It's here!!

[Richard Flanders]

You folks best get ready down there. I knew weeks ago when the geese were departing weeks early that we were in for an early winter and that was spot on. I got home from a flying "road trip" to Ambler, a small native village in NW Alaska near Kotzebue and 350miles from here two days ago and the ground was bare. Now it's snow covered with 18" of snow that fell in less than 48hrs, catching everyone with their pants down. What a mess! I dug the old Bronco out this afternoon to prevent it from getting buried when the roof slides and have been shoveling, sweeping, and plowing snow for two days. 18,000 without power in the area yesterday; down to about 5,000 today. I'm running my house on my little 2kw Honda to keep the freezers cold and have a light and computer and phone. We ate fresh fat caribou every day in Ambler and I brought home the best caribou I've ever had and am having it every day here....