Cathy skis despite the low temperatures. Denali and Mount Hunter are in the background. Blogger Laura
A quiet night at the Fairview Inn. Frances Twigg sits In the corner drinking his customary hot chocolate. Twigg, as he is know by, has been a Talkeetna resident since the early fifties— before there was a road. There’s a piano in the next room and it is a treat to hear Twigg play some ragtime. Blogger Laura
A image from last month, Toby does his best impression of a chocolate vampire. Halloween is a big deal around here for both kids and adults. (photo by Karey Larson) Blogger Laura
I’m only smiling in this picture because my face is frozen. It has been cold but clear so we were rewarded with some faint northern lights…if you could stay outside long enough to watch them. BRRRR! Blogger Laura
Before the most recent snowfall we got a few days of ice skating in and it was fun to look at the patterns of frozen ice. Blogger Laura
Well, this gang of guys will either make you hop on the next plane to Talkeetna or run screaming for the hills. (I’ve done both.) The goods (men) members of the Talkeetna Bachelor Society and will be available for bidding on December 5th at the annual Bachelor Auction and Ball. A great weekend of fun and festivities. Go to www.bachelorsoftalkeetna.org to learn more. Blogger Laura
Here’s my friend Melanie in her new cabin…built just before the first snow. I had a photo of Mel last spring in front of the teepee she spent the winter in. She is very thankful not to be doing that again. Blogger Laura
We have an active senior population in the Upper Susitna Valley and they meet for lunch every Tuesday. They have a senior center but it was commandeered by the school district when our Jr./Sr. High school burned to the ground two years ago. This week they met at Whole Wheat Radio for a potluck lunch and board meeting. Seniors do not have to pay property taxes and receive a ‘senior bonus’ with their Permanent Fund Dividend check. Blogger Laura
Ohhh, poor Butterball…curled up in her “husky ball” against the storm. Actually we had just returned from our first ski and she loves being out in the snow. We got lots of it all day yesterday; about 10 inches. I skied, snow-shoed, shoveled and plowed. Welcome to winter. Blogger Laura
Not quite enough snow to ski but too much too ice skate….ahh, the foibles of winter. Butterball and I enjoy and early morning stroll on the lake at sunrise. Blogger Laura
The lack of snow has not lessened people’s efforts to get outside. Hiking is great with frozen ground and less vegetation. A group of us hiked to this 40-foot glacial erratic that I have heard about for years but never seen. It’s in a thick, devil’s club infested woods near Talkeetna Lakes Park but well hidden. Erratics are large rocks transported by glaciers and then left behind as the glacier melted. Very cool! Blogger Laura
KTNA Radio news reporter, Sue Deyoe expounds on ways you can help support our community public radio station while volunteer Carol Lincoln staffs the control board. KTNA has been on the air since 1993 and carries national as well as local programming. You can listen online at www.ktna.org. We reached our goal of 300 members. Blogger Laura
