Westmark Fairbanks Hotel

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813 Noble Street Fairbanks, Alaska, United States, 907-456-7722

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Flooded Train Track

We awoke to a cold, rainy day in Denali again. Most everyone's plans to take helicopter or airplane rides or go riverrafting were cancelled. Our plans to be lazy were right on target. Holland America's plans to have us take the train to Fairbanks at 4 p.m. were changed, too! The river (I don't remember which one) is 15 feet above normal and has flooded the railroad tracks. In fact, it is just one foot below the big flood of 1967 that happened in Fairbanks! So, we were all loaded onto buses. T...

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States chorsman
There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!

A busy, busy day! We started out at 8 a.m. with a bus ride to the boat dock to board a stern wheeler boat for a ride down the Chena River. We rode for about an hour and a half being entertained with stories along the way about the native Alaskans. We saw a float plane take off and land, saw dog kennels (Fairbanks is the headquarters for the Iditarod), and a native village. Got to see a demonstration of cleaning salmon--took a whole 25 seconds! Then by the time we returned, we had killed the w...

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States chorsman
Day # 2 Fairbanks

Today was great!! It snowed a bit overnight and when I walked out to my car it was cloudy and about 5 degrees. I headed to the University of Alaska, Fairbanks Museum of the North. It turned out to be a great museum alot of good info on Alaskan history, the geography and biology of the area, and even some good stuff on the different native peoples. Plus there was this guy....and to think people hunt these with nothing but a bow!!! Then I headed out to find some cheap snowshoes for tomorrow and...

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States docn
Riverboat Discovery Cruise & Gold Dredge #8

THE RIVERBOAT DISCOVERY CRUISE Board the authentic sternwheeler Discovery II or III for a fully-narrated cruise along the Chena and Tanana rivers. See a bush pilot's demonstration, watch a fish wheel in operation and see the "Wedding of the Rivers," where the Chena and Tanana rivers converge. Alaskan Native guides take you ashore at an authentic Athabascan village where you experience traditional native lifestyles, enjoy the work of an Athabascan beadwork artist, and meet Susan Butcher's famo...

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States katstravel
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Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

... spot one and it was pretty far away.

The hot springs felt great. Very relaxing and soothing. We had a drink in the pub after soaking for about an hour.

The ride home was incredibly smoky. Hazel and Art had to cover their noses and mouths with our damp towels to keep from coughing. It is difficult to understand how those who live here put up with the smoke from the persistent forest fires.

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States nocknock
Europe Visual Packing List

... One Bag One World). These people debate the differences between brands like Red Oxx and Tom Bihn, MEI, REI, and Rick Steves. Hardly the Tumi vs. Samsonite vs. Swiss Army luggage wars I was used to, but they have many valid points. And the same things that attracted them to each of those brands caused me to consider each of them. These bags are lightweight, well made, well organized and designed to be carried by a real person ...

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States lisetiffner
Onto The Denali National Park

... in their travel guide (never a good idea by the way). We were greeted by Steve, an entertaining Scouser with an exceptional barnet (grade 2 back and sides with long hair on top), who was more than happy to take our money (£45 per night) before directing us to our log cabin.  The term "log cabin" was a very sneaky way to describe what appeared to be no more than a B&Q economy garden shed. There was enough room for a ...

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States timdabunny
Denali Nationl Park (B) - Alaska - Part 10

... to the proceedings. The first thing that hits you here is disappointment. I say disappointment because everybody knows what a sled dog looks like - right? It is those cute Siberian Huskies characterized by thick, luxurious fur and blue eyes. It is hard not to like and admire the looks of this dog. Unfortunately, these dogs have no resemblance to a Siberian husky. These are Alaskan Huskies which is not an official breed of dog but as a type of dog ...

Nenema Canyon, Alaska, United States lobo
Day 1 - Afternoon Sunset

... foodage... the entire parking lot of the Tesoro was filled with dog sled trainers (mushers) and dogs. 1:00 PM: Look, a Tesoro!! 1:00 PM: Look, doggies!! 1:15 PM: After fueling and potty breaks, Carter and I opted for a hot meal instead of the sandwiches in our cooler. The word "Tsesyu" means "of the caribou clan" in some native language. I remember reading that on the menu.

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States cerasij
Quick and Dirty (Kinko's aint cheap!)

... Crown. This day was also the one year anniversary of owning my car. Hooray! I had put 24,276 km on it at that point. Not bad considering I'm over 6000km just for this trip alone. Thursday, July 10th- Latitude: 61 degrees North Kathleen Lake, Yukon By the end of this day I'd be covered in mud, blood, dust, dirt, sun screen, repellent and bug guts and I'd be loving it. In the morning I headed out on the Rock Glacier Trail. It's a short interpretive trail but you can ...

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States bradleyt
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