Preamble of the Day

As many of you may have heard, the northern lights (a.k.a. Aurora Borealis) were said to be potentially visible in at least 17 states (including ME) this week on July 12 and 13, according to an aurora forecast from the University of Alaska issued over the weekend. But that forecast has since been walked back in a Monday evening update....
Still, being pretty far up North, we had to take a chance.
And so, after getting advice about a quite dark scenic outlook, we drove out there in hopes of catching a glimpse (even as this place was more than 1 hour away).
The 1st setback was that the place was not up to par regarding total darkness as it was right off the road AND across the street from a hotel lodge (think entrance sign, lit windows and quite illuminated parking lot 😠)...
Still, we persisted and kept eagerly scanning the skies from inside the car (mosquitoes were also, shall I say, very eager 😁)
I THINK I caught a glimpse on the horizon... but it was faint, and Laurie couldn't make it out...
Then the clouds rolled in and covered the skies.. and reluctantly, we abandoned the wait, the time being after midnight and still over-an-hour trip back after rather a physical day

So, yes, the photo is not mine but rather a stock photo 😁

P.S. The road that Android Auto decided to choose for me shall forever live in my memory as "The road in infamy," and I will be telling stories about I TV for generations to come... Czytaj więcej