These photos were taken on September 9th. The leaves were still on the trees, which always makes for some awesome colors. Nearly 3 months have passed since these photos were taken and there is less snow on the ground now than what is pictured. It’s been a long time since we’ve have had a winter this dry. I remember back in the mid-90’s we had a similar stretch, but it certainly is not good for anything but ice skating. I am hoping for a white Christmas …. that is a pathetic thing to “hope” for when you live in Alaska, it should be a given. Well, if I get too desperate I can always go back and look at my photos from September.