Regency Fairbanks Hotel

... two scrapbooks that belonged to D. T. (Dan) Kennedy. Dan was the first concessioner at Mt. McKinley Park and Preserve (now Denali Park and Preserve). This collection includes letters and pictures. Val feels as though she has hit the jackpot. What makes this discovery even more unbelievable is that Candy allows us to take this collection, that she just paid $7,000.00 for, and copy whatever we want. Val offered to leave Dave as ...

... to get Art to the emergency room today. We parked the RV in the front lot of the campground, backed the PT Cruiser off of the car hauler and headed to Fairbanks Memorial.<br><br>The triage nurses took Art right away and after the usual questions and procedures, put him in a bed in the emergency room. After more queries and an examination, the doctors were unsure about what is ailing him. They ruled out shingles because he has skin pain across both sides of ...

... That's a part of it. It clears the land of dead plant life, and renews the dirt with that fertilizer. Still sad though.<br><br>One more part... My boss called the cell while I was crossing a bridge returning home. I answered, which is a serious no-no in our company. Think about it - answering a phone while driving in moose country - not a bright idea, for anyone. Anyway, I had to explain to my boss that I was pulling over after the ...

... God. The faith the Karen showed just blew my mind at times. I discovered that what I knew as faith became more powerful with the daily lives they lived. With all that they had before them, they still smiled and shared the love of God with us. I felt honored to be able to go there but they felt honored because we came to share with them. We were their honored guest and they gave more to us than I ...

This was a very special meeting / event. Our team helped to host the annual Partners Benefit Banquet event. This annual event is a community-wide, family-oriented event of fun, food, and information. Preparations have been underway for several weeks. Our team worked in the kitchen to help prepare and serve food. Some of us worked as greetings to welcome guests and take tickets. All of us ...

... With frustration, we took a lunch break and ate outside since the weather was so nice. Next, it was back to see a few more fix-er-up places to see if anyone could fix out RV plug. After a few places a nice guy took us in and had it fixed in 15 min. He was not even going to take any money but I gave him $20 for his trouble. This was a huge relief to us. Next, it was back to our favorite store in the world - Wal-Mart. We seem to spend ...

I feel like I'm planning the invasion of Europe rather than our trip through it. I'm a planner and being spontaneous is hard for me. I've spent the last 6 weeks lining up hotels, trains, air travel and activities. I have the sites I want to see listed as appointments on my Google Calendar and my moleskine is filling up with travel details. I've obsessed over what bags to bring, what luggage to take, and finally am working on my packing list.

... in Alaska even the Poppy/Debbie combination would struggle to get lost. (Debs: how rude!) The road was flanked by snow capped mountains until we reached the Eastern boundary of the Denali National Park. Debbie and I were too busy watching out for bears, moose, wolves etc to keep a beady eye on either Poppy or the speedometer... Unfortunately the State Trooper coming the other way was a little more observant. In a flash we had passed him. We ...

... plug and gain access to wireless Internet. While there, I struck up a conversation about my computer problems with a gentleman by the name of "Billy". In parting I also gave him a copy of my "business card". Two days later in the town of Nenama, 55 km south of Fairbanks I heard someone call my name as I stopped for a coffee at a gas station. So what were the odds of running across the only person in Alaska who knew my name? I wish I had ...

The truck problems are final. I can no longer get into the back of the truck. The latch is completely busted. I cannot camp because 1.) I cannot sleep in the truck or 2.)I cannot get to my tent which is in the back of the truck. I was planning on getting a hotel and showering today in Fairbanks, but it looks like I can't leave until Monday when they have a ...