Some of our winters are worse than others. In a bad year the snow can be very heavy, as this house near my own shows. January 6th, 2009.

In November the lake can still be mostly unfrozen, if a cold snap hasn't hit. Here is is starting to develop a crust over most of it, and what looks like a large unfrozen portion of the lake is really the outer edge, warmed in the sun. November 16th, 2008.

A couple men get ready for a hunting trip at the float plane area of the Juneau International Airport (I could just make out a few words about going hunting). November 16th, 2008.