Author Archives: Jim@HiTek

In which we enjoy Third Eye Blind in concert! Stacy had a couple tickets to the 3EB concert yesterday and invited me to go along with her. No problem with that except I was her 2nd choice of escort. The … Continue reading →

The snow has all melted and the days are much warmer here in Fairbanks but we’re still getting down to the mid forties at night occasionally…usually it’s in the 50’s. But I’m still wearing a long sleeve shirt most of … Continue reading →

If you remember, I’ve been living in a cabin a couple miles from Ice Park. Sometime in the next week I’ll be moving back to that campground while someone else gets to live in the cabin for a few months. … Continue reading →

Weekend before last, I headed downtown around 6:30pm with the foolish thought that I could get into the theater and see Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Wandered up to the theater about 40 minutes early to find they are sold out. … Continue reading →

As the weather improved, I took a few trips around town and got a few pictures of the Chena river, always frozen solid for much of the year. It’s slowly melting, as you would expect. Usually, it’s mostly free flowing … Continue reading →

I’m really surprised that spring has not yet sprung here in Fairbanks. With the 5 days of beautiful and warm weather we had a couple weeks ago, this 20°F we’ve had lately, and the 14″ of snow, really brings you … Continue reading →

While we worked our tails off making sure the cameras were all working, I would also handle the ‘panning’ camera. I designed a panning system that would rotate one of our webcam cameras over a 180° field. Then I interfaced … Continue reading →

The Ice Competition event normally would have been over last Sunday but it was decided to remain open another week because the weather was cooperating, there was some more income to be had, and other factors. So I’m still here … Continue reading →

Well, the International ice carving event is winding down and if you’ve been following it you’ve seen some pretty spectacular carvings at Ice Alaska Link. Some were 25 feet tall and 25 feet wide. I have worked at the ice … Continue reading →

The last two weeks have been hectic as I have been working at the Ice Park every day. They feed me so I’m saving money but I don’t get out much. I’m in the webcam room when I’m not out … Continue reading →