I haven't.
It's something I definitely want to see before I die though!
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Yes! I lived in way upstate NY, 30 minutes south of the Canadian border and we saw them often in the winter! It was so amazing and beautiful. I loved looking at the stars and the northern lights together... Until my nostrils started freezing together, lol.
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Yes! Our last big trip before baby was to Alaska this winter! We went up to Fairbanks and did a night time 'tour' where they brought you up to the top of a hill and you just sat and waiting for them-- thankfully they showed up because it would have been a lot of effort to miss it!! Very cool and worth the trip to see them (we did other things there too, but that was the one big bucket list thing I wanted).
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Yep! I lived in Alaska for several years . . . they are particularly beautiful on piercingly cold nights.
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Yes! In northern washington, during a big solar storm. It was the middle of the night, on the last night of a church camp. We all went out side to see it, and it was truly one of the most amazing experiences of my life.
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I missed them when I was in Seattle (post call) and I missed them when we were in Glacier last month (putting babies to bed).
It's like they don't exist in my world
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@MsLipGloss: Really? I just moved to Anchorage from ATL!
ETA: I haven't seen them...yet! @chopsuey119: you've got a place to stay when you decide to fulfill that bucket list!
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I see them frequently in the summers here in Minnesota. We caught them occasionally in Iowa, too, but MN by the lake is my absolute favorite.
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I never have.
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Yep.
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@Espion: Yep! I graduated high school and started college there. I lived in Eagle River.
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I'm so jealous of those of you who have!! I really want to see them someday!! It's on my bucket list!
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Yep, from our backyard in Calgary, Alberta.
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Never. I'd have to travel a long way north of Sweden for me to see them.
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@MsLipGloss: We drove through Eagle River yesterday! Random question that has nothing to do with the Northern lights, don't mind me: am I going to perish in the winter if I have to drive up and down the hillside at all hours of the night/day? (i.e. with my job, if i have to go in, I *have* to go in.) Everyone says, "Oh you'll be fine" but I feel like it's like asking a San Franciscan about an earthquake...
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Lol - you'll do great (I am assuming you mean the area of Anchorage commonly referred to as *hillside*)! It just adds travel time. As long as you take your time and remember that *four wheel drive* doesn't mean *four wheel stop* you'll be good to go! Before you know it, you'll find yourself wondering how the folks in the *lower 48* manage to have so many *dry pavement* accidents!
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Yes, one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Wish I'd had a camera with me.
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I've seen them many times. They are awesome.
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No, but it's definitely on my bucket list!
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Yes, we see them often in the winter. It's breathtaking when you get to see them on a night that they're really 'dancing'!
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No and I'm so sad about it! I even went to Norway in winter one year to try and see them (no luck) and then went to Iceland the following winter, sure I would see them then, but again, no luck. I think I'm just destined not to see them, boo.
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Nope, but I have never really looked for it. I should since I live in Seattle.
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My dad has seen them in Alaska. I'm dying to see them.
@Ree723: I am slightly obsessed with Iceland (even though the country likes to accept America's rejected citizens). Have you seen this video:
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Yep, I saw them for the first time when we moved there, and I've seen them during a solar storm here in Oregon a few years back. So pretty.
@Espion: @MsLipGloss: I lived in Anchorage for a year (we didn't make it much longer than that) when I was in high school (Dimond), I was so thankful to move before I got my license. Hillside scared the bejeezus out of me
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No, but it is on my bucket list!!
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Nope! I would love to though! Maybe one day when we go on an Alaskan cruise...
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@MsLipGloss: Ha! Awesome, thanks! Now if we can find a shack we can afford....!
@StbHisMrs: It scares me too! Those roads are steep *and* twisty. An uncool combination with ice and dark, heh.
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Another "no, but it's on my bucket list!" here
I sooooo want to see them!
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Yes all the time. I live in Northern Canada. I have even seen them red before.
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DH and I were *just* talking about this! It's definitely on my bucket list. We are planning a trip up to Alaska next year hopefully. Looks like there are several of you ill be asking for advice on where to go and what to see!
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Oh yes, all the time, when I lived in the country. It would be fun to go far up north and see the ones the stretch across the whole sky and last for hours though.
I sooooo want to see them!
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