Fairbanks Resorts - Reviews and Rates

I catch my flight back down south from Fairbanks, but I'll have to back one day, if for nothing else just to see cars plugged in at parking meters, wired in to the heaters that keep their oil from freezing. Does Western ingenuity know no limits? Would Western ingenuity even exist without the challenges that come from living at the extremes and o...

This morning we had to leave Denali behind and drive to our next cabin in Paxson. We had a long day of driving ahead- since we were wary of driving the un-paved Denali Highway to Paxson, we decided to drive the paved highway from Denali, up to Fairbanks, and then over to Paxson (about 290 miles!) It was a cloudy day, but it did not dampen the be...

Today we headed north towards Fairbanks, about 3 hours drive from Healy. Our first stop was at Gold Dredge #8 (which is much less touristy then the El Dorado mine, which as far as we understand is probably more adequate for families with children). We walked through the camp where we had the chance to see how the miners lived back then. Later we...

Matt: We left Steve and his eccentric B&B for the second time, and headed off to the Denali National Park - approximately 2 hours drive south of Fairbanks. Following advise from the Lonely Planet we stayed at the Denali Mountain Morning Hostel which was described as "Among the best hostels in Alaska.... Highly recommended". The authors of the LP...

Matt: My alarm clock went off at the ungodly hour of 8 am as today we planned to hire a car and drive 400 miles from Anchorage to Fairbanks. After much research Debbie negotiated the best car hire deal by using her "feminine charm" on the red blooded male (complete with the mandatory Alaskan tattoos/ tagging system) manning the rental desk (good...

Though the entries are somewhat limited, the fact that each seat as a private in-flight video and choice of viewing and listening has been a Godsend for the kids. Between napping and eating they've been watching kid friendly movies and TV episodes to help stave off boredom.

As per usual, I'm not where I'm writing about. I'm actually in Dawson City after arriving here yesterday afternoon via Tok. I'm just getting my bearings here so I'll write more about it later. But for now, let's play catch up . . . In the last chapter I had just arrived in the smoke and rain to Denali. The hostel itself is 13 miles south of the ...

So the mountains are IN Fairbanks.... they just haven't been visible for weeks because of the clouds. One afternoon, I was walking to our cafeteria and finally, I saw the mountains!!!! This is what they look like just outside my door..... This is the Alaska Range, including MNT. MCKINLEY, and this is what I came to Alaska for... Some funny stori...