These pictures were taken during and after the last deluge earlier this week. During the storm the eagles hovered on the updrafts above the cliff in front of the house. After the storm all the snow froze and turned rock hard on Pyramid. I was actually sort of surprised that we did not lose all that much snow high on the mountain.
Now there is another one coming. Gale force winds, temperatures in the 40s, and inches of RAIN. UGHHHHHH. All these storms from Hawaii are pushing our cold air down into the lower 48, and judging by the news stories they clearly don't appreciate it.
My fear is that with global climate change this could be the new normal. Last year was the warmest year on record for Alaska and this year is shaping up as even warmer. Perhaps a changed climate and warmer Gulf of Alaska waters has changed the flow of air across the Pacific. Perhaps every year we will see the same jet of warm air from Hawaii to Alaska setting up the same series of wet, warm storms we have endured for the last 2 winters. Could this storm pattern be the new normal? I hope certainly hope not.
I'm too old to sell my skis and take up surfing, or as Nora put it, 'Maybe we should move to New England so we can enjoy the snow'. Patrick
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