For 30 straight days now we have had no snow. An entire month without one flurry. The little bit of white flakes that fell in October are now trampled by foot prints, animal tracks, dogsled trails, and snowmachine-made roads. The trees are brown, the roofs are clean, the water areas are pure ice (unhidden by snow). Typically the lakes, sloughs, creeks, and Yukon River will have a full layer of snow covering them. It makes it difficult to distinguish land from water. But with our lack of precipitation everything is visible. A blessing in disguise I suppose. It is kind of a magical experience to find a hidden pond you previously knew nothing of.
