It's raining ash. Ash is covering all my vehicles, and everything exposed to the outdoors. In addition there are massive quantities of particulate that are microscopic. Forest fires are now surrounding Fairbanks, though so far we aren't in any danger. Hope it stays that way.
Meanwhile the smoke is so think you can see it billow. Visibility is less than a quarter mile, possibly less than an eighth of a mile.
My clothes smell like smoke. So do my instruments. Everything smells like smoke now. I ate some smoked salmon just now and said to myself, "What am I DOING?"
Other than the first snow, which arrives in October, there appears to be no end in site. I get to look like a Martian for quiet some time yet. Oh, and if I look bleary, it's because I couldn't sleep because it was 85° in the house again, and of course opening windows was impossible with it raining ash.
Fairbanks News-Miner article on the fires surrounding us: Crews Protect Subdivision
Fire information for Alaska: Incident Information
