Fall Outdoor Updates

published 2025-09-19

By Christopher Howard

Continuing to do my jogging out by the Tanana, once every few work days, when it isn't raining. The temps are still warm enough that I can jog without any gear on. Except, I wear a hat, because the inside of my ears and eardrums are very sensitive to cold for some reason.

I still enjoy going down by the ponds and the river. There is something about water and the movement and sounds of water that a find mesmerizing. I can become lost in the sight of so many ripples moving in unison across the surface. And likewise, the endlessly varied bubbling and crashing noises of water rushing through a rocky creek.

I am still seeing small groups of ducks here and there, in the ponds — groups of around seven or so, usually. I haven't seen any geese for a while.

Many of the leaves on the sandbar willows have turned a bright, vibrant shade of yellow, rivaling the color on yellow reflective signs. It appears also that the Tamarack trees have turned from green to a brown-yellow color.

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