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- the beauty of the sun set
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- buried homes
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- a dog trying to blaze a trail
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- friends daughter showing off how much snow there is
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- vechiles popping out of the snow
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- snow to the roof lines
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- how do you even start to dig out from this?
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- school bus, my mom will love this
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- yes it is that high
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- vechiles in front of elementary school
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- buried buses
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- yes, those are cars
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- another angle of broken overhang
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- overhangs breaking from weight of snow
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- high school
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- national guard on top of the roof of the school
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- school buried in snow
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- Superintendent and Secretary being hoisted to the rooftop to help remove snow.
I had planned a trip to Cordova, Alaska for work purposes back in Oct. Little did any of us know that it would be under emergency status due to snow fall, today it was over 18 feet and make national news while I was there. I was very lucky to get into Cordova on Monday, which ended up being a beautiful blue skied, full of sunshine day. It allowed me to really see how much snow the town had gotten. There was the avalanche that had come down and blocked the main access road into town. I did lead the workshop on Mon. afternoon until early evening, then again on Tues. However, Tuesday was a totally different day, full of snow, wind, and a less visibility. I was worried I might not get out of town, however at 4 we headed to the airport and was told the plane was flying. Once at the airport, they indicated that as soon as the plane left, the road to town would once again be closed b/c of concerns with visibility I was lucky to get out as there was a storm rolling in and it was coming FAST, another hour or 2 and I doubt I would have gotten home. We overflew the stop in Yakutat due to white out conditions and landed in Juneau and hour early.
UPDATE: on 2/1 I got a message from Jeannie the Superintendents Administrative Assistant with the picture of the 2 of them being taken to the roof top on a lift. She was very excited to share the shot! They were removing snow from the overhangs on the Elementary School. Fun times!
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Great job and great pictures,Timi! Being afflicted with incurable wanderlust, I look forward to reading and “seeing” more of your travels.
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I was playing around on my blog today and noticed that both of your comments had gone to spam, but I found them and put you down as an “OK” responder! It has warmed up a lot here in Tok and is really warming up… single digits without a – in front of them!
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Great stuff Timi, I love your adventures, it sounds exciting and challenging. I would love to work shadow you for a month, how cool would that be!
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Thanks Donna, it has been a fun month. I will slow up a bit now, but return to the travels in March again! timi
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