Time to leave Alabama, hop over to Alaska, also known as the Last Frontier, and visit the next American state on my virtual blog tour.
My thoughts about Alaska? It’s very cold and supposedly very short daylight hours. The capital city is (I know, I know), Juneau.
photo source: Flickr, Dale Musselman – Juneau Morning 05
Hey now, since my dog Chuck thrives better with frosty temperatures, I bet his doggy bucket list would probably list as follows — but only if he could get his hefty self over to Alaska. 😆
Chuck’s 2015 Alaskan Bucket List:
BL #1 Meet up with some sled dogs like Jack.
BL #2 Use his wit and charm to convince polar bears to come out and play with him and hey, he’s thinking there may be a small possible link between the Great Pyrenees dog breed to the big polar bears . . .
They kinda look similar in size and color, no?
Chuck on guard duty while he dreams of . . .
Bucket List #3: Have a supersize serving of Ken’s Moose Stew!!
Enough on Chuck’s list . . . so, while cruising through WordPress bloggers, I found a young lady, Soda, over at The Part Time Traveler and her recent visit to Chena Hot Springs Resort. She highly recommends a visit but warns that one will have to live without internet and shopping while enjoying the hot springs, ice bar and the viewing of the aurora borealis, or northern lights. Hey, who needs wi-fi when you can enjoy an Alaskan nature show!
I just love her idea to see the world “one step at a time!”
Say, how about we head over to swim in the outdoor heated pool
then visit the ice bar for an “appletini,” a specialty drink served in an ice carved martini glass!
I simply had to borrow the charming photo Soda took of the martini glass: 🙂
See more of Soda’s exciting trip here –> Paint the Sky Green 🙂
So, Chuck and I want to know how you like Alaska so far? 😛
Hey now, until next time, cheers!
Oh Chuck..you are moving…I mean travelling. So good to see you my furriend. You look pawsome and I like your Selfie boy. I loved the tour and Alaska…from out of my warm window sill as a matter of fact… but it’s a lovely country. Thanks for the niptini my furriend and some Warm Pawkisses for the Weekend 🙂 ❤
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Chuck: hey, Little Binky, glad you liked the “niptini” 😛 hope your dark days over there are moving on and giving you more sunny days. next time have some moose stew with me. 🙂
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It’s always great to see the charming Chuck! He is so adorable and gorgeous! I am sure the Polar bears would love to play with him and of course, those sled dogs would be very jealous of him as well. Chuck is so strong, he will pull the sled all on his own. 😀
I would love to live in Alaska as well – or at least that is how I feel when it’s so hot here. Tell Chuck I will come and pick him up on my way there. 😆
Now that looks like lots of fun and yes, who cares about internet and phones, etc. when you can relax like that and that martini looks delicious. 😀
Thanks for sharing Sun. Have a great Sunday and ♥ Lots of Hugs ♥ to you and Chuck. ❤
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hello, Sonel! Chuck already has his doggy hobo bag packed . . . ha-ha!! thanks for sledding in a cool comment too! 🙂 ☼hugs!
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A nice place.. there are some similarities to Sweden so I guess I would feel right st home… Moose stew is very good (I would do it slightly different), and I also have a few other recipes that work well…
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ah, so you have moose there in Sweden . . . my doggy would love any meat dish served up and now that you say it’s delicious, i’m going to make sure to be on a look out for moose meat.
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Hei, Sun, Happy New Year. 🙂
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hello Celestine! oh, so nice to read your visit and hey, happy 2015! like January is almost over…ha-ha!!! 😛
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Oh, sun, definitely on my bucket list!
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i hope you and your family can cross it off your bucket list real soon, Brenda! what a cool trip it would be! 🙂
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Definitely!
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Cruised the Alaskan coast with a few days inland at the end. Awesome trip … everything seems big! FYI … did you know the coastline is actually a temperant rain forest region?
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huh, did not know the coastline is a rain forest region. how interesting. oh, and to cruise the Alaskan coast – WOW!!!!!!! i’ll be dreaming of that adventure for the future…have a wonderful week, Frank! 🙂
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It rains a lot there …. actually one of the rainest spots in North America … 150+ inches per year in Ketchikan.
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so happy to learn more about our country. thanks, Frank! 🙂
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I’d go to Alaska. Vampires don’t like it there because of long day lights. 😆
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hey now, you got Greece and such magnificent snow covered mountainside!!! 😛
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Chuck, Molly loved this post! She wants to go with you. Obviously she will pull the sled while you watch for polar bears. (But although she must be closely related to some of those sled dogs who look exactly like her, Molly turns her nose up at living chained to a box. She didn’t enjoy that and chewed her way to freedom.) Couches are preferred dog sleeping arrangements, silly people!
I have a friend who grew up in Alaska. She ice skated to school each day. It is weird how the climate by the coast is more mild – who would expect that?
Paw waves!
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i just learned from FrankAngle about the rain forest region in Alaska…who knew?!? 150+ inches per year of rain! oh, my!! Molly and even German could handle the snowy weather with their thick winter coats on. Chuck has his hobo doggy bag ready so anytime, Molly and German. 😆
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My brother lives in Anchorage. He sent us Reindeer Sausage and Salmon Jerky for Christmas. It is an awesome place.
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now reindeer sausage sounds like a rare treat & salmon, always tasty any way prepared. a blessing to have your brother share some of Alaska’s local cuisine! 🙂
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Love it sun
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thank you, Jake 🙂
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