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