while Jayne looks on 1/11/12Jayne looks on as Anitra gets ready to go.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000718.jpgTipped over on the way up the riverbankIt's easy to get stuckhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000744.jpgThe river is changing as the ice buckles and the snow driftsThe river is changing as the ice buckles and the snow driftshttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1010396.jpgRed Sky over Cabin Wednesday 1/11/12Red sky at morning, mushers take warning2012-01-19T00:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/12/16/three-days-to-thanksgiving/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p10004921.jpgOn the road to townOn the "highway" going to townhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000612.jpgDenali from the roadView of Denali on our way to townhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000492.jpgP1000492https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1010337.jpgArriving at Diane'sArriving at Diane's, where my car is parked2012-01-12T06:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/12/03/riverdance/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1010320.jpgView from the floor of watering hole, stalagmites and stalagtiteshttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1010322.jpgView from the floor of the ice room / watering holeThe ice is transparent where it sheered off; I can see under the river's surface of icehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1010317.jpgThe ice is nearly as thick as the bucket is tallThe ice is nearly as thick as the bucket is tallhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1010323.jpgElla peers down into the new watering holeElla peers down into the new watering holehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000575.jpgTurnaround point on upstream hikeWe hiked upstream on the riverbed, turning home at sunsethttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000524.jpgSurface ice forming on the creekSurface ice forming on the creekhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000519.jpgLadling slushLadling slush from the overflowhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000264.jpgEarly ice on the riverEarly ice on the river2012-01-12T06:12:26+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/11/18/mushing-milling-and-moonlight/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p10005751.jpgFull moon at sunrise over the creekFull moon at sunrise, taken overlooking the frozen creek at 8:45 a.m.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1000549.jpgElla and spruce arch on first snowshoe outing along riverElla and the spruce archhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1000575.jpgFull moon over creek at 8:45 a.m.Full moon at sunrise overlooking the creekhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1000439.jpgGary milling spruceGary milling spruce for lumber to finish the addition to the cabin and other projectshttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1000560.jpgMusher with 12 dogs on snowmobile with sled behindA musher travels on snowmobile with sled behind. He looks like he's wearing a bear suit!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1000559.jpgTwo mushers on sled heading west from campgroundEarly season mushers with twelve excited dogs2012-01-06T00:56:28+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/11/10/the-fog-of-winter/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1000536.jpgElla enjoying the view on a hike upstreamElla enjoys the view on a hike upstreamhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1000515.jpgFreezer as storageNow we have extra space for pots and panshttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1000519.jpgLadling water in the overflow slushI'm ladling water among the willows, which used to be onshore!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1000530.jpgPulling water on the sledThe sled makes hauling water from the creek easyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1000544.jpgFront porch as freezerMy dutch ovens in the "freezer"2012-01-06T00:49:00+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/11/06/snowed-in/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/denali-highway-closed-sign.jpgDenali Hwy closed signThey put up the warning sign well before the snows camehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/fairbanks_2007-1168610400-picture015.jpgTesoro CantwellThe Tesoro is even nicer on the inside!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1000442.jpgSnowmachine with load of lumberI didn't have time to unload the sled before it got blanketed in snowhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1000492.jpgEarly snow on Denali HighwaySnowy road into town2012-01-06T00:39:51+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/10/28/men-in-trees/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000487.jpgGary topping a tree shading solar panelsGary on the ladder with his hand saw topping an offending treehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000454.jpg11:00 a.m. sun on October 26, 2011This is what 11 a.m. looks like!2012-01-06T00:36:14+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/10/25/what-color-is-your-snowmachine/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000442.jpgWind and snow at noon today blew the tarp off our snowmachine and sled!Today's weather photo, snow and wind at noon. Note the red sled filled with (snow-covered) lumber!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000424.jpgOut on our first day making trails for skiingLooks like a good place for a ski trail! Our first day out.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000427.jpgBarbara's first time driving the snowmachineGetting ready to go for the first time!2012-01-06T00:31:55+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/10/16/on-becoming-alaskan/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000429.jpgNorthern Hawk Owl 10/19/2011 on his spruce on our hillNorthern Hawk Owl posing on a spruce on the hill just above our cabinhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p10004341.jpgNorthern Hawk Owl on spruce, taken on our hill 10/19/2011Northern Hawk Owl posing for me on a spruce on the hill above our cabinhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000434.jpgP1000434https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000421.jpgFirst dog team sighting of the season 10/15/11Not far from our cabin, a dog team is out on a 60-mile training runhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/northern-hawk-owl_7366.jpgNorthern Hawk Owl in a Spruce treehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000416.jpgTrapper Creek DMVThis is our nearest DMV2012-01-06T00:25:17+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2012/01/02/a-solstice-wedding/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000621.jpgGary and Barbara at the weddingGary in his three-piece suit and me in my slinky sleeveless dress, disguised.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000628.jpgThe Wedding Party, December 21, 2011The wedding party. From left, Joan, Gary, Michael, Terri, Glenn and Daniellehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1000607.jpgGetting sled ready to go, Thanksgiving 2011Gary finishes packing the sled; Ella is dressed and ready to go2012-01-04T07:39:38+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/12/28/sights-and-surprises/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p10006951.jpgWall of branches remaining toward the end of the bonfire 2011A wall of burnt-orange branches glowed as the bonfire began to wanehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000695.jpgBonfire 2011 wall of branches remainingThe branches burned orange toward the bonfire's endhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000686.jpgElla chews a stick while Gary watches the bonfire 2011Ella chews a stick while Gary watches the bonfirehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000676.jpgGary lighting the solstice bonfireGary lighting the bonfirehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000644.jpgMoose browsing the creek banks taken from watering hole Dec. 26, 2011This cow moose had no calf, and didn't seem to worried about Ella and mehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000671.jpgFox and snowshoe hare tracks near ice breaksThe single track belongs to the fox; a snowshoe hare has visited, too. The fox may have been hunting birds, which seek out open water2012-01-02T23:41:13+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/12/25/merry-christmas/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1000638.jpgChristmas Tree 20112011-12-27T07:56:03+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/10/08/it-was-bluish-when-i-sat-down-on-it-2/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000323.jpgView from Denali North parking lot 10/7/11View toward Denalihttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p10001271.jpgBucketful of blueberriesIt took a few hours to fill this bucket!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000119.jpgElla doing crazy runs in the blueberriesElla entertaining herself at full speed while we pick blueberrieshttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000116.jpgBlueberry hunting 2011Gary and Ella lead the way to the best blueberry patcheshttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000118.jpgBlueberries and dwarf birch in blueberry seasonDwarf birch and blueberry bushes on the tundrahttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000127.jpgBucket of blueberries 2011It took a few hours to fill this bucket2011-10-10T21:18:22+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/10/09/missed-photo-opportunity-of-the-month/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000334.jpgAlaska Range 10/9/11Another part of this morning's panoramahttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p1000337.jpgSnow low on the mountains from hill 10/9/11View from our hill on a sunny Sunday morning2022-11-24T10:15:36+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/09/05/driving-miss-lazy-2/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000085.jpgDenali Hwy from Paxsonhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000112.jpgP1000112https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000091.jpgCabin, August 15, 2011https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000157.jpgElla out fronthttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/haines-junction-sign1.jpgHaines Junction signhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/haines-junction-sign.jpgHaines Junction signhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/p1000063.jpgMuncho Lakehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/p1000028.jpgStone sheephttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/p1000037.jpgBison looking at ushttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/p1000034.jpgRichard driving to Alaska2011-10-04T02:30:00+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/09/29/first-snow/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000271.jpgFirst snow at Brushkana 9/29/11It's snowing!2011-10-06T19:46:01+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/09/27/complex-solutions-for-a-simple-world-part-ii/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000269.jpgBarbara's first bath at BrushkanaRub-a-dub-dubhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000265.jpgView from the hill 9/27/11Today's view of the mountains; the snows are coming down lower.https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000221.jpgElla washing clothesElla with the "washing machine"https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000241.jpgFourth wall of wood tumblesI learned how to stack wood the hard way! (see www.indeep-alaska.com/2011/09/ Sights and Surprises)https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000213.jpgElla on outhouse dutyElla gets a biscuit for accompanying us to the outhouse. Say the magic words, "Who wants to go poop?" and she is on her feet ready to go!https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000264.jpgFirst ice on Brushkana 9/27/11I went to get water at noon today and found ice along the creek's shore!2011-09-30T19:11:50+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/09/21/complex-solutions-for-a-simple-world-part-i/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000228.jpgBarbara tossing wood from truckHere I am tossing split wood toward woodshed for stackinghttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000171.jpgWoodshed with first stack in placehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000164.jpgNew woodshed under constructionNew woodshed under construction. https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000142.jpgP1000142Ella checks out the wood deliveryhttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p10001781.jpgGary installing wind turbine take 1Gary hoping for no wind as he installs the turbine2011-09-22T19:25:03+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/09/14/making-it-home/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000189.jpgAlaska Range over tundrahttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000147.jpgCabin from hill at sunsethttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000098.jpgGary building new shower addition 8/11https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000097.jpgBathroom sink 8/15/11https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000095.jpgMain room 8/115/11https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000094.jpgKitchen 8/15/11https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p1000096.jpgStove and workspace 8/11https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p10000911.jpgCabin August 15, 20112011-11-25T17:36:46+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.com/2011/06/27/hello-world/https://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p10001043.jpgBrushkana Creek in Augusthttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p10001042.jpgBrushkana in Augusthttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p10001041.jpgBrushkana in Augusthttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1000104.jpgBrushkana Creek in Augusthttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/brushkana-creek-scene1.jpgbrushkana creek scenehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/brushkana-creek-scene.jpgbrushkana creek scenehttps://indeep-alaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/tulipsreach.jpgtulipsreach2011-09-06T04:45:59+00:00monthlyhttps://indeep-alaska.comdaily1.02022-11-24T10:15:36+00:00