Fairbanks: Last freeze.
May 3
Fairbanks: Official Chena Ridge greenup day.
April 25
Tanana River, Nenana: Breakup day. Nenana Ice Classic tripod clock stopped at 15:48 AKDT.
April 21
Fairbanks: End of seasonal snow cover.
November 5
Fairbanks: Establishment of seasonal snow cover.
September 18
Fairbanks: Snowed with all the leaves still on the trees.
September 15
Fairbanks: First freeze.
September 4
Fairbanks: Beautiful amanita mushrooms everywhere. Highbush cranberries are ripe.
September 2
Carlo Creek, Cantwell/Denali Park: On trails into alpine areas. Some of the best red currants I’ve seen, growing like grapes in a vineyard. Ripe and delicious and incredibly plentiful. Many ripe blueberries, juicy but not as tasty as the Fairbanks berries. Many ripe crowberries and other alpine berries.
August 17
Swamp land, Goldstream, Fairbanks: Absolutely perfect and tons of blueberries in the black spruce.