Alaskan Signs of the times

I have talked lately about the seasonal changes that are happening now and there are more signs that it will not be long before its here.  With the limited amount of ‘summer’ and our short construction season the different road work projects are now coming to an end.  The orange cones have been everywhere and the barrels blocking lanes are slowly being removed as one by one the work nears completion for this year.

The ‘Moose Crossing’ signs have been changed once again and placed randomly along the highways for the tourists seeking photo opportunities.
  

Moose cannot read so they tend to cross the roads and highways wherever and whenever they feel like it.  The sightings of tourist with cameras by the moose tend to make them hide creating the illusion and myth that moose are everywhere.  The sourdoughs here keep the rumor alive that we have moose on every corner but it sometimes looks like the scene from the movie ‘Funny Farm’ where Chevy Chase is selling their farm and as the prospects approach to see the house the locals “cue” the deer to run across the yard.

 

The DOT has completed their work this season of moving the ‘Bump’ signs.  We have a limited number of those signs so each summer they are moved randomly from one set of bumps to another so different areas of Alaska are not left out.  They have no relationship to the size of the bump so we have to be cautious while driving not to tear up our vehicle hitting the obstacles from last winter’s frost heaves or sinkholes.

Signs of the times I guess.

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