Weekend Roundup

Delta Junction had a snow-filled weekend. And while it snowed the majority of Friday and Saturday we don't have a huge amount of snow on the ground. It was pretty and stayed fairly warm, in the low 20's I guess.

Saturday we spent most of the day in town. We went to the DMV and both managed to get our Alaska drivers licenses. So that's done...check! Once that was over we decided to do a little celebrating by shopping. Okay, so there's not a lot of shopping but we went to Granite View Sports. I needed some storage for dog food, and didn't want some average Rubbermaid container, so I found a really cute set of vintage inspired metal storage. Perfection. One for food, one for treats, and one for my flour. Awesome.

This morning we set out to explore the area a little more. We headed out down Tanana Loop (above) because it's always such a pretty drive and there was a trail that we wanted to see and walk. However, it was just a little too remote and snow-filled for us to attempt it. I guess that trail will have to wait for spring or summer.
The Tanana River is huge and remains open, as you can see, so we wanted to capture some pictures and check it out near the pipeline on the Richardson Highway. Usually we just cruise by, but today we pulled in to get a view from a different angle. We actually took quite a few pictures, but I'm only posting the one above and below. Chances are we'll be back here again.

Alaska Pipeline crossing the Tanana River.

After leaving the Tanana River we headed to Quartz Lake State Recreation Area. Above is the photo of the lake. It's beautiful, and frozen solid. I cannot wait to see what the area looks like in summer. But I'm guessing it's just as pretty this time of year. While many of the paths in the park are closed for the season, we were able to drive with ease right to the lake's edge, and could have followed the many, many vehicles that continued right onto the lake. However, we parked and walked to give us, and Ches, a little exercise.

We found this to an interesting shot. It's where the pipeline ducks under the roadway entering the park. As soon as it clears the roadway it pops back up on the other side.

As the day passed today the skies went from bright and clear to hazy and gray right before our eyes. I happened to capture the sun as it was transitioning. We decided to save our next adventure for a day that will hopefully be slightly warmer, and crashed on the couch to veg and prepare for the week ahead.

Have a happy day!