So, before I make any promises about a live blog on Sunday night, let me give you a glimpse into my personal life a bit.

As you may know if you read my Bio, I live in a place called Valdez, Alaska.  Unlike many Alaska towns we are on the highway system (literally at the end of the road).  The next closest “big city” is Anchorage which normally takes a cool 6 hours to get to.

This week, Valdez saw a multi-day snow storm that netted something like 5 feet of snow.  Much of the State saw similar extreme weather.  On Friday, I have to drive Mrs. Warwas to Anchorage (how are the roads up there Fran?) for a scheduled, and very important, dental appointment. 

Along the way, we will face many obstacles.  The snow we received in Valdez is nothing compared to what Thompson Pass got.  Avalanches in this stretch have had the highway closed sparatically over the last couple of days. 

Once the 4×4 gets us through The Pass, then we are in what is known as the Copper Basin.  The Copper Basin is where I do a lot of my day job work outdoors, and has regularly seen temperatures of negative twenty degrees and lower (much lower sometimes).  The roads are usually slick and full of giant mammals.

Then we get to an area known as Eureka Summitt.  Again, snowfall is almost sure to be hard and heavy in this area.

Shortly there after, the narrow and winding roads of the Glenn Highway will keep my knuckles white for quite some time.  It won’t be until we get to the Wasilla-Palmer area, which has some it’s scary moments as well, will we be feeling a bit safer.  Other than the occasional stupid driver, we are now in the boundaries of civilization again.

Then Mrs. Warwas has her dental appointment.

Then we get to turn around and do the 6 to 8 hour trip all over agian.

So, besides the fact that I enjoy sharing parts of my personal life with you all, this is a long explanation for why my hopes for a live blog could potentially be dashed.

If an avalanche closes the highway on our way back, if weather doesn’t allow us to make for some other reason, if Mrs. Warwas is feeling too unwell to make the trip, if the massive amount of snow does something mischevious to my satillite reception or internet connection then please accept my apologies in advance for not hosting the live blog.

BUT, chances are that everything goes well, and that we will be ready to chat up a storm while we watch the Vikings destroy the Panthers.

In my absence, I have some pre-written articles scheduled to post automatically, so don’t think the site wont have updates.  Check back for the new posts.