Its been a disappointing summer so far

Weather wise that is. In Anchorage we haven't reached the 70° mark more than 3 times this summer. We've had a lot of cloudy days and then recently a lot of rain.

I know, quit complaining. Back east the story is different. All hot sunny days and no rain. I guess I got spoiled the last couple of years with the really nice summers we had. But I like being spoiled.

Forest fires have been at a minimum. They even shipped the smoke jumpers outside to help in other states.

Everything is green and growing. Tourism has been lite. But that's not because of the weather. Gas prices have left most RV's outside. That hasn't stopped the cruise ships though. Allergies either. This has been my worst summer for them.

I guess it's been good for wildlife and photography though. The wildlife has been very abundant and the cloudy weather is good for the reflection shots I like so much.