After two busy days of sightseeing in Fairbanks, our
first free day turned out to be a rainy one.
Some did laundry, some went shopping and some went on a trip to the
Arctic Circle. A few hardy souls
accompanied Jim and Helen on their Fairbanks Historical Volksmarch.
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| (Front: Left to Right) Robbie, Ivy, Helen & Rita (Back: Left to Right) George, Jim, Arnie & Jesse |
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| Information about Fairbanks Alaska on August 7th, 2012 |
It was a 10 km walk through downtown past historic
buildings and along the Chena River. The
Rotary Club has done a lot to commemorate the early families and beautify the
riverbank area. Here are a few places we saw today:
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| The Rotary Clock Tower with a bell |
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| A fountain with memorial plaques |
This is the starting point for the 1,000 mile Yukon Quest
Dog Sled Race from Fairbanks to Whitehorse.
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| Start of the Yukon Quest Dog Sled Race |
The Old Masonic Lodge built in 1907, in the National
Register of Historic Places.
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| Fairbanks Masonic Lodge |
It looks like every time there was an addition to the
family, there was an addition to the house!
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| The home keeps growing |
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| Fairbanks Curling Club |
Every June 21st a baseball game starts at
10:30 and is played without any artificial light.
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| Annual June 21 Baseball game |
Permafrost is permanently frozen ground. For example, in
Fairbanks, Alaska, the soil is frozen just some 30 to 40 centimeters below the
surface, and in fact, has been frozen for the last several thousand years and
maybe even longer.
This is what happens when permafrost melts. This house settled about a foot.
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| Effects of permafrost |
We had a great day despite the rainy weather and topped
it off with hot soup and lunch at Soapy Smiths Restaurant.
Submitted by: Rig #10
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| Ivy & George |
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