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Myrtle Creek burn teeming with moose
Moose are like kids in a candy store when in a big patch of willows–they can’t eat enough of their favorite food. During the winter,…
Look to the night sky during long nights
The timing was perfect–winter camping under an almost full moon on a clear night. Moonlight illuminated the snow-covered meadow allowing us to see every tree.…
West Fork Cabin Ski Trip
Goal accomplished. We skied to West Fork Cabin and stayed overnight. This has been on my wish list for the last several years and it…
Myrtle Creek Ski
After the majority of the snow melted in the valley this week due to temperatures in the 40’s, we decided to head to the mountains…
Fisher Peak without the view
We awoke to sunny skies and decided to hike/hunt the Fisher Peak trail. The weather decided to change and slowly socked in the mountains as…
Leaving Bettles
Today we left Bettles–almost not wanting to leave. The summer went well and we enjoyed it. We are already looking forward to returning in March…
Northern Lights
Last night, the aurora danced across the sky on one of the few clear nights this fall. The green bands rippled across the sky and…
First Snow in Bettles
I was pleasantly surprised this morning when I looked out the window and saw snow on the tree branches. I quickly looked out the other…
Winter is around the corner
Technically it is still summer until September 23, the autumn equinox. But above the Arctic Circle, autumn is well under way with winter weather close…
Northern Lights
Ryan woke me up this morning to look at the northern lights–I didn’t even mind it was 3:30 a.m. I’ve been looking forward to seeing…