McCarthy, Alaska is a very interesting and beautiful place. I was first introduced to it by my love back in 2007 when we were engaged. He brought me up to Alaska for a month before our wedding so I could see where we would be spending our first year of marriage. That first year was intended to be a "trial year" (for Alaska, not our marriage!) Almost 4 years later, we are still in Alaska and I love it! Fairbanks truly has become home to me and I'm excited to start raising a family here with my love.
McCarthy is about an 8 hour drive from Fairbanks (the last 60 miles of the drive is a gravel road that takes 2 hours!). We have some friends who have land and have built cabins down there and each year over the 4th of July, they invite us to camp on their property. Quite a few friends from our church came down this year and it was a lot of fun!
Here are some pics of our fun adventures in McCarthy over the past few years:
2007
Cute engaged couple - look how young we look!
Early morning photo op!
Eirik and my love tried to catch 60 salmon for our wedding (they caught 2!)
2010
Fun on the glacier!
My love all official looking with his walkie talkie
I love driving 4-wheelers!
Enjoying time by the fire
Out watching the parade on the 4th
2011
Happy parents-to-be taking a pit stop (one of many!)
Staying warm
I finally finished a hat for our baby! I started working on it in New Zealand in April.
Enjoying the parade on the 4th
Lots of fireweed
Our beautiful (camp) home!
Trying to get water and got a bit wet!
Enjoying some alone time on a hike near the glacier
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