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Alaska, Arctic, Barrow, Celebration, July 4th, Temperature, Travel
I have been back in the arctic for about half a day now. I arrived just in time to catch the end of the July 4th games. That’s what folks do here on accounta fireworks just aren’t that interesting this time of year. So, here they hold about a week of games. I missed the Umiaq (skin boat) race, but I caught some of the tug-of-war games just before the close of events.
After a week of record heat in Vegas, the differences are quite striking. I like to get out from time to time, but I must say it’s good to be home.
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Looks like fun and I love the panning shot! What a cool place to call home ( no pun intended ) I sometimes fear that I am living in one of the capitols of douchdom but then someone acts really nice to me and I feel like a bitch. Still, hipsters will bring out the mean side of me…I’d rather be in a tug of war and ride a quad for July 4th. I went to a ‘luau’ and listened to people debate about who was more gluten intolerant. I scared them with my cancer looks. No one would talk to me. Douches.
Wow, it’s bee a whole month since I wrote this post. …People up here know how to celebrate, that’s for sure. Seriously, that does not sound like a fun luau topic. I hope your time since has been relatively douche-free.
Glad to hear you made it back safe! Man…you get great zoom with that camera…I think it’s a camera…? 😀
Yep, it’s just a camera, …and not a particularly high end one either. Perfect for a technophobe like me.
I really didn’t understand all the fireworks stands and shops I passed when driving to Fairbanks. I mean, I guess if you wait until 2am to shoot them off, maybe you can kind of see them? If it’s cloudy?
Kids shoot them off here too, but it’s just a bang and smoke, …even at 2am. January is a good time for fireworks up here.
Awesome! Love the pan shots. So glad you made it home safe although I look forward to your next visit! Ya know I’ll only ever eat Mongolian BBQ with you! 😀
Come to Anchorage. …We has BBQ. 🙂
I always say its good to go but better to come back…
Zactly!
Hi Daniel!
I loved reading your blog – I was in Alaska once a couple of years ago on a cruise. We saw Skagway, Juneau, and Ketchikan, and I fell in love. Can’t wait to get back there someday. Thanks for liking my blog – any thoughts? What did you like? What do you think I should write next?
Howdy from Texas,
That’s So Jacob
Dunno what to write next; you definitely put out a lot of content over there. Thanks for memories of Houston. …actually liked that city.
With views like that, you could take up painting as well as blogging!
I wish I had the talent, …or that I were still a child. Brush would hit canvas in no time.
Reblogged this on Standard Climate.
Thanks for the reblog, SC.
Wow! Awesome post!
Thank you Wandering.