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
one last game
me and Jason
All five of us
the Diehls last night
Denali from Kincaid Park
Iditarod HQ in Wasilla
Iditarod HQ in Wasilla
heading out of Hatcher Pass
digging his way out
he fell in!
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lots of sledders were in the area
27 weeks
getting closer to Independence Mine (will there be gold?)
long walk to the gold mine (only the boys went)
boys clowing around
look at all that untouched snow
oh what fun it is to play in the snow
me and Jill with Talkeetna Mtns in background
like son
like father,
snowball fight (one sided)
building a snowman (since he missed the snow in MO)
man's pose
fun stop on Hatcher Pass
Knik Glacier in the distance
pretty, windy views
Palin for Governor
Old Glenn Hwy up to Palmer
what can I say?
John Baker won the Iditarod - we went to HQ in anchorage to check out the standings and pick up some Iditarod schlock
we had a fun time following the Iditarod while they were here
and again
and again
being tourists
sleeping lade from Snow Goose Pub
Diehls at Snow Goose Pub for pretty views
Mr. and Mrs. Diehl
Coltin loved sliding on the ice
town square in anchorage
did global warming get these polar bears?
