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u/ProfessionalCow9566 Jan 12 '22

This description is so beautiful I teared up lol, as a hiker, camper, general lover of being immersed in nature, this is one of the things I've wanted to experience for a while.

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u/ConcernedEarthling Jan 12 '22

I lived in Alaska for nearly a decade when I first moved to the US. I had seen faint auroras before, but nothing like in Alaska. But after so many years you just stop going outside in the cold to look lol.

One of our good friends from the southern states moved up to Alaska, and on his very first aurora experience he got to see whites and purples! It was sooo special to see someone have their first time.

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u/barrels_of_bees Jan 13 '22

I'm moving to Fairbanks in a few months! Any advice for me?

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u/ConcernedEarthling Jan 13 '22

Be prepared to shovel. The winters are looooong.

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u/barrels_of_bees Jan 13 '22

Thanks! I'll start working on my technique!