There's a Christmas tree near the top of Thunder Mountain
(Where’s Thunder Mountain? It’s the mountain that separates the Mendenhall Glacier River Valley and the Lemon Creek River valley in Juneau, Alaska.)
See that slightly dark indentation to the left of the two humps at the top of this mountain? Just to the left of that indentation, my father said there was (going to be) a Christmas tree up there. This is pretty much the view from the living room window of his house where he lay on the couch two years ago in October 2008. He was “on his way out” with colon cancer. Once a week he would repeat: “…lots of snow,…wow, lots of snow…we’re going to have lots of snow this year…” Sure enough by mid-December 2008, right about the time of his passing, the Western States and the Northwest Coast had record-breaking snowfalls. I remember spending an entire month shoveling snow every day keeping the walkway, driveway, rooftops and vehicles free of snow. Many of us were literally snowed in.
So when my father said there (would be) a Christmas tree near the top of Thunder Mountain, I want to believe him. I cannot see it from where I stand, yet I betcha if I squint hard enough, small colorful lights will appear on one of them trees!