The water has risen one foot in the last hour and a lot of ice is now passing Napaimute at 11:30 AM.
Looking downstream
Looking across the way
As has been the case the past few nights the moon has been gorgeous!
Smokey enjoyed it!
So did Bullwinkle!
Up close and personal.
Only slush moving through now after a beautiful full moon last night. I just killed the first mosquito of the season in the Community Center five minutes ago! Saw several yesterday.
It’s just my best guess, but I’ve got a hunch it’s going to be a bad mosquito year.
The water level has risen maybe a few inches in the last 12 hours.
Looking downstream
Looking downstream from the Chapel
Looking upstream
Looking upstream from the Chapel
Looking downstream at about 8:00 PM
Looking upstream at 8:00
Downstream at 10:00 PM
And upstream at 10:00 PM
Much of the day very little ice was passing Napaimute, then about 8:00 some started going by, then more than I’ve seen the past few days is now passing at 10:00. However, the water level hasn’t been rising much if any.
It’s a nice peaceful morning here in Napaimute – no wind, temperature around 32 and very little ice is moving through.
Looking downstreamLooking upstream
Ice was moving through at 6:00 PM but has now ceased. The water level is staying fairly constant.
Looking downstream at 6:00 PMLooking downstream at 10:00 PM
All is calm with minimal ice flowing past Napaimute. The water level has not changed since this morning; it had dropped at least a foot overnight.
Looking upstream from the ChapelLooking downstream from the Chapel
Smaller slush ice is moving through and the water level has dropped substantially – the temperature is about 16 degrees.
The ice was still going past Napaimute around 11:00 PM Thursday evening as the moon was rising but diminished throughout the night.
It again started floating by come morning, however.
Here are the evening and very early morning photos with the moon as a backdrop.
After days of now ice going by, something upriver let loose. As of 8:30 this evening small intermittent chunks began passing, then they got more common and larger. Now some 300 feet long are passing.
The water level has dropped a few inches…for now.
I talked to Eric Morgan in Chuathbaluk and he said their ice is now moving. Word is that the ice in Aniak is also moving down the slough and piling up on the dike.
Looking upriver - but there are much larger ones behind this one
