Living in the interior of Alaska is much like anyplace in the world. Despite the cold, you have cities with many of that same qualities of any lower 48 town. The differences would be the cold weather in winter (obviously), the increased cost of shipping, gas prices (which doesn't make sense), wildlife, open land, and the amount of daylight. In Fairbanks, you have big stores like Sears, Home Depot, Lowes, Wal-Mart, Sportsman's Warehouse, Old Navy, and Barnes & Noble. For eating, you have the obvious like McDonalds and Burger King, but we also have Carl's Jr., Boston's, and Chili's.

The photos I've included are focused on the open land for recreation and the wildlife. Most of these photos are from a hunting trip northeast of Fairbanks. The photo of my son is on a nature trail in one of the many parks in our area. The others are in and around a cabin out in the middle of nowhere where we go to escape the city life and enjoy nature at it's finest.