Sub-Arctic Temperatures

Daniela after a 5K on snowshoes

Daniela beside the thermal shelter she helped build and had to sleep in.

Cross country skiing in Black Rapids, Alaska.

From the 4-17 of January Daniela went to a cold weather training near Fairbanks, Alaska.  As you can tell it was super cold.  The worst temperature she endured was -25 plus the wind chill which makes it feel like -40.  Jack spent this time preparing for school and he spent a nice day at Alyeska snowboarding.

Alyeska

 

New Year

Behold the avocado shake! A very smooth drink, but you can't drink too much.

For new years we, went out to eat at an excellent thai restaurant and watched a few movies. At the thai restaurant we were introduced to an enticing new refreshment: avocado shake.

Its a Celebration!

The Ayres clan with gramps and cousin Josh out shotgun shooting.

Notice how comfortable this trained killer handles a  Glock 9 mm

On December 17th Daniela and I made the long flight south back to Salt Lake City to spend Christmas. I guess that we have acclimatized to Alaska because we were surprised by how warm it was in Salt Lake; I'd forgotten that snow turns into slush. During our short vacation we visited friends, went shotgun shooting and had a traditional Kennington family Christmas.