Well, with a potentially disastrous start to the day taken care of (my refrigerator was spraying water out of the back when I woke up), I can now finally leave for Alaska. After planning this trip for over six months, it's finally here, and I couldn't be more excited. It's going to be wild, no doubt, but there is now potential for even more excitement, thanks to recent activity in Mount Spurr, a volcano outside of Anchorage. The Alaskan Volcano Observatory has been tracking the activity with daily updates. There doesn't seem to be any imminent danger of an eruption, but it's still kind of cool to think that I might be able to witness something like that (from a safe distance, of course). One of the things I loved about my last trip to Alaska was how even in the city, the wildness of the place forces you to respect the power of nature, and a volcano eruption would only add to that effect.
I'll be back soon, hopefully with lots of cool pictures. Se revoir.
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