Aurora Bear – aurora photography classes and aurora tours
We are located 25miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska on a high ridge with an amazing, undisturbed view to the North. Far away from any disturbing light pollution, this is one of the best aurora viewing locations in Fairbanks. Our 144acre property with more than 6 miles of trails offers endless possibilities for creating various fantastic pictures of the Northern Lights. Our one-evening classes with professional and experienced photographer Frank Stelges will teach you everything you need, to bring home life long lasting memories. Our cozy home is your place to listen to Frank’s and Miriam’s presentations about photography and the aurora and to warm up in front of the fireplace when you want to have a break from enjoying the Northern Lights dancing above you.
We started Aurora Bear and got our Visas in 2015 and then moved to Alaska in 2016.
Since 9 winters we basically ran tours every night from beginning of September till end of March with an average of 4h sleep per night during the season.
The few summer months each year were full of building and remodeling.
We came initially to Alaska to enjoy the amazing nature and to photograph breathtaking landscapes and the fantastic wildlife up here but it turned out to be really and actually too difficult to do all that while running tours.
So we decided to take a break the next season (2025/26) to follow our passion and dreams more intensively than we did so far.
We are sorry if this is inconvenient for your travel plans but we hope, that you will understand our decision.
Thank you very much for being interested in our tours and checking out our website!
All the very best for you – see you then maybe when we are back!
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