Finding Alaska
“John Muir, the famous naturalist, wrote in his journal that you should never go to Alaska as a young man because you'll never be satisfied with any other place for as long as you live. And there's a lot of truth to that.” - Tom Bodett Some vacations help you escape, some help you find yourself but only few help transform your life completely. Alaska was that vacation for me. On April 4, 2018, began the most memorable and exciting trip of my life so far. I, along with my husband and four other friends, went to Fairbanks, AK from San Jose, CA. We reached Fairbanks around midnight, checked-in to our hotel and slept after the exhausting 8 hour journey. We woke up just in time to make it to the hotel cafeteria for the complimentary breakfast. All packed up and ready for our first Alaskan adventure- a guided 14 hour round trip to Arctic Circle. The tour started around 1:30 pm and the first stop was at the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline. Even if history doesn’t intrigue you, the ethere...