Cripple River Chronicle

Cripple River 2011 Sixth Edition

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:16:00 GMT

The weather has been beautiful, with mostly sunny days, and cool, but not cold nights. With the rain we have had this year the Tundra has reached unsurpassed shades greens from light green to moss green to emerald green and all shades in between, colors not seen in 14 years.

Cripple River 2011 Fifth Edition

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:58:00 GMT

Greetings from the Cripple River Gold Camp!

The weather has shown a distinct improvement, with several days of sunshine and warm weather, and even the cloudy days we had have been warmer and nice with no mosquitoes! The beautiful Bering Sea has been cooperating and the beach boxes are singing, the sand is running through them and flour gold is being gathered by our hardy miner folk.

Cripple River 2011 Fourth Edition

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:55:00 GMT

Yesterday was an important day here. An endangered species this year at our Gold Camp — the sun — came out and shone down brightly on human and beastie alike in all its golden glory!

Cripple River 2011 Third Edition

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:52:00 GMT

Yesterday a large bunch of seals decided to take a look-see at our gold camp. This group of 30 or more seals (according to Mary Phillips also more properly called a harem, a herd, a pod or a rookery) swam in to about 50 yards from shore right across from our camp.

Cripple River 2011 Second Edition

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 09:02:00 GMT

The weather continues to be off-again-on-again with a sunshiny day, then a cold rainy day. Or, or like the Fourth of July, warm and sunny in the morning and turning to cold and rainy by 2 o’clock.

Dressing in layered clothing, carrying rain gear and bug dope has never been more important than it is this year of changeable weather if you want to stay comfortable!

Cripple River 2011 First Edition

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 08:39:00 GMT

Greetings again from the Cripple River Gold Camp!

Summer is here again in far north Alaska and so are we. There is so much news to report I’m like a three headed chicken in a patch of spilled grain, I don’t know which area to start pecking at first.

Cripple River 2010 Sixth Edition

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:56:00 GMT

It soon will be time to return to the lower 48 and most of us think we will go back to life as usual - but not really.

Cripple River 2010 Fifth Edition

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:53:00 GMT

The Cripple River Gold Camp is again enjoying sunny weather now that the weather rock is gone!

Cripple River 2010 Fourth Edition

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:01:00 GMT

Things are really jumping here, and not just the salmon! The weather has turned rainy and cooler, and there is some discussion about removing the infamous ‘weather rock’ and throwing it into the Bering Sea where it really belongs.

Cripple River 2010 Third Edition

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:37:00 GMT

Two days ago, the Bering Sea had a little temper tantrum and threw many little destructive waves at the beach, making running the beach boxes impossible.