The Frozen Frontier: Random Alaskan Adventures!

For those of you who didn’t know, one of my previous military assignments was Fairbanks, Alaska. While Fairbanks was totally different from what I was used to in Los Angeles, I saw this as an opportunity to try different things. Heck, I even tried living in a cabin!

I was supposed to be there for three years but spent more than half of it deployed/studying somewhere else (Iraq, Kyrgysztan, California). While I wasn’t there for the whole three years, I still tried to explore the place as much as I could. Living in Alaska opened up a lot of travel possibilities.

Some highlights: I bought my first four-wheeler and camped the mountains with friends. Went white water rafting in freezing rapids. Snowboarded some of the best slopes out there. Experienced the northern lights.

Here are the lost pictures of my Alaskan Adventures!

Man and machine.
Man and machine.
King of the world! Haha.
King of the world! Haha.
The rest of the gang resting up.
The rest of the gang resting up.
Almost there.
Almost there.
Woops.
Woops.
Finally reached the cabin.
Finally reached the cabin.
Break time.
Break time.
Alaskan Rapids.
Alaskan Rapids.
We ended up jumping in the water later on, man was that cold!
We ended up jumping in the water later on, man was that cold!
Alaskan way of life.
Alaskan way of life.
Target practice.
Target practice.
There was a best beard competition going on.
There was a best beard competition going on.
Miss the bonfires.
Miss the bonfires.
Our cabin!
Our cabin!
Random moose hat.
Random moose hat.
Hard at work!
Hard at work!
Our ride to work every week. No kidding!
Our ride to work every week. No kidding!
Let's go!
Let’s go!
My drive home.
My drive home.
Drunk monopoly at the cabin.
Drunk monopoly at the cabin.
Perfect day for snowboarding!
Perfect day for snowboarding!
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) - Witnessed this amazing phenomenon multiple times there.
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) – Witnessed this amazing phenomenon multiple times. photo from 7days.net.

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