Equinox Marathon course elevation profile
Posted by Lee Petersen | September 16, 2013
To do in Fairbanks: Equinox Marathon – with or without snow

The forecast for Saturday is for snow, which is the day of the Equinox Marathon, that I am "running" in again. I must use quotes around the word 'running', because...

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blueberries
Posted by Lee Petersen | August 19, 2013
To do in Fairbanks: Picking blueberries in August

See the full gallery here. Sunday was just another one of 'those' days on Murphy Dome. The 80 degree temperatures have finally gone away and the forecast mentioned it would...

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Posted by Lee Petersen | August 4, 2012
To Do in Fairbanks: Go for a walk – UAF or Murphy Dome, get beer at Silver Gulch

After a night of barely sleeping and being woken by a barking dog in between bouts of staring at the ceiling it's comforting to have to put on warm slippers...

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Posted by Lee Petersen | May 27, 2011
To Do in Fairbanks 5: Go Ride A Train

I initially had a few concerns about taking the train the leg between Fairbanks and Denali. My first concern was that since I have made the drive down the Park's...

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Posted by Lee Petersen | April 12, 2011
To Do in Fairbanks 4: World Ice Art Championships

I briefly wrote about this event earlier, but as I have uploaded nearly of all of my pictures from the 2011 championships I felt that a new post was necessary....

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Posted by Lee Petersen | April 2, 2011
To Do in Fairbanks 3: (Day) Go See a Dogsled Race, (Night) Watch the Aurora

I think a lot of people are put-off by the idea of visiting Fairbanks in the winter because of the cold temperatures. Ok, I won't lie, it's freaking cold here....

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Posted by Lee Petersen | January 28, 2011
To Do In Fairbanks 2: Chena Hot Springs

In case you haven't heard, Kate and I spent the weekend at Chena Hot Springs Resort. Kate posted yesterday. We had a few problems, but only one would really be...

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Looking at the west side of the Museum of the North
Posted by Lee Petersen | January 14, 2011
To Do In Fairbanks 1: The Museum of The North

If you have never been to Alaska and find yourself suddenly in Fairbanks, one of the first stops you should make is the University of Alaska Museum of the North....

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