Alaska Uncovered Podcast

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Jennie and Jay talk about how to see the Northern Lights in Alaska, including when to go, how to improve your chances and how to get great photos.

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How to see the Northern Lights in Alaska

UAF Aurora Forecast

NOAA Space Weather Forecast

What to pack for Alaska in winter

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Jennie shares her best tips for what to pack for your trip to Alaska.

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What to pack for Alaska

Jennie’s packing videos on YouTube

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Tom Plawman, a long time resident of Anchorage and life long adventurer, joins Jennie and Jay to talk about fun things to do in Anchorage for a short visit of a few hours or lots of wonderful day trips for those who are spending more time in town.

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Resources for places Tom mentioned:

Anchorage Bike Map

26 Glaciers cruise in Whittier

Eklutna Lake

Kenai Fjords National Park (Seward)

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Tracy Zadra from the Alaska Railroad joins Jennie to share all about the different destinations and day trips on the Alaska Railroad as well as the experience on board the train and a bit about its 100 year history.

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Alaska Railroad - Best place for booking, fares and all the details about riding the Alaska Railroad

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Long time Alaska Search and Rescue volunteer Ryan Cross joins Jennie and Jay to share his tips for staying safe on Alaska’s trails and backcountry and also shares his experience climbing Denali.

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Iditarod and Yukon Quest dog musher Ryne Olson joins Jennie to talk about what life is like as a professional dog musher and how you can experience dog mushing on your trip to Alaska.

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Chena Outdoor Collective - Ryne’s company offering dog mushing tours and reindeer walks in Two Rivers near Fairbanks.

Jennie’s article about dog sledding in Alaska

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The Editor of the Milepost, Serine Reeves, joins Jennie to talk about road trips in Alaska, including her favorite places, road tripping with kids and what to bring on your road trip.

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The Milepost

Alaska road conditions and construction updates

Jennie’s article about the best Alaska road trips

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Alaska RV enthusiast Bob Johnson of Great Alaskan Holidays joins Jennie to talk about what to consider and how to have the adventure of a lifetime renting a motorhome for your trip to Alaska.

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Great Alaskan Holidays - rate and booking information as well as detailed floor plans for all their rental motorhomes.

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Molly Odell, born and raised Kodiakan and Director of Archaeology at the Alutiiq Museum on Kodiak Island, joins Jennie and Jay to share about all things Kodiak.

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Alutiiq Museum (where Molly is Director of Archaeology)

Kodiak Brown Bear Center (fly in bear viewing on Kodiak Island)

Companies that offer fly in bear viewing charters:

• Deckload Aviation
• Kingfisher Aviation 
• Kodiak Air Service 
• Sea Hawk Air 

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Midgi Moore from Juneau Food Tours joins Jennie to share all about the best food and restaurants in Juneau and how to experience them on one of her food tours, or on your own.

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Juneau Food Tours

Jennie’s Juneau article on Ordinary Adventures

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