you can PAY to stay in the "ice hotel"
enough March Madness for us
I think this one was called "dream big"
pretty ice art all lit up
watch out grasshopper!
this one was much cooler lit up
yes, he did it again
same piece at night
same piece at night
same piece at night
They had a cool sled park - even better at night
We went back after dark to see the ice all lit up! Eskimo Jason
at first we thought she was choking him - such a fine line
Have an "ice" day!
Dali inspired
ice jammin'
dog sled scene
he's a guy!
mardi gras mask
(ice) fishing
neat - look at the floor
horses, horses, horses
Pinnochio
this was the big winner, but parts were so thin it had already melted by the time we go there (over a month later)
eagle!
just pretty ice art
look - I'm a butterfly - well, I've got one in the cocoon for now
the ducks loved the warm water
say cheese
lots of sculptures - that's our shadows
ice turtle
can Jason find his way out?
polar bear in maze
they had belly dancers there for entertainment
One reason we went to Fairbanks in March was to catch the ice sculptures on display
Looks who's kissing...
North Pole, AK
We went to North Pole
point where pipe emerges from underground for a few miles
we were there!
I think it's 800 miles long
it's high enough for animals to pass under naturally
exposed pipeline - at least half of it is above ground to protect the permafrost and other geo features
Alaska Pipeline - I was born when the first batch of oil was traveling from Prudoe Bay to Valdez (it took one month)
it passed under the road a few miles north
Silver Gulch - north of Fairbanks
Silver Gulch Brewery - furthest brewery north - stop for lunch
Jason spent some time "reading" in the art exhibit
Blue Babe - frozen in time at Museum of the North
Coffee exhibit at the museum - with free coffee
