1/21/05 We've had lots of invisible man attacks here at the GI (Geophysical Institute).  He's a very fortunate guy, as there are two women's locker rooms, in two adjacent buildings---lucky git.  :)

      1/22/05 When it gets very cold, not infrequently an "inversion" will form.  This is where there is a sharp temperature gradient as one climbs in height.  They become very stable---with only a molecular transfer of momentum between lower and upper layers.  This forms as an effective upper barrier to rising air.  They are common as pigeons (Well, as common as pigeons are in the temperature zone---we don't have them "up here"--too cold. . . .  ;) :) ) in the Interior.

      Shown below is a tricky nighttime exposure (with my cheapo camera :P ) of one.

      1/24/05 And one during the day. . . .

      1/24/05 This one just boggled my mind: Ice, for sale in January, in the Interior.  It was something like 48 below (Fahrenheit).  (!!) :) :)

      1/24/05 Another inversion. It was a very cold day. . . .

      1/24/05 I thought that this next one was funny.  :) As I mentioned above, the winter of 2004-2005 was a heavy snow year.  Here is a guy--knocking the snow off of a pole for a traffic light.  (So that it wouldn't fall on passing cars.)

      Nobody stopped traffic for this---he (I think I remember it being a "he." For some reason, there seem to be a LOT of female-type-persons working these sort of jobs, lately---probably some manifestation of the the diseased, psychotic, fascist mind-control system we have in the States: "affirmative action." :P :P :P :P ) just waited for a lull in traffic and then just started brushing the snow down.  :)

      1/25/05 This is probably an example of bad photography ( :) ); however, I really like it.  :) -Another inversion:

On to more Alaska pics.