The winds shifted and if Redoubt goes up again (and it will) the ash will head towards Anchorage.

It's not that I'm apathetic about the volcano -- now that I've left -- it's that I just don't care ;-)

If anyone is hungry, there's fresh ptarmigan around mile 68 of the Glenn Highway. I was waiting to see which side of the road the bird was going to head for. It just stood there, waiting for me to run it over.

Let that be a warning to the rest of the little critters: I will not swerve to avoid you. This warning does not apply to moose, elk, caribou, bison, bears, wolves, deer, antelope, et. al.

jp

UPDATE III: Ash fall alert from the weather geeks.

UPDATE II: I had tossed around the idea of luring a virgin to the rim of the crater, but decided against it. Hindsight is always 20/20.

I'm really not worried about survival or anything. It's merely the hassle of prepping the car for a 6,000-mile road trip. I'm hoping the ash fall is minimal.

UPDATE: Ash cloud at 50,000 feet.

I'm eight days away from the road trip of a lifetime, and now the angry fire god down the street blows up.

AK Volcano Observatory.

Let's hope the ash is headed elsewhere.