Winter in Sitka - a bit of snow and 30 degrees

ML and Hannah decided that we should spend Christmas in Sitka and Hoonah this year.  So we did.  I admit I had my reservations - mostly due to the expense and holiday travel, but so far I think they did great.  The reason?  Right now we have some glorious winter weather.

This picture is from our front glass doors.  It was taken exactly at 8 a.m.  It's already getting light!  But, the light level is a little more illustrative when you see the much brighter light from the streetlight in the right of the picture.

Here is the house with blue sky in the background and a beautiful layer of snow on the tree branches.  Luckily, we were here to brush off the snow from the rhododendrons and few other trees whose branches might break if it turns rainy (which it will).

Time to go to the grocery store, which has one of the best views in town.  Mt. Edgecumbe is in the background.

As long as we're on our "back to town" rounds, we may as well go to the library.  It has a nice view from its parking lot too.









When you're in a rain forest, any weather can happen - but mostly it's rainy.  This is great luck to have 4-6 inches of powder snow and just below freezing temps.  Get out the snowshoes!