Places to Eat in Juneau, Alaska ↠ Canton House.

As much as Dave and I love trying out new restaurants, especially in a new city, something we love even more is finding a restaurant that we fall back on when we want to eat out somewhere we know we love. Here in Juneau, Canton House Chinese Restaurant has become that place. 

Canton House was one of the first restaurants we tried out when we moved to Juneau, and we have had great experiences every time we return. Something that I can't say for all of the restaurants in Juneau, sadly. It was on the list of places we had to take my Dad while he was in town, and it was Dave's choice for his birthday dinner this month. 

I love that they give you a tea kettle full of steaming hot green tea to enjoy while you wait for your food. Their sushi is incredible, but then again you can't really go wrong with ordering sushi in Alaska...I mean, the fish was just caught down the street! I love their kung pow shrimp and always say I'm going to try something new, but who am I kidding? Dave has loved all the chicken entries he's tried, and the lo mien is great, but don't order it if you like the typical thick noodles. We also enjoy the crab rangoons, if we feel like reeeeeeally splurging. ;)

...and now I'm hungry. 

What's the go-to restaurant in your hometown? The one that always pops in your head first...leave me a comment and let me know! I'd love to add it to my wish list for someday.

More places to visit/eat here.

♡ MALLORIE

First time seeing the Northern Lights.

You can all just go ahead and start calling me a storm chaser now, because I am HOOKED. I dragged Dave out last night (he wasn't feeling well) when I got a text from the Aurora Alerts twitter account saying that the Aurora Borealis would be at storm level. We headed up North, thinking that would be the best place to spot them.

We found what we were looking for and were so excited to finally see the Northern Lights, after living in Alaska for nine months. The stars were SO bright up North, thanks to there being no street lights and no one else out that way. We were in awe at how big and close the Big/Little Dippers looked!

As the night went on, the Northern Lights became more intense and we could tell they were brighter over by the glacier (where we live, go figure). So we drove back down south and parked it at one of the trails to watch.

I don't have a tripod at the moment, so I couldn't keep my shutter open for as long as I would've liked, but I thought some of these turned out pretty good for balancing on the window sill of our Jeep...

It was magical watching the Northern Lights dance and change colors. It really is like you see in pictures and videos. I told Dave I can almost leave Alaska a happy woman now, whenever we decide to move back to the lower 48, this was one of the top things on my Alaska list.

If you're planning a trip to Alaska, or anywhere that might get some Northern Lights action, I highly recommend following Aurora Alerts on twitter. I have it set up to receive their tweets as texts, which I think is more helpful, that way when the Aurora is at storm level I know to hop in the car and go!