Kotz in Winter

There are lots of things Kotzebue is...and many it is not. But there certainly is one thing it isabove all else- WHITE!

Since the week before Halloween there has been snow on the ground. Now don't think there has been a constant light dusting. It has been piling up into HUGE piles all over town. I don't remember what was where in town before snow..I don't remember how wide the streets actually were, I don't remember which streets were the paved streets, I don't remember which piles were once piles of dirt and which are just giant piles of snow. The most glorious part of these large amounts of snow is that is is as white as the day it fell. There is not an ounce of brownish slush, or black snow from vehicles or melting. It has been of 32 degrees maybe a handful of days since October, and the low traffic volume is not enough to melt the snow on its own.

It is awesome.
And beautiful.

Skyler and Fiona on the lagoon making snow angels...

Here are some pictures from around town int he past few weeks...

The snow drift next to our house...That on the left is our neighbors roof...

Snow drift in the parking lot.

The Lagoon at sunset.

The road into our apartment complex, VERY skinny...normally wide.

Our front porch