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Yes our kids are around his age and they had a lot of fun! There’s many kid-friendly activities. They liked everything from dog sledding to meeting/feeding reindeer. Fairbanks is definitely a must for winter!

@@VLOGnSHARE thank you very much

Thank you 👍YES! it was super fun for the kids and the fur kid

Yes it’s beautiful 😍

Yup 😎

We went the last week of the year so December/january

The basecamp experience with the igloo was unique but it is a bit pricey.. the price includes the activities - some for additional cost. Chena hot springs had regular hotel rooms and their hot springs are free for guests. If you don’t care for the igloo experience, the activities can booked separately (dogsledding, meeting reindeer, snowmobile,aurora,etc) either at chena or elsewhere nearby.

Thanks 😊

Boba is a girl.. she gets mistaken as a boy a lot haha. she's not much of a barker, super friendly loves people and other dogs. it's great to take them everywhere with you as much as possible so they get comfortable being around people. our dogs love going on road trips or even a short day trip with us

@@VLOGnSHARE haha I should have not assumed! My friends frenchie is named boba and is a girl! Did you hire a dog trainer at all? Trying to see if I should invest in a good trainer, I paid $1500 for a trainer (5 sessions) but results were just ok.

we had a few training sessions.. did help a little but we had to stop due to schedule change. i think with enough patience you can train by yourself too.

Thank you :D we stayed in Chena Hot Springs the first night, went to the hot spring that evening, the next morning hot spring again, the dog kennel and ice museum. we didn't do the aurora tour thinking we would have better luck at borealis basecamp. we stayed midway between chena and fairbanks the 2nd night so that it would be closer to ice fishing and north pole. 3rd night we stayed in fairbanks and just explored the city the next morning then headed to borealis basecamp for our 4th night; fed the reindeer, did dogsled and snow machine there. didn't get a lot of aurora during our stay. we were about to leave when we saw the aurora forecast with high kP so we extended our stay for 1 more night. we headed back to Chena Hot springs for the aurora tour but didn't stay there that night and just drove back right after. If there's good forecast, i recommend 2 nights consecutively in Chena Hot springs instead of driving back like us since the drive is long. we didn't have any special snow gear for the kids, just snow boots and snow pants with jacket.

oh and also keep in mind there's only around 4 hours of daylight each day during the winter

Thank you! I’ve read some terrible reviews about the Chena hot springs hotel rooms. Which did you stay in (moose or fox??) or would you recommend?

@@angelcal2005 all the rooms there are pretty bad actually lol but there’s no choice. Also their cafe/restaurant sucks. The service is horrible and all the servers have attitude. But there isn’t any place to eat nearby so they know we have to eat with them. There’s a little convenience store where you book activities there. The people there are much better. They have microwave pizza and cup noodles. One more thing to be aware of is the area has rotten egg tap water. My kids wouldn’t use it so we used bottled water to brush our teeth 😅

You’re welcome ☺️ hope it helps. The toilet is a no flush toilet. Everything is wrapped and compressed in the foil. After 10 or so “flushes” the foil will need to be replaced.

@@VLOGnSHARE Oh my! I've never heard of that. Thank you!

all the places we went to are dog friendly and do not require them to be service dogs (:

Hi thank you 😊 ❤️ we booked the northern lights tour with chena hot springs. They have all the activities on their website and its very easy to book. I suggest not booking this northern lights tour ahead of time. Check the Aurora forecast and plan your trip during days of higher activity.. I would say as long as you have 3 days stay during Aurora season there is a high chance you will see it. Then book the tour when you get there even the day of would be possible. We didn’t see much during base camp stay cus Aurora activity wasn’t the highest but with basecamp you have to book way ahead and its hard to predict.

@@VLOGnSHARE oh great!! thank you for the suggestion!!

Will be back in a couple months when the cold weather is here 😊 now he gets to enjoy summer ☀️

Thank you 😊 ❤️

Wait, what happened? $1.5m oversight? All I know and heard from the news is that the drought in Mexico caused supply chain issues.

Have fun!! Such a wonderful place for vacation

Fairbanks was magical ❄️ I hope your kids enjoyed it as much as our kids. They have so much to tell their friends at school and to write about in their assignments

Yes it’s free. You do have to reserve the tickets on their website. Its hard to believe something so nice can be free.

@@VLOGnSHARE Understood thank you

Boba is actually the boba from boba milk tea 🧋 those round black balls. A friend of mine suggested it and it fits her since she’s all black.

The life jacket is from Amazon. The brand is Outward Hound

That sounds awesome! I’m sure Kelly will love it!! Our pups are only able to see as much of the world as you allow them to so it’s nice you are letting her go along with u on this trip.

@@VLOGnSHARE definitely! If she can’t go, I won’t go. That’s my motto. I don’t hVe kids and can’t have kids so she is my kid lol if that made any sense 😅

@@NomadDogAdventures how sweet ❤️ they are forever kids who don’t ever fully “grow up”

Not Really. Sometimes Your Horse wont Want to Run when you ask them so you make them.

I, own horses, and have been riding for over sixty years. My first experience riding a horse was at the Pony Ride in Griffith Park, back in 1962. Horse back riding is a great part of California's history, and having the opportunity to ride a pony is a great introduction to learning and appreciating them, and their connectiveness to the outdoor. The mistreatment of these ponies has been overly exaggerated. This has something more to do with money, and wanting the land for a more lucrative venue. Next, the train will be going. Just wait

And what condition is that?

Boba ♥️🥰

Agree

You’re welcome ☺️ I’m sure your kids will enjoy staying at the hotel.. the lobby at the Castle hotel next door is so much fun too so check it out if you have a chance.

Can I do stylish animation?

If you want

Tmoroww my mom said I can use 100 robux

Thanks! Yea it was super windy! I got a headache 😵‍💫 we didn’t get much rain this year so the flowers weren’t as much.

Do see anyone in shackles? Chained to the ground? Looking like they've not been fed in a week?

@@MeMeDaVinci Clearly you don't know what exploitation means.

@@LLawliet-pz1rm Clearly you don't know what slavery means. Apparently you don't know anything about U.S. history or the role that horses play in it. When you do about three or four years worth of research come back... Don't forget the time that they came over on ships when the Spaniards brought them, how the native Americans trained them to survive long-distance travel in all kinds of weather, and the stagecoach passages that went all the way from the east coast to the Pacific starting in the mid 1800s, and oh don't forget the Pony Express...all the way to them being trained for modern horse racing. And you're talking about a few well-kept ponies so children can enjoy an afternoon with their parents while they ride and learn about the animals. Yeah, exploitation. Why do you think that the French call a train a chemin de fer, and motorcycle enthusiasts call their ride a steel horse. Yeah you got a lot of catching up to do.

@@MeMeDaVinci You are clearly a human supremacist and see animals as mere objects.

@@LLawliet-pz1rm Quite the opposite. I see you are clearly a human stupidist that sees history in a different way because you don't want to research the truth. Your way or the high way. Get it? High way, not highway. Right?

Hi Ashlyn👋🏻

You guys can check it out if you ever go back again. The junior ranger thing was one of the kids fave things from the trip. It’s pretty cool they get a keepsake Death Valley badge to collect.