Alaska Is Awefull, Not Just Awesome
How do you spell Awefull? Jim explains why everything about Alaska is more than just awesome.
Working the dream life for 17+ years.
How do you spell Awefull? Jim explains why everything about Alaska is more than just awesome.
The last few weeks have been nothing but downsizing, packing, goodbyes, and driving. Lots of it. Alaska is now in the rear view mirror, and as we go further into the Lower 48, it almost feels like our time up north was a dream. Life is just so different outside of Alaska. We are now down in the chaos of the Outside world. The massive …
Dear crazy musher friends. Thank you. My first time mushing experience video will never do justice for the adventures you’ve shown me.
Life doesn’t turn into rainbows and unicorns just because you are living your bucket list. The Universe still plays jokes, as we learned on May 10 and 11, 2024.
Living in Alaska for a year makes Jim reflect on the things he misses from traveling full-time around the lower 48 states.
When snow melts in Alaska, it turns the land into a giant mud bog. Winter break up is here, and we’re rapidly spining toward longer hours of daylight, too.
Time for a snow days getaway! We wanted to try winter fat biking in Denali National Park, so we braved the icy Parks Highway in March. Here’s what happened.
I wanted uncomfortable adventures to test our resiliency, and I got them. Even the most mundane task is harder when you’re dealing with extreme cold and snow.
Check out these classic snow machines from the 60s and 70s. That’s old snowmobiles for those of you in the Lower 48.
You can’t make this stuff up. What do Alaskans do when the temperature drops to -31 Fahrenheit? They go outside to the 2024 Willow Winter Carnival, that’s what!
Jim shares his personal Misogi challenge experience with a little history about the Traditional Japanese purification ritual.
Prepping for an Alaska winter requires gear, money, and research. But there’s one big thing I wish I knew before coming here, and not knowing made my life hell.
Wondering when to buy snow tires? Get them before you need them, and know when to take them off. Jim shares his experience with winter driving in Alaska.
Nearly every day is a day of discovery about winter living in Alaska, and cold climates in general. I’ve spent a lifetime avoiding the coldest weather in the country, and while I won’t say that’s been a mistake, I will say that I have been missing out on so much beauty in the world. Today, I’m trying to track new things that catch my attention, …
More photos of highlights from our winter in Willow Alaska, frozen lakes, sled dogs races, and subzero temps, oh my!