Seward in January!

It's a beautiful winter day in Seward Alaska.

Like most of the state Seward received a lot 

of snowfall over the last few days.

The snow was very wet and heavy.

Everything looks so fresh and clean with all the new white snow.

The water in the boat harbor has frozen and many of the boats 

will need to be cleaned off by their owners

to keep them from getting too heavy.

The snow came down so fast that the plows didn't have time to

remove all the snow from the streets. The piles of snow are now frozen 

solid packs of ice.

All the surrounding mountains are going to be dangerous when

the temperatures warm up.  I'm sure there

will be a multitude of avalanches.

The wet snow has frozen onto the trees  

turning the highway out of Seward into a beautiful winter wonderland.

Really spectacular views abound all around!

Every direction you look there is another breathtaking view.

And more snow filled trees along the road...

And lakes that have become frozen wastelands.

 

After a nice day in Seward...there is the reward of a great

sunset in Cook Inlet as we head back

to Anchorage.

Alaska is really an amazing place!!

Our days are getting longer...our sunsets are no longer at 4:00 in the

afternoon.  We are gaining minutes daily,

but spring for us is still months away.

That gives me a lot more time to enjoy the beauty of Alaska's Winter.