Category Archives: Outdoor Adventures

Snowshoeing, Chena Lakes    

My friend Caroline and I headed out to Chena Lakes for a short snowshoeing adventure on Saturday after Thanksgiving.  Considering we had plans to clean the snow and cover the top of my RV with a tarp prior to this … Continue reading

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Showshoes, drinks and hot water at Chena Hot Springs

Yesterday I spent a wonderful day outside after 10 days of having a nasty cold and being mostly housebound. My friend Caroline and I went to Chena Hot Springs and snowshoed the Monument Trail, rumored to be “under three miles” … Continue reading

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Denali with longer lens

It’s shoulder season again so I went to Denali on Thursday. We left Fairbanks at about 10am and got home at 11pm which made for a really long day.  Although the park had snow over the previous weekend (during lottery … Continue reading

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Denali trip, Sept 11 – Eielson shuttle

On Friday, September 11, the second day of our three-day trip to Denali, we took the Eielson Visitor Center shuttle tour. It was the first time we’ve ever done this and though we enjoyed the tour, I now have complete … Continue reading

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Denali trip, Sept 10-12: day 1

This year for my husband’s birthday we visited Denali National Park and Preserve. Although we have lived in Alaska for seven years and gone to the park a few times, we had never taken a shuttle bus tour or played … Continue reading

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Hiking Angel Rocks and Hot Springs Soak, or why I don’t ache as much thought I might

Melody and I took a day over the holiday weekend to hike the Angel Rocks loop and then we went to Chena Hot Springs to get dinner and soak in the rock pool. This was my first time doing the Angel … Continue reading

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Buffalo burgers and bikes

Beautiful day for a ride. Found out what noise my bike makes when she runs out of fuel and the the tank holds a total of 3.122 gallons once I’ve had to switch over to the reserve tank.    

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Second Year of Chitina, Take 2

We left Sunday, August 16 and got back Tuesday, August 18. There were four of us this time, April and her daughter Dana, Erin, plus myself. The plan was to leave around 4pm on Sunday, since Erin was working that … Continue reading

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More harvest for dinner

Salmon steak from last week’s fishing trip to Chitina, plus romanesco I grew in my garden. Potatoes are from local farmers market too!    

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