Tagged: fairbanks

5 Ways to See the Northern Lights in Fairbanks, Alaska

This year and last, a string of powerful solar storms has been setting nighttime skies around the world ablaze with the colors of the aurora borealis, aka the northern lights or, in…

Beyond The Aurora: The Surprises of Fun and Funky Fairbanks, Alaska

At 65 degrees north in latitude and blessed—or cursed, depending on whom you talk to—with long, dark winters, Fairbanks is located at Alaska’s sweetest spot for winter viewing of the…

The "Into the Wild" Bus Finally Goes on Display at a Museum

For one day in June 2020, hikers in backcountry Alaska could glimpse a truly fanciful sight: a rusting, 1950s Fairbanks City Transit System bus flying over the treetops. In 1992, the…

What Do Reindeer Do in the Summer? Attend Yoga Classes, Apparently.

Goat yoga classes, which combine breathing, posing, and snuggling with special guest ruminants, may be all the rage among limber animal lovers. But Alaska just upped the antlered…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's California

The Northern Coast Drama on the North Coast! An Albatross named Al (original, eh?) usually arrives in late November or early December near the pier at Point Arena Cove and stays for…

Pot Growers Put Parks at Risk, Rangers on Alert

The National Park Service is encountering a problem that is very seldom seen by park visitors, yet it still represents a threat not only to the wild resources in the parks, but to the…