We just got through 48 hours of high winds out of the north, changing +10 degF to windchill -10 degF. North of town a trailer truck was blown over. My house cooled below what my furnace could maintain. This morning the wind was gone but the actual temperature was -7 degF. Warmed up to 1 whole degree now.

BTW, this is nothing compared to what conditions can go to in Fairbanks, points North, and the bush villages. I had a landlady from McGrath once who could tell me what it's like at -80 degF.

We have the occasional moose pass through, we do not expect bears because they should all be hibernating long since. On the plus side, no bugs, you can leave your frozen foods in the trunk if you're too lazy to truck them into the kitchen all at once, and it's pretty.