After snowmachining on Saturday, we were sitting around the campfire at the property and I noticed grey spots on my black gloves. It didn't take long to put the pieces together. Volcanic ash caught up with us. After simmering and shooting ash for nearly 2 weeks, Mt. Redoubt, located about 100 miles SW of Anchorage, finally showed us its insides. Prior to this, the ash either moved further north, south, or west and the Anchorage/Mat-Su population centers were lucky enough to avoid it, until now. The thin layer of ash was enough to grime cars and gear and it also sent home the realization that larger volumes of volcanic ash don't make life any easier. Apparently, the show isn't over as Redoubt continues to display unrest. I'm hoping that the wind keeps blowing to the south and those of us who live northeast of the volcano can remember this eruption as the year we received "just a trace" of ash.
A thin layer of ash with 1" of fresh snow on top. For more pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/jillcaho/Snowmachining
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