Alaska is huge, amazing and best seen and experienced not on a cruise. Here are the best things to do in the Summer from amazing national parks to world class fishing (for both novice or expert) and flightseeing the Alaska Range to museums of Alaskan culture and arts. Kenai Fjords National Park At the edge…
This trip wasn’t all fishing and exploring, mostly, but not entirely. I did take some time to visit a few museums and to enjoy native Alaskan art, culture and history. Here are my personal highlights: Anchorage Museum The Anchorage museum was the very first place I hit up on my trip. It is a great…
There are a lot of reasons to visit Fairbanks, the second largest city in Alaska and gateway to the Arctic. For this post, I’ll focus on some of the cool places you can see in this city as Seen on Atlas Obscura. Atlas Obscura lists 12 sites in and around Fairbanks. here’s some of favorites…
This is the third and final stage of my Alaska Journey. This stage both started and ended in Fairbanks. While this leg had less fishing than others, it had more exploration and driving than the previous legs, and was just as rewarding. Here are the highlights with links to videos and prior posts: Fairbanks As…
Thus summer solstice festival is part music festival, part art fair, part food trucks and all fun under the midnight sun in Fairbanks, Alaska. Celebrating the Summer Solstice Held in downtown Fairbanks, with a population of around 30,000, this festival is like the whole town comes out for a party, to celebrate the midnight sun….
Apparently the third time is the charm, On the first two outings for graylings I didn’t get any (Talkeetna). Finally on the Chena River outside Fairbanks was the ticket, as the arctic grayling was still the only target fish on my Alaska list I had yet to catch. Chena River the Chena runs through downtown…
While not high on many people’s Alaska must see list, Fairbanks was always a must see for me. I even planned this trip around being there for the Midnight Summer Festival celebrating the Summer Solstice 2022. Fairbanks checked a lot of boxes for me: The Chena river (river walk and fishing) Midnight Summer Festival Museum…
