Each summer I try to visit someplace in Alaska where I haven’t been before. The state is so large and there are so many remote nooks and crannies, it’s not difficult to find a new spot to go adventuring! The summer of 2022 took me to Cordova for the first time. My friend Liz and …
Chena! Just kidding, but isn’t that the first thing everybody says when you mention Fairbanks? “Oooh you just have to go to Chena Hot Springs!” While I don’t totally disagree, there is so much more to interior Alaska that is worth visiting! Fairbanks is located more or less in the geographic center of Alaska, which, …
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2022 was probably my busiest year of travel yet! Below are my five favorite destinations of the year, plus five highlight experiences and a collection of photos from each trip. 5 Favorite Destinations of 2022 5 Highlight Experiences of 2022 January East Coast & Pittsburgh Cabo, Mexico February Seward Alyeska March Las Vegas Cali Fairbanks …
Seward is a very popular, easily accessible town to get to from Anchorage. Consequently, I’ve been to Seward so many times that I’ve lost count! Weekend getaways, teacher professional development, girls’ trips, mountaintop concerts, showing my favorite people out-of-staters around, or even just a quick day-trip down for a hike- I’ve done it all and …
4th of July of 2020 was a little unconventional. No fireworks, no parades, no BBQ with friends and family. With travel restrictions still in place, I kept it local and decided to put a new spin on a favorite Anchorage escape: Seward! The big attraction of the weekend was a stay at Orca Island Cabins, …
I managed to sneak in a day-hike at Wickersham Dome and a night at a public use cabin before hitting up the Chitina for dip-netting. Here’s a little photo album of those adventures! Views from the top of Wickersham Dome Public use cabin escape First time dip netting success at Chitina!
With Covid19 putting the kabash on basically all of my travel plans, the summer of 2020 seemed like the perfect time to make the most of exploring the Interior and northern Alaska! My first adventure of the season was backpacking Carter Lake, and after that trip I was itching to get back out and enjoy …
For as many times as I’ve driven down to Seward and Homer, I have been making more and more of an effort to explore more of the Kenai Peninsula. It seems that with each trip I realize there are so many spots to stop and hike along the way, and there are many I haven’t …
In May of 2019 I was fortunate enough to return to the island of Kodiak, Alaska to kick off my summer! A friend and I visited Crab Fest over Memorial Day weekend, spent time with great people, and even snuck in a little dancing! (If you’re interested in jumping straight to a quick Kodiak highlights …
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This past Friday, October 18th, marks the formal transfer of the Territory of Alaska from Russia to the United States, which took place in 1867. While I honor and respect this place as home to indigenous peoples long before that transfer, it was an important step in creating the Alaska that I am lucky enough …