Tag: winter
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5 Things To Explore in Fairbanks
Alaskan Adventures Part 4This last installment on Alaskan Adventures is packed with travel tips. Enjoy! “To know the wilderness is to know a profound humility, to recognize one’s littleness, to sense dependence, and interdependence, indebtedness and responsibility.” -Howard Zahniser, author of the Wilderness Act of 1964 Downtown Fairbanks was more cosmopolitan than I expected (ok ok, I did…
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Aurora Hunting & Chena Hot Springs in Alaska
Alaskan Adventures Part 3My grandma used to tell me that the Northern Lights were the spirits of our ancestors celebrating as they look down on us from above. If you whistle, they will draw near and dance for you. -Raymond Frank (per the Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitor Center) Given the snow storm the weekend we were there,…
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Dog Sledding: Just Short of Magic
Alaskan Adventures Part 2This blog post is one of a multi-part series on Alaskan adventures near Fairbanks. In 2010 the Alaskan Malamute was named the official state dog of Alaska. Slate.com April 2012 One of many excellent recommendations per our VRBO hosts was to book with Just Short of Magic** for a sled dog ride (a.k.a. mushing), a little drive north of…
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Snowshoeing & Other Winter Fun
in Denali National Park
Alaskan Adventures Part 1As I mentioned in part 0 of Alaska adventures, I flew in to Fairbanks around midnight. I got to sleep in the delightfully welcoming cabin (this one booked via VRBO) by about 3am, and yeah, it was in a city called North Pole. (!)* I loved staying at this cabin, and found the hosts helpful and responsive. This post may…
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What to Pack for an Alaskan Winter Adventure
Alaska – Part 0Where one can let the spirit go with joyous abandon, to sense the freedome of the wilderness. -Olaus Murie The first time I remember camping and absolutely loving it, I was twenty-one years old. My significant other and I had scored a great deal on tickets to Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula from Minneapolis. As we landed and…
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Pro-tip Tuesday: a Remedy for Sore Muscles Apres-Board/Ski
Food the Wong Way has involved a healthy dose of outdoor activity this winter, including a fair bit of snowboarding and snowshoeing, which historically has been hard on my knees and back. My friend Katherine recently talked me into going with my local German pub Prost on a ski bus, so despite appearing to have…
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Mountain Monday: Snowshoe On Mount Rainier
Happy Lunar New Year! Any additional comments on lunar new year from me will be in some other post. I spent all my energy cleaning the house and hosting hot pot Saturday for it, no more juice left for an obligatory entry here for now. Instead, here’s one that started as a video and grew into…
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Pro-Tip Tuesday: Free Seeds for Gardening, Summer Dreams Included!
Are you stuck inside, dreaming of next year’s garden? Are the kids (or your inner child) driving you nuts as you scrape the bottom of the bucket on distracting -er- enriching indoor activities to keep them busy learning? Maybe your New Year’s resolution was to save money to put them toward some personal goals. Did…
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Pro-Tip Tuesday: Buy the Oranges, and Make Macaroons too!
Pro-Tip of the Day: Have you been buying those boxes and bags of oranges on sale at the store? Next time pick up a bag of coconut flakes and sliced almonds, and you can make this quick, yummy (gluten-free) byproduct treat from in-season fruit! Just remember to take 30 seconds to grate the rind off…