Here I am still up in Fairbanks and surviving after almost 5 months!  What a weird, wacky, wonderful adventure its been. I’ve endured -50 degree temperatures, ice rain, ice fog, darkness, several minor earthquakes and a moose encounter on the trails.

There really is no place like Fairbanks! This remote outpost will always be one of the highlights of the last two years of travel and hopefully a permanent part of my future in one way or another. There are a A LOT of photos in this post, but they will give you a pretty good snapshot of the past 6 weeks. It’s really hard to describe the quirkiness up here or the wonderful people I’ve been fortunate enough to meet, but here goes.

Lets start off with some snowy Fairbanks shots

 Winter Solstice Celebration with Ben and Faye

A few beautiful nature shots and a couple around town (including The Blue Loon one of my favorite places up here)

Oh Sarah Christmas ornament, you’re the best $2 I spent the whole winter!

The Safeway was eerily deserted on Christmas Day. It looked like the set of the Walking Dead

A beautiful day out on the river

A morning at Musher’s Hall

New Years Eve-Dog Mushing and out on the town

The past month or so of random iPhone photos

Afternoon silliness at the dance studio with Jay

Imagine Dragons at the Blue Loon

At the Boatel with Gary Black

The infamous Boatel

Boatel fun!

HooDoo Brewery

Growlers!

Dinner party

Looking out the car window, 2AM at the drive up

Ice fog

An afternoon beer at the Mecca Bar with Justin and Jason, I can check that off my Fairbanks winter activity list

Walking on the river with Jason and Justin

HooDoo with Gary Black

HooDoo with Jason Lux

The lovely Carey Seward enjoying a cold one in the cold at The Marlin

Lastly, a few shots of me

As a member of the 40 below club, you’re supposed to pose in your underwear or bathing suit, so I had to go back and have the photo taken a second time