For those of you finishing up an inaugural week of working from home (yes, today is Friday), I salute you. You’ve tackled kids and caboodle, Zoom meetings and classroom chats, all while dealing with the COVID-19 crisis hanging over our heads like a big, black cloud. Congratulations. Now, what are your plans for the weekend? […]
Alaska kids (and truly, kids in any cold-weather climate)! Whether we recognized it or not, spring has arrived, and it’s time to start thinking about garden season. Even if your yard still has snow (and ours does), you and your parents can still plant seeds in preparation for direct-sowing into your garden beds, boxes, or […]
This Alaska family is glad to be back home after a quiet yet stressful journey from Colorado on Saturday. Now that we’re here, and settling in for a 14-day quarantine that hopefully won’t result in anyone getting sick, I can focus on what’s going on in the Last Frontier; and the incredible efforts of statewide […]
It’s getting serious now, folks. Alaska’s mandates are coming fast and furious, the latest warning that all travelers returning to the state (i.e. most of us and spring break) must self-quarantine for 14 days (that’s 336 hours; or 20,160 minutes, for those math whizzes among us). How can parents of little ones stay engaged, active, […]
An update related to our COVID-19-caused road trip to join AK Dad in Golden Colorado in light of school closures and a rush on flights. Erin is sharing this experience nightly on Family Travel Radio, with video and everything, so take a look and listen, and follow along. It’s 9:30 p.m. in Santa Fe, New […]
Today is the Sunday after the day we were all told to stay away from each other and not treat this concept of “flattening the curve” like a snow day (week/month/semester). Amen to the person who came up with that. HOWEVER, this also means kids and parents are now faced with a very 21st Century […]
The world has gone mad. There’s really no other way to describe what’s happening as the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, sweeps around the world like a hurricane. We, a human, herd-loving species, are frightened, needy, and in search of answers that aren’t easily addressed. Our family is currently lodged in Tucson, Arizona, on “phase two” […]
The 2020 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual event celebrating Alaska and the irrepressible spirit of its canine athlete teams. Held the first full weekend in March, the Iditarod is a longtime favorite of winter visitors to Alaska, and a symbol of the Last Frontier’s dedication to its people. Of course you all […]
Updated 3/4/2020: There is now a total of 92,943 reported cases of COVID-19 globally, and 3,160 deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). You can track the illness via an interactive map HERE. WHO continues to encourage those who are not ill, or who are not frontline healthcare workers, not to purchase masks, as […]
Alaska On the Go Show #5 brought Mandy Garcia into the studios. Mandy is co-owner of Salmon Berry Tours, a small but vibrant company based in Anchorage that strives to help visitors and residents alike enjoy their Alaska experience. Mandy Garcia arrived in the Out North Studios with a slurry of notes covering front and […]
Alaska On the Go Show #4 celebrated all things van life last week! Sorry for the delay in posting our show notes — I’ve been running like a mad woman since February began, and life shows no signs of stopping. The month began with a trip to Denver for the annual Outdoor Retailer Show and […]