Beth Phoenix
March 4, 2022
Inhaling the frigid arctic air by mouth had been a huge mistake. My lungs and nostrils began burning and within minutes my ears were frost nipped. Welcome to Fairbanks, Alaska in February! The temperature was lower than I ever imagined–minus 35 degrees. Later that night the thermometer would bottom out at minus 45 degrees. I cannot claim the afternoon flight from Seattle to Fairbanks […]