Alaska and Chill

Eagle Summit and Twelve Mile Summit

By Nate Greer Eagle Summit and Twelve Mile Summit are a special place to many people. Not only is it a beautiful area to hike but it is also two of the most popular spots for the 40-mile herd caribou hunt. The 40-mile herd is one of the most important migratory herds in North America and its growth is tightly controlled by Alaska Fish and Game (ADFG). Usually, the hunt is only open for a few…

By: Eric Cole Beluga Point as seen from the South It’s easy to get lost in the grandeur that is available beyond almost every turn in the road here in The Last Frontier.  Seemingly everywhere you go is another scenic overlook, unmarked and unmolested in ways that the rest of the “civilized” world seems to have forgotten.  Maybe it’s the winters, it could be the distance to get here, perhaps it…

Merry Christmas From North Pole

This is the perfect time to talk about a place called North Pole. Maybe it’s not the one you’re thinking about but North Pole, Alaska is also full of Christmas spirit! If you find yourself in this town you’ll notice that all the streetlights resemble candy canes and many businesses have hopped on board with the Holiday theme. Local businesses have festive outer décor and even Nationwide chains…

By Nate Greer and Fiona Wiebold

When I was younger I remember watching “The Joy of Painting”, starring the very talented Bob Ross, and wondering where he got his inspiration for his paintings and where he saw the scenes he would so beautifully recreate. Later I found out something I did not expect at all. That he attained the rank Master Sergeant while serving in the Air Force and was…

By Nate Greer

Aurora just before daybreak

We lose around 7 minutes a day to darkness starting after June 21 and lasting until December 21st. On the Winter Solstice the sun will rise at 10:58 am and set at 2:40 pm here in Fairbanks. It’s weird when you forget the sunrise and sunset times and you plan something for the morning or afternoon and it’s already dark. It’s even more noticeable the…

Opportunities abound in Fairbanks AK

Fairbanks Alaska, and the surrounding area, offer outdoor adventure in any form at any time of year! There is no other place in the world I would rather live. All that aside, there are some ‘opportunities’ or rather, challenges, that arise from living here that you probably don’t see in many other cities. Here is a list of Five experiences that arise from these challenges.

The opportunity to…

A couple years ago, we met up, like always, at the coffee house near our homes in Southwestern Alaska. We were making a special climb by mostly Veterans and active duty Soldiers. There were a few inexperienced climbers present but all of them were fit and able. We talked about why we were climbing that day and where people wanted to be positioned in the hiking formation on the way up the…