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SonoFit Reviews - Real Hearing Oil Supplement for Inner Ear Bandage Support?
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Do you have a mild hearing impairment? Do you feel ashamed to have to ask someone to repeat themselves? Hearing loss is common with aging, and hence, the existence of numerous support mechanisms. Interestingly, one team contends there is an underlying problem that is simple to fix for individuals experiencing it earlier than predicted. They’ve created an all-natural topical remedy that eliminates this recently identified threat while ensuring precautions are taken for future protection. Our editorial team was surprised to learn that it might alleviate most hearing loss-related symptoms, including possible tinnitus. Still not convinced? Here’s more information about Sonofit. What is Sonofit? Sonofit is a natural oil that supports healthy auditory nerve activity and hearing. The creators of this remedy claim that their oil-based formula is equivalent to applying a bandage to wounds. In particular, the nutrients are thought to act as a bandage to protect ear function, allowing…

Keeping an Alaskan Tradition
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Keeping an Alaskan Tradition

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Becca Wolfe and John Wolfe Jr. Honor a Legacy Half a century after Helen Nienhueser published the popular guidebook 55 Ways to the Wilderness in Southcentral Alaska, her son and granddaughter have released a revamped and expanded trail guide to hiking, biking, paddling, skiing, and skating in the mountains and rivers around Anchorage, from the Kenai Peninsula to Mat-Su valley to the Copper River basin. In their new book, Alaska Adventure 55 Ways, authors John Wolfe Jr. and Rebecca Wolfe celebrate Alaska’s wilderness and their family tradition of being out in it. It’s so cool that this book now spans three generations of your family. How did it first come about? Becca: My grandmother found herself and found the love of her life in these mountains. She wrote the book with the intention of getting more people out to fall in love with the wilderness. It’s sort of endemic to…

Alaskan mountains, manipulated in the photo editing process.
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New Faces, New Photos

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Talent, technology, and the creative spirit One of the best things about producing Alaska magazine is the opportunity to work with such a dynamic, talented team. I’d like to welcome two new members who’ve recently joined: Corrynn Cochran as digital content editor, and Tim Lydon as assistant editor. Readers might recognize Corrynn’s name from her former stint here as photo editor; she brings a wealth of energy and skills to our online presence. Tim is a journalist and public lands advocate who’s written for us before and now compiles The Cache section. It’s always good to have new ideas flowing and fresh perspectives on the magazine and our great state. This photography-themed issue includes the winners of our 2022 photo contest as well as a how-to article on choosing the right photo tour, a feature on macrophotography, a piece on how to have fun with photo editing, and more on…

Alaskan Crab Cakes
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Alaskan Crab Cakes

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Hearty croquettes for every occasion Nothing says sumptuous like fresh Alaskan seafood—in this case crab. Look for it at your local market, or find suppliers via the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. Make a splash this holiday season with family and friends. Treat them—and yourself—to festive, easy, gourmet food. Prepare a few of these tasty treasures as appetizers, or pile the serving plate high for an entire meal fresh from the sea. Alaskan Crab Cakes Ingredients ¼ cup mayonnaise 1 egg, beaten 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard 1 tsp lemon zest ½ tsp Old Bay seasoning ½ tsp black pepper 1 lb Alaskan king, snow, or Dungeness crab meat 2 Tbsp red bell pepper, finely diced 2 Tbsp celery, finely diced 2 Tbsp flat leaf parsley, finely chopped ⅔ cup panko Cooking oil, for pan frying For serving Lemon wedges Chipotle mayo, Sriracha aioli, or tartar sauce…

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Cascade Mountain Tech – Large LED Camping Lantern

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I love my gas lanterns, but I don’t love that they can be a fire danger especially as a dad of a couple of rowdy little boys who have an appetite for destruction. For a lot of camping trips, I switched to using a battery-operated lantern, partly for safety and partly because they are easier to use. I’ll never say goodbye to my Coleman lanterns, but there are some real perks to not playing with gasoline and fire. This fall I tried out Cascade Mountain Tech’s LED Camping Lantern. This thing is a beast of light—you don’t want to stare directly at it. Powered by eight D batteries, it is the brightest lantern I’ve used. At its lowest setting it shines for up to 250 hours, which is much longer than lanterns of a similar make. It does weigh nearly five pounds, which isn’t surprising considering the light and hours…

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2022 Alaska Photo Contest Winners

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Congratulations to our 2022 photo contest winners. Each image tells a story or captures a slice of Alaska’s unique beauty, adventure, or way of life. This year, we’ve included photographers’ Instagram names so you can follow them online to see even more of their explorations around Alaska and beyond. We hope you enjoy these colorful images from around the Great Land. Grand Prize Winner JENNIFER SMITH @jfogle02 Look for this image on the cover of our February Issue of Alaska Magazine. Categories Alaska Life: Representing Alaskans and/or their way of life, traditions, culture, or authentic “only in Alaska” moments. CLOSE-UPS: Showing the close-up details of anything Alaskan, from nature to people to urban constructs. Scenic: Emphasizing the landscape and scenery of Alaska with or without the human element. Wildlife: Animals native to Alaska (not in captivity). Alaska Life 1st Place JILLIAN BLUM @jillian.blum 2nd Place DAVID NEEL @akwildphoto 3rd Place…

Mammoth bones discovered
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Mammoth Treasure

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Discovering ancient bones near McGrath. The water level in the Kuskokwim River rises and falls in response to snowmelt and rain. High water plucks trees from the muddy riverbanks, transporting them down the river. Low water strands jumbles of wood on sandbars. These wood piles are welcome to the river communities because the logs are a convenient source of firewood. I was six years old when we set out from McGrath to collect firewood. Francis, my stepdad, drove the boat upriver, so that the collected logs could then be floated downriver. Our strategy was to tie a raft of logs to the bow of the boat and gently motor the raft back to town. While my mom and Francis were sawing wood for the raft, I played games with my older brother Burke—setting up sticks for target practice with rocks or a BB gun. Burke recalls that one of the…

Wildlife watching is one of many good reasons to roam Alaska.
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Reasons to Discover Alaska

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It’s hard to pick just one Ask a dumb question, get smart aleck answers—at least from the sassiest members of the Alaska magazine team. For our staff question on page 8, my inquiry was in earnest, yet some responses were telling: It’s nearly impossible to choose just one good reason to visit Alaska, and their replies radiate incredulity at my audacious request to narrow the scope. Pick one? Preposterous! They’re right, of course. The list of reasons to explore Alaska is practically endless: natural beauty and scenic wonders, wildlife, interesting people, cultural diversity, unparalleled recreation options, abundant local foods, one-of-a-kind events, distinct seasons, geographic variety, quirky towns, find yourself, lose yourself, etc. etc. Lesson learned—never underestimate a person’s fierce loyalty to and love of Alaska. Kinship with place is not unique to the Great Land, of course, but it’s different here than anywhere else I’ve ever been. Maybe because Alaska is…

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If following a strict keto diet or Atkins diet is hard for you, you need to get some good keto diet pills for yourself. Many keto diet pills work by supporting your ketogenic diet journey using just natural ingredients. Our team scanned the keto diet pill industry for the best keto supplements, and this is what they found. What Are The Best Keto Pills Of The Year? A keto supplement works by delivering exogenous ketones to your body so that it can use the fatty acids to produce energy. Taking keto pills can help you to stick to a strict diet so that you can achieve weight loss without experiencing keto flu symptoms. All the keto supplements mentioned below can help you lose weight without any difficulty. Before you study each keto pill in detail, let’s go through the summary of ketone supplements in the following table. KetoChargeThese ketogenic diet…

Opening ceremonies of the Alcan Highway at Soldiers' Summit.
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Soldier’s Summit

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80 years of the Alaska Highway The 11,000 workers who built the Alaska Highway over the course of eight months in 1942 were divided into units that were tasked with constructing a section of the 1,600-mile road. These crews forced their way through the wilderness toward one another, until the road sections connected. The most famous of these meetings took place near Beaver Creek on October 25, 1942, when two bulldozer operators came crashing through the woods toward one another. Photographer Harold W. Richardson of Engineering News-Record posed Corporal Refines Sims, Jr. and Private Alfred Jalufka for a photo of the two men shaking hands. The image was widely reprinted in newspapers and magazines and the press heralded the construction success as a feat of engineering. The official ceremony for the opening of the Alcan, as it was called at the time, took place nearly a month later on November…

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