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Fairbanks in the Winter with Eider Duck

I, Zeb the Duck, asked my Alaska cousin, Eider Duck, to show us a little about winter at his home near Fairbanks, Alaska.   Eider brought us some photographs.   Eider said this was a rather mild winter at his house.

These photos were taken in early January 2015.   At that time, the temperature was about 20 degrees below zero.   Eider, some people do not consider that a mild winter.

Dark and cold

Dark and cold

Winter at Eider's house

Winter at Eider’s house

These photos were taken more recently in March.   The wind blew and the snow really fell.

Blowing snow near Fairbanks

Blowing snow near Fairbanks

Eider could not see the house across the street very well.

Neighbor's house

Neighbor’s house

This snow had fallen during a warmer time.

Snow on trees

Snow on trees

The temperatures were close to 15-20 degrees above zero.   We love the snow clinging to the trees.

Fresh snow

Fresh snow

Eider said there was between 2 and 3 feet of snow on the ground.

Near Fairbanks in March 2015

Near Fairbanks in March 2015

Previous snowfall did not melt the way it does in Denver.   Eider said some evaporates and some just compacts as it waits for the spring thaw.

Waiting for spring

Waiting for spring

Eider said that this winter he did experience temperatures of 40 below zero, but not for extended periods of time.

Perfect day to be inside looking out.

Perfect day to be inside looking out.

Well, Eider, we in Denver, would not consider this a mild winter.   Stay warm and stay inside, Eider.  But we certainly appreciate your photographs.   Thanks for sharing with us!

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Twin Rivers Condo in Fraser, Colorado

I, Zeb the Duck, and Soapy Smith Duck, went to our condo near Winter Park, Colorado.

We love coming to Twin Rivers

We love coming to Twin Rivers

This is very exciting for us because this is where we joined our human family and became the Colorado Traveling Ducks.   This is the first time Zeb and Soapy have visited in the winter.   This is a big pile of snow in our parking lot.

Brrr

Brrr

We are happy that the parking lot had been plowed.   After unpacking, we headed to the indoor recreation area.

More fun inside

More fun inside

This hot tub is great.

We are ducks and we love water

We are ducks and we love water

Sure feels good after sitting on that snow pile.   After the hot tub we played a few video games and then tried the sauna.

Rather hot in here

Rather hot in here

This was the first sauna for these traveling ducks, and we liked it; but not too long mom.  We could melt.   We wanted to follow the path along the Fraser River.   This is our regular walk when we come here in the summer.   However, looking at this pile of snow, it is not summer now.

Lot of snow here

Lot of snow here.   Cold snow!

As we walked along the river, it was cold and there was snow, but the river was not frozen solid.

Frozen in places

Frozen in places

No ice-skating here today.   We really like to see the river frozen in places and the water flowing freely in other places.

Only partly frozen

Only partly frozen

We think the river looks like a post card.   Steve, Soapy’s dog, is telling us it is time to go home and she is leading the way back to the condo.

We are coming Stevie

We are coming Stevie

Back inside, we warmed in front of the fireplace and enjoyed the view from the windows.   Soon Zeb and Soapy wanted to sit on the railing of the deck.

One of our favorite places

One of our favorite places

This is a favorite place for ducks to sit whenever we are staying at the condo.   Tomorrow our moms are taking us out to another recreational area of Winter Park.   We hope you will come back and see where we go next.   We like Fraser and Winter Park, Colorado and we think you would like it also.