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Alasjules

@alasjules.bsky.social

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Recovering journalist in Fairbanks, Alaska. Love sled dogs, good coffee and long walks in the woods, preferably at the same time. Mixed emotions about the Oxford comma.

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Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · 4h

Thanks -- slides of Fairbanks or Interior Alaska?

Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · 6h

We think so -- timing and proximity would indicate that. But there are a lot of moose in this area, so we can't be sure.

Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · 2d

We did elect a progressive mayor and a progressive-leaning Borough assembly! Change starts on the local level!

Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · 2d

#NoKings in Fairbanks, Alaska. A little snow. A lot of people.

Person dressed in inflatable balloon dog costume with sign reading ‘Inflatable Balloons not Fascist Buffons”

Crowd of people carrying anti-Trump protest signs. One in a frog costume.

Protest sign “The only ICE we want are for sculptures” in Fairbanks.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 27d

“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.”

— H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

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Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · 27d

Which is why I’m up here. California is gorgeous but I would melt.

Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · 27d

Happy first full day of fall in Fairbanks!

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Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jul 24

Moose calves are so cute. Mama, less so, but still fascinating. The dogs you may hear are safely secured in the back yard.

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Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jul 24

Early morning moose visitors. The calf is growing fast.

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Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jul 20

Ever hear a yearling moose talk? Turn it up - this one is a chatterbox.

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Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · Jul 13

Fascinating! Ice cleaving and a 200 ft tower rises from the water.

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Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jul 12

I haven’t checked back. It’s the Two Rivers transfer site.

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Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jul 12

I’m sure there’s a good story behind this.

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Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jul 8

Seeing the bears was so cool! Especially three cubs -- that's unusual. We know they're out there -- this is Alaska. We frequently see prints, scat and other signs, and we caught a glimpse of the bears on a game cam a couple of weeks ago.

Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jul 7

Sable is a 10-year-old Great Pyrenees mix. We adopted her from the shelter about 18 months ago. She is a gem.

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Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jul 7

I’ve been out here for 30 years and have never carried bear spray. I’m rethinking that.

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Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jul 7

18 Mile CHSR

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Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jul 7

The dogs woke us up about 3 a.m. to let us know we had visitors. A sow grizzly and 3 cubs.

Four grizzly bears walk across a yard near Fairbanks, Alaska, behind dogs in pens.

Four grizzly bears are bunched up as they walk behind sled dog pens.

A young grizzly bears walk across stands up as it looks at barking dogs while another bear walks by.

A group of grizzly bears walks across a yard in Fairbanks, Alaska, behind sled dog pens.

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Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jun 23

Mama and baby moose in Two Rivers. It’s growing fast.

Young moose of the year eats grass in a clearing with mama moose in the background

Young moose follows mama moose through a clearing with a large junked truck in the background

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Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jun 21

Our resident fox found some dinner. The coyote got none.

A fox trots down a gravel driveway with a squirrel in its mouth

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · Jun 18

Looking north from Cleary Summit on the Steese Highway northeast of Fairbanks at 200am AKDT Wednesday. This is solar midnight, as dark as it gets 3 days before solstice. 59F and south wind 8 mph at picture time. Image courtesy Alaska DOT and PF. #akwx #AlaskaSky @climatologist49.bsky.social

Photo looking north from Cleary Summit showing some clouds in the sky and an orange color horizon, Spruce trees and hills in the foreground.

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Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jun 14

Today’s driveway fox.

Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jun 11

Game cam captured a coyote on the driveway last night, just a few minutes after a fox trotted by.

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Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jun 7

Barge on the Yukon River pulling away from the bank by the Dalton Highway bridge.

Alasjules @alasjules.bsky.social · Jun 3

We expanded the garden this weekend. It’s now about 1,200 square feet, or almost as big as my house. I hope my neighbors like zucchini.

An aerial view of a garden near Fairbanks with raised beds and few visible plants.