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Up to the Arctic Circle…
A few days after our tour of Fairbanks, Dan and I took a tour van trip up to the arctic circle. This is just to satisfy our need to check it off our travel list…it is really special to be … Continue reading
Tour of Fairbanks in August…
My brother came up here to Fairbanks to visit after he spent a week hanging around the southern part of Alaska. He hiked the Chilkoot pass, visited Juneau and other towns nearby and then flew up here. There are tons … Continue reading
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MOOSE!
One evening, I was sitting on my couch and I glanced out the window to see a moose, eye level with me. She was interested in the good munchies near my RV I guess. She stayed around long enough for … Continue reading
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Fairbanks, Alaska RV Park…
I’m staying at Ice Alaska RV Park & Campground here in Fairbanks and it is one of my favorite campgrounds. It’s not all that beautiful, but I like the fact that it’s centrally located within biking distance of Pioneer Park, … Continue reading
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Adventure in Fairbanks…
I was able to do a tour of the local Pioneer Park and then visit downtown, so the following pictures are from my two visits to the park and during my bike ride into town. I found the bike path … Continue reading
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Tok to Fairbanks…
While in Tok, I worked at a campground as a handyman for a week. After I got fired from that job, I headed to Fairbanks. I’d made the mistake of telling the bosses son that I’d gotten food poisoning from … Continue reading
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On the road to Alaska…
I lost a bunch of pictures somewhere so I can’t show you the pictures of my trip through Canada and into Alaska. They’re on my computer somewhere but I haven’t found them yet. (Update: They are NOT on my computer. … Continue reading
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Memorial Weekend at the Races…
My friend Bud had a race to go to up near Seattle with Joe and family. So I asked for and received an invitation to run up there and be a ‘go-fer’ (go fer this, go fer that) for them. … Continue reading
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On to Oregon…
After I left Dan’s place, I drove up the I-5 freeway into Oregon. Last year and the year before, I was leaving from Lake Tahoe about this time of year and took different routes for the adventure. I’ve been up … Continue reading
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Back in California…
After I visited Pipe Cactus NP, I headed to Quartzsite, AZ and made it there from the park in a few hours. I spent the night on BLM land and the next morning fueled up and headed to my brothers … Continue reading
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