Little knob in the uplands of the Matanuska Valley is an important site for communications towers, hence the name 'Alascom Hill.'

Chugach Mountains across the valley, Talkeetna Mountains at my back.

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What a delight to come across this beautiful amanita muscaria in the woods!
A definite favorite of mine, this poisonous toadstool of many a fairytale.

Jean Lake on the Sterling Hwy south of Anchorage.

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Strongly impacting populations in the Pribolofs, Nome, Unlakleet, Shaktoolik, Solomon, Stebbins, Koyuk.... Gambell and Savoonga on St Lawrence Island, and others.

Barometric pressure 940 mb.

Seas to colossal 52 feet, winds to 90 mph, storm surges as high as 18 feet above normal high tide.

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Deep, deep low pressure (940 mb), strong winds to 90 mph, seas recorded to 52 feet (!) and coastal storm surge to as much as 18 feet above normal high tide.

People in the Bering Sea islands as well as the entire coast of Norton Sound are really being hammered.

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... and a ship headed out to sea.

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