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Over the past several months, we have been asking others to send in their outdoor blogs (video or otherwise). For enouragement, we offered a trip to Barrow along with yours truly, to shoot a full weekend blog as the winning prize for the best submission.

The winner, hands down, was Chris Wilcox from 100.5 FM's "Woody & Wilcox" who submitted a formidable video blog about a family trip to Thunderbird Falls. For winning our contest, Chris and I took an all expenses paid trip to Barrow, with a stop over in Fairbanks, that climaxes with a Polar Bear Plunge in the Arctic Ocean on the beaches of Barrow.

Along the way we had a Lisa Murkowski sighting, we saw one of the most amazing museums either of us had ever seen (seriously it is, and will be featured in Part Two), sampled the finest Mexican food that Barrow has to offer, and yes, took the plunge into the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean amongst a TON of other stuff. 

Before leaving, Jackie Purcell commented to Wilcox that she was jealous that she couldn't come along. So we decided to do the next best thing and bring a glossy photo of Jackie that participates in all of our Barrow events...INCLUDING the Arctic Ocean plunge.

In Part One, Wilcox and I board our Frontier Alaska (www.flyera.com) chariot bound for Fairbanks (after having a close encounter with our Senator). Lady McKinley greeted us along the way and it was gorgeous. And then it was off to The Wedgewood Resort (www.fountainheadhotels.com) with dinner at their "Golden Bear" restaurant.  Following dinner, we raged the night away at the Blue Loon and The Big "I" (which confused Wilcox to no end) and then called it a night because the next day (which will be Part two - due next week) we are set to visit one of the coolest museums EVER, and then take Jackie, Wilcox and I, off to Barrow. Enjoy!

BIG THANKS and services provided by:

Frontier Alaska (www.flyera.com)

The Wedgewood Resort (www.fountainheadhotels.com)

Avis Rent A Car (www.avis.com)

Peace,

Scott (aka Bacon) Elnes