Little cabin in the woods, north of Fairbanks, AK.

**1stimestar** · 12-02-2010, 06:17 AM

Yep that's me.

Ok let's see, 44 year old woman with a 12 year old son and a 9 year old daughter. The three of us live in a dry cabin in the woods just north of Fairbanks, Alaska. The link that was posted here to my blog about my Alaskan adventures is what brought me here.

I'm a doula (childbirth professional), a mushing tour guide, a henna artist (and will be going back to having a "real job" in the spring.

Was in the Reserves but also spent a few years on special tours of duty, petroleum supply.

I'm a back packer and a great shot. I spend as much time in the wilderness as I can. I've been on multi day back packing trips and multi day dog mushing trips. It's about all I can pull off right now until my kids are older. Then they can come with me!

Looking forward to getting to know you all as you seem like a friendly bunch of people.

**your_comforting_company** · 12-02-2010, 07:28 AM

Welcome to the forums. Sounds like you have a lot to share. I look forward to hearing more!

**Winnie** · 12-02-2010, 07:52 AM

Hello and welcome

**crashdive123** · 12-02-2010, 08:09 AM

Hello and welcome.

**BENESSE** · 12-02-2010, 08:40 AM

Hi, it's great to have you!
Love your blog, feel like I've known you forever.

**roar-k** · 12-02-2010, 09:20 AM

'elo and welcome to the forum. enjoy your stay.

**Rick** · 12-02-2010, 09:58 AM

Welcome home and thanks for your service.

Do they still play the midnight baseball game on the Summer Solstice?

**DOGMAN** · 12-02-2010, 11:22 AM

Welcome....great to have another musher on here. I operate a sled dog tour company in the yellowstone region...I look fwd to reading your posts

**Sourdough** · 12-02-2010, 11:32 AM

Welcome to the forum. I be he who is know as "AGL4now" on the Alaska Outdoor Forum. We were talking on the "Wilderness Can Change a Man" thread, and I posted the link to your Blog here. Welcome.......and God but I do loath the cold of Fairbanks.

**kyratshooter** · 12-02-2010, 12:05 PM

The Alaskan mindset is a wonderful and refreshing thing. Here is a woman that lives in a cabin 30 miles north of the middle of no-where that claims to "spend as much time in the wilderness as I can". While 99% of the people on the internet consider spending an afternoon on a hiking trail in the city park really "getting away from it all".

I love this forum!

Welcome, from the wilds of KY.

**hunter63** · 12-02-2010, 12:32 PM

Hunter63, saying, Hey, and Welcome.

**1stimestar** · 12-02-2010, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by BENESSE

Hi, it's great to have you!
Love your blog, feel like I've known you forever.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Rick

Welcome home and thanks for your service.

Do they still play the midnight baseball game on the Summer Solstice?

Yep they sure do. We normally go to it every year. Then we stop by and get a shake at McDonalds (bleck) and go take our picture in front of the University time and temp clock. Next year however I might go up to a place that you can watch the sun go around in a circle instead of setting for a few hours.

Originally Posted by DOGMAN

Welcome....great to have another musher on here. I operate a sled dog tour company in the yellowstone region...I look fwd to reading your posts

I saw that Dogman. I noticed your avatar because we have this race here that is a commemorative of the founding of our hot springs nearby. So all the mushers, sleds, gear, etc. have to be dressed as the early 1900s. I was trying to talk my friend in going as Yukon Cornelius and the Abomidable snow man instead of just frontier women. She wouldn't go for it but I thought it would be great fun.

Originally Posted by Sourdough

Welcome to the forum. I be he who is know as "AGL4now" on the Alaska Outdoor Forum. We were talking on the "Wilderness Can Change a Man" thread, and I posted the link to your Blog here. Welcome.......and God but I do loath the cold of Fairbanks.

Yep, recognized the avatar. Wilderness can change a woman too.

**ClovisMan** · 12-02-2010, 01:54 PM

Welcome from good ol' Houston, TX. If you don't mind, could you post a link to your blog here?

**Rick** · 12-02-2010, 02:06 PM

She can't but I will:

http://cloud9doula.wordpress.com/

**ClovisMan** · 12-02-2010, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by Rick

She can't but I will:

http://cloud9doula.wordpress.com/

Excellent. Thanks Rick.

**1stimestar** · 12-02-2010, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by DOGMAN

Welcome....great to have another musher on here. I operate a sled dog tour company in the yellowstone region...I look fwd to reading your posts

Cool. I love the Yellowstone area. How many dogs do you have? We have almost 50 but about a dozen of those are living out their last days happily in the "geriatric" portion of the dog yard.