There’s a kind of magic that hangs in the air during the Alaskan summertime. Chalk it up to the fact that we spend six to nine months of the year in cold and darkness, but once the snow melts and the temperatures start to rise, Alaskans are overcome with an almost religious fervor. We treat June through August like a marathon, attempting to squeeze as much enjoyment as humanly possible into the extended daylight hours as we fish, camp, and hike our butts off.
As we creep closer to winter, here are some of the summer experiences that us Alaskans live for.