Ashes, ashes, we all fall down!

I didn't take this picture, it came from a friend. This is Mt. Redoubt erupting. The ash cloud at the top is what gets carried by the wind and can come 100 miles to where we are.

Volcano ash from Mt. Redoubt has landed in Anchorage. Although Redoubt has erupted several times over the last week, ash somehow kept going north or south of Anchorage due to the wind direction. Last night however, ash actually landed here about 5:30 pm after Redoubt erupted at 3:00 pm. I went outside to take these pictures and I could feel the grit on my face. The whole sky was hazy with ash.

We just got a light dusting but from the pictures it's easy to see how it can create problems.

This is ash sitting on my windshield and ash on top of my car.

It can create problems by getting into any kind of machinery. You don't want to be driving around in it because ash can get sucked into car engines. Some people put nylons over their air filters in their cars to help keep the ash out.

Most people shut down and cover electronics at home and at work. (I did at work, but haven't done it at home. If my computer dies, it is about time - I want a new one anyways!)

It's hazardous to people with respitory problems because it is so fine. I've been coughing a lot, but I think that's from being sick still. Not the ash.

Here you can see where the dogs went outside after the ash fall.

Hello from Ashy Alaska!