It’s April 30 here, but still 24 below and a brisk breeze of 9 mph tonight. That may not seem like much wind, but it is when it’s this cold, and immediately hits any exposed skin.
The days are so much longer and sunny now, though, that it’s much easier to take and [...]
Springtime here, and still -40 at night. Daytime it has been up into the high minus 20’s. The weather is clear and sunny, though, and the sun certainly makes things at least seem warmer. Just stood out in -40 for a nearly two hours helping to fuel, and glad I brought up [...]
It’s been an exciting new experience working winter drilling here in the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska. The first site was west of the Colville River. I worked there for the first part of this two week hitch, and some of the days were fantastic scenes of blood-red sun over a desert of [...]
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