Author Archives: Jim@HiTek

Yesterday, I noticed a babe hanging around the park. Didn’t remember checking her in so when she came into the office, I expected her to rent a spot for the night. Turned out she had hung around all night already. … Continue reading →

Although it’s now June 1st, I thought I’d put up a few more pictures of the Ice Carving event from March. Then follow that with a few pics from downtown Fairbanks during the sled dog races in mid-April. I still … Continue reading →

Haf Canadian took me to task today with a comment about how I haven’t posted in a month. It’s worse then that, I haven’t posted since Apr. 24th, so a full 5 weeks. Sorry everyone. I’m very pleased that you … Continue reading →

It’s a couple days later, not in real time mind you but in picture taking time, and I’ve gotten more pictures of the event so I thought I’d put them up for you today. The weather sometimes changes in minutes … Continue reading →

It’s a couple days later and the carvings have been viewed by thousands, a winner has been picked and awards passed out. A good time had by all. So, here’s some more pictures… You can see even better photos at … Continue reading →

The show has begun…and when I got a few minutes, I wandered out and got a few shots of the ice carvings. The competition started on Feb. 24th so we had to have the cameras up and running by then. … Continue reading →

I’ve been working hard at the Ice Park getting the web cameras all ready for the ice carving competiton at the park. One of the things I did last year was to design and build a circuit that would control … Continue reading →

After two weeks of -40°F weather here in Fairbanks, and several weeks of below zero temps, the news reports talked about a Chinook coming in that would raise the local temp up to as high as 45°F.  So day before … Continue reading →

As the year came to a close, the weather here in Fairbanks was hovering around -25°F every day, often dipping lower. So, in order to be safe, I tend to stay home or just take short trips. But one night … Continue reading →