Barbara and Craig Lindh at Boy Scout Beach in 2012. (photo courtesy Kerry Howard) Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first date for any couple can be exciting, but for Craig and Barbara Lindh their ski outing on the Juneau Icefield in 1968 paled next to their flight off the ice.
“We went on an airplane that put skis on the floats. But on the way back, the pilot wasn’t able to get the skis to lift up and we had to land near the airport out in the brush, Barbara said.
She said getting outdoors was important in their relationship.
“We were a family that was outside almost every day doing something. Hiking, skiing, biking, you name it, but Eaglecrest was the focal point of our early married life, she said.
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Monday s winter storm brought a good amount of snow before it turned to rain.
Meteorologist Jake Ruckman at the Juneau Forecast Office said just over five inches were recorded at the airport and just under six inches at their office on Back Loop Road.
From the reports, they received from around the area the five to six-inch range was pretty typical, however, he said there were a couple of reports from West Juneau and Douglas of a foot of snow.
Five to 12 inches was forecast.
A precipitation record for the date was established. A total of point 69 inches was recorded at the airport which exceeded the point 51 inches set in 1946.