Good News: Happy Summer Solstice!

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 Happy Solstice!!!


Once of my favorite traditions from living in Alaska early in our marriage was attending solstice block parties. Our cul-de-sac would end up having a giant cook-out and everyone would be up having a, relatively tame, party at 1-2am because it was still light out and... well... why not? A lot of our friends would also go fishing all night as their celebration. 

To appease my nostalgia for where Grant and I were roughly a decade ago, I wanted to highlight one of our favorite nature organizations from our time in Alaska. Eagle River Nature Center was one of our favorite walks and happened to be a great place to take visiting friends to see local wildlife and was also the backside of of of the best hikes in the Anchorage area, Crow's Pass.

Seriously it's a great place to support local conservation and to get some wonderful experiences with nature and especially wildlife like moose, bear, and, of course, bald eagles! Just be safe on the trails!!!!

That's all for today!

💛 Jess

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