Had planned to go up the Haul Rd to hunt predators. Was planning to leave yesterday, in the evening. Drive up to just below Cold Foot and spend the night. Get up this morning and do some calling. Truckers have been seeing lots of Wolves along the road up there, following the Caribou. Got the truck loaded, but since it was my birthday, the wife asked me to not leave till this morning. She and Sky wanted to spend some time with me. We went out to dinner with friends, then came home to a quite evening here. Got a good nights sleep, then the wife woke me up at 5AM. First thing she said was, "I don't think you want to leave". I looked outside to 4" of fresh snow, and it snowing like mad. I turned the radio on just in time to hear there is a winter weather advisory in effect thru Wednesday, possibly Thursday. The Avalanche gates are closed on the Steese and Dalton highways.
Well that settles that. The Dalton is known to us by The Haul Rd, you guys know it as the Ice Rd. It goes from Fairbanks to Deadhorse on the North Slope. The Avalanche gates are just south of the Yukon River. This weather was unexpected, it slipped up on us. We were expecting the possiability of a light snow, but nothing to get concerned about. Man are we getting it. I will most likely have to go get the wife this afternoon. Snow will be too deep for her car by then. She was dragging as she left the drive. The boy should be OK, he took my Mini Monster truck and was throwing snow everywhere as he blew out the drive headed for school.
Well, I need to go start the snow plow to plow the drive before it gets too deep and I have to break out the snow blower. Well the bright side, it's warmed up to 4 above. I have a doctor's appointment Friday, and trapping season ends Sunday. That it for this year. Spent too much time in Florida.
