Every majestic mountain and picturesque view was a bittersweet reminder of our time in Alaska drawing to an end.
Adventure
Travel Tuesday: Minnesota (also known as home)
In mid-January, I brilliantly planned a trip back to Minnesota. I say brilliantly because January in Fairbanks, Alaska is literally the worst place on earth. Additionally, the husband was gone for training for 5 weeks so I was suffering through -30 alone. The trip could not have come at a more ideal time. I could go…
Travel Tuesday: Carry-On Packing Tips for a Long Flight
I have flown to and from Alaska on six different occasions. Six occasions flying either all day or all night over 3000 miles to Minnesota (on our trip to Alabama/New Orleans it was 4200!) and 3000 miles back. Although it’s not an “international” flight, 6-16 hours on flights and airports has given me some valuable insight into absolutely everything…
Travel *Tuesday*: Chena Hot Springs Resort
(Are we all pretending it’s Tuesday due to my lateness? Great, thanks!) The past few weeks we’ve came to a serious realization that our time in Alaska has an expiration date. Whispers of potential new duty stations at his work, and the end of the year looming means 2015 is almost here. 2015: the year…
Travel Tuesday: Mt. Healy
I was not what one would call “outdoorsy” before I met my husband. I detest camping, bugs are gross, and nature was always more of a hassle than an escape. And then my husband (boyfriend at the time) took me hiking in Sierra Vista, Arizona in 2012. I saw nature from a new point of…