This past weekend, we loaded up for a day in the outdoors to go hiking and berry picking. It was probably the last weekend in Anchorage we could get away with wearing shorts as the leaves are already turning a little gold and there was a perceptible crisp in the air. Even with the chill, Waverley ...
out in downtown anchorage
One of the most frequent questions I receive as a blogger and when traveling out of Alaska is from people wanting to know what life in Alaska is really like. Do you see moose everyday? (50% of the time.) Have you been attacked by a bear? (I have yet to see one in real life!) Do you go to the ...
Sledding For Everyone
The best part, I imagine, about visiting Alaska in the winter is the snow! Although we're having a record-setting low snowfall this year, there is still lots of snow fun to be had in the surrounding area. When my dearest friend and her two littles visited last week we went in search of a great ...
Hunting For Moose Horns
When we lived in Annapolis, it was commonplace for us to head out for coffee in the morning, which turned into lunch, which turned into drinks, which turned into dinner on the water. We couldn't get enough of our adorable city and the tasty restaurants that littered the streets. Walking the day away ...
Blueberry Festival
People in the "lower 48" (that's Alaska Speak for the rest of America) seem to be rather fascinated about what we do for fun ... and especially raising a little one in The Last Frontier. I was the same way before we moved here. Just like living in any state, there are tons of cultural differences ...