I'm not looking for sympathy here, but we set a heat record yesterday when I posted above. Today is similar. This is nothing compared to what many of you are undergoing, but I walked the young black lab again today; I went easier on her, kept the pace slower and turned around sooner. She was warm enough to flounce down on the cool grass that was in shade several times. I also walked her earlier when there was more shade on our route. By the end of the walk I was sweating, which is something we don't do much in Alaska.

We are supposed to cool off over the next week, even get some precipitation, which we need.