Scenery

Some scenery shots from earlier this week. The first photo is from Point Waronzov, near the airport. The water is upper Cook Inlet, and Mount Susitna is in the background on the right. The tide change in Cook Inlet here is nearly 30 feet - that's second only to the Bay of Fundy and it's dangerous, cold and murky. The mud flats go on forever when the tide is out and getting stuck in the mud can be your last mistake.

The second phots is taken from the parking lot of Flat Top, a popular hiking and skiing area on the upper hillside of Anchorage. The view faces west, toward Russia. You can see downtown Anchorage on the right of the photo if you squint. The airport is in the middle of the picture.

It's still damn cold, but not as it was earlier in the week.

I have yet to see a single bike rider, although there are a few bikes chained up outside of the ConocoPhillips office (including a nice Pugsley that is tricked out with handle bar muffs). The streets are icy, icy, icy. Studs are a must-have and not a nice-to-have here.