Category Archives: Life In Alaska

Downtown aurora, Oct 6

Posted on October 7, 2015 by perlgurl

These were seen from my house downtown Fairbanks around 9pm. Big aurora storm is still coming through and though I was not planning on going out this week, I think I might end up heading out tonight anyway. Sony a6000, … Continue reading →

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Denali with longer lens

Posted on September 27, 2015 by perlgurl

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

Posted on September 15, 2015 by perlgurl

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

Posted on September 13, 2015 by perlgurl

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

Posted on September 7, 2015 by perlgurl

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

Posted on September 6, 2015 by perlgurl

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

Posted on August 23, 2015 by perlgurl

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

Posted on August 23, 2015 by perlgurl

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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Elliot Highway Ride to Wickersham Dome

Posted on August 7, 2015 by perlgurl

Took one of our motorcycles out today for a ride. Went about 80 miles on approx a gallon and a half, not bad at all! The drive was pretty, the road was rough and I ran across GRAVEL twice. I’m … Continue reading →

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Smoke over fireweed

Posted on July 7, 2015 by perlgurl

Yesterday it was bright and 92F according to my vehicle’s readout. Today we are socked in by smoke.  

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