We flew with Lloyd and Jen on an early morning flight to Fairbanks. The sun rose as we were flying and it was an orange glow across the whole horizon. When we landed it was about negative eight degrees and too early for our events to be opened so we went for a breakfast.We saw the Ice Art which is an international ice carving competition. The displays were very intricate and some about 20 feet tall. One of the highlights especially for Don was the playground including ice slides, a maze and a reverse igloo bowl. At night the displays have colored lights.
Next we toured the UAF museum. It was a good display of native pieces, historical items and wildlife.
After that we headed out of town to Paws for Adventure and took a ride on a dog sled for about five miles. It was fun and the dogs were amazingly well trained and friendly. We were pulled by about ten dogs.
Our B&B lodging was A Taste of Alaska. The business was about ten years old and made from logs grown on the property. The field overlooked Denali. We had a room with a hot tub and a living room. The owner prepared dinner for guests by request.
Next we went to Chena Hot Springs which was about an hour and a half drive away. The road was somewhat ice covered and lacking in traffic. At the springs we hoped to see the Northern Lights and we did! They were on display for about 40 minutes or so while we soaked in the hot tub. The steam rose around us and the rocks were still covered in snow!
The next day we drove to see the Alaskan pipeline, had lunch and headed home to Anchorage
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