Summer solstice is my favorite day of the year here in Fairbanks, Alaska. Twenty-two beautiful hours of sunlight grace Interior Alaska and the city is alive with excitement celebrating. From the Midnight Sun Festival downtown to the annual Midnight Sun baseball game that runs until 1 or 2 am to the Midnight Sun Run the…
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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: Seward, Alaska
It’s fall. It’s officially fall in Fairbanks. We woke up to a balmy 34 degrees this morning and our landlord turning the heat on. It’s August 30th, in case anyone was wondering. The cool temps and the yellow tree I saw yesterday has me excited for the golden yellow and red hues of autumn, pumpkin…