This Bud’s for You! (Warning – This Post Has Zero Political Content)

Another totally perfect day in Anchorage.  I decided to take a little hike to see if things were waking up yet.  Usually, the first spring flowers I see are violets, so I headed down to the creek to see if they’d decided to make an appearance yet, and check out what else might be around. The first thing I noticed was….ash.  Lots of it.  After the eruption of Mt. Redoubt sprinkled a fine layer of powdery ash over Anchorage, everything turned grey.  Then a couple more fresh blankets of snow, and it was all but forgotten.  Well, now that the…