Last week we visited Barbara Falls for the third time. Barbara Falls in located in Eagle River. I believe it is also referred to as South Fork Falls. This is a super easy trail and probably the easiest waterfall to visit in… Read More
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The first time we visited Eklutna Lake was in the summer of 2017. With Jasper strapped to my back, I approached a lake that was a good distance from the path. Some areas of the bank were dry and cracked. I had… Read More
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I keep reading about how its freezing back home in Illinois. While the lower 48 are locked in subzero temperatures, we reached the 40s in Anchorage earlier this week. It was absolutely horrible. In my limited experience, I have come to find… Read More
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In the Fall of 2016 we learned that we would be moving our little family 3700 miles from Southern Illinois to Anchorage, Alaska! I was both excited and scared. I had lived in the same small town my entire life, as had… Read More
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Posted on February 20, 2018 by fromthestates12
Finding a Frozen Waterfall
Last week we visited Barbara Falls for the third time. Barbara Falls in located in Eagle River. I believe it is also referred to as South Fork Falls. This is a super easy trail and probably the easiest waterfall to visit in… Read More
Category: alaska, Travel, Uncategorized Tags: alaska, anchorage, anchorage alaska, barbara, barbara falls, bear, bear attack, bears, beautiful, black bear, bridge, brown bear, directions, eagle river, eagle river alaska, easy, easy hike, fill sight, frozen, frozen river, frozen waterfall, hike, hike it baby, hiking, ice, parking, path, preschool, river, riverbed, rock, rocks, salmon, slide, tracks, trail, viewing deck, water, waterfall, winter, wow
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Posted on February 8, 2018 by fromthestates12
Winter Adventures at Eklutna Lake
The first time we visited Eklutna Lake was in the summer of 2017. With Jasper strapped to my back, I approached a lake that was a good distance from the path. Some areas of the bank were dry and cracked. I had… Read More
Category: alaska, Travel, Uncategorized Tags: alaska, anchorage, avalanche, children, chugach, chugach state park, classroom, cold, earthquake, education, eklutna, eklutna lake, environment, frozen, glacier, hiking, ice, ice skating, lake, learning, mountains, mud, outdoors, skating, sledding, snow, state park, toddler, Travel, visit, winter
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Posted on January 21, 2018 by fromthestates12
Wintertime in Alaska
I keep reading about how its freezing back home in Illinois. While the lower 48 are locked in subzero temperatures, we reached the 40s in Anchorage earlier this week. It was absolutely horrible. In my limited experience, I have come to find… Read More
Category: alaska, Travel, Uncategorized Tags: alaskan, anchorage, daylight, freezing, frozen, glenhighway, happylight, ice, icecleats, moose, mountain, mountains, salt, shadow, slick, snow, subzero, sunlight, temperature, thaw, traction, winter, wintertime
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Posted on November 25, 2017 by fromthestates12
Moving to Alaska
In the Fall of 2016 we learned that we would be moving our little family 3700 miles from Southern Illinois to Anchorage, Alaska! I was both excited and scared. I had lived in the same small town my entire life, as had… Read More
Category: alaska, Travel Tags: airplane, airport, alaska, alaskan, big, carseat, children, cold, explore, flying, freezing, frozen, luggage, mom, moving, toddler, Travel, trip