Faces of Fairbanks

Kelly  Griffin 5th place Yukon Quest winner.  She farms and raises dogs near Wasilla.                        Roni... won her first 4 dog spring race. She is a teacher in a native school and a dog raiser near Tok.

Mykel. house cleaner from a village. On her way

 to Anchorage

The only bear we saw...








Jim Carlson Ice sculptor.. was an electrician. It took 50 hours plus ice digging for this great sculpture in front of the Big Dipper

One of many hockey fans

Denny parking his bike at -33  and eating lunch

Christian... high school volunteer who wants to be a welder

     Monica attends Catholic high school, plays basketball and the violin


 

Dogs are everywhere, even in the Boatel Bar.

Cliff Joseph from Tanana... his brother Ben lives two blocks from us in Washington, IL!!! He works for the Native Corporation

My friend Anna originally from Tanana. She was a nurse and a PA

Dixie...was home schooled.. likes to read

Brenda who wants to be called luscious... has a condo in Whittier


                                            Gentleman musher lover who is from the Netherlands... had a horrible experience in Chicago on his way here 50 years ago and still remembers!

Our neighbor Joyce... just had cataract surgery. Moving into her apartment next week.

Pete working  Security at ICE ALASKA

Rita solving the case of the missing pry bar...Rusians and Americans

Miles.. Mechanical Engineering student at UAF. He worked as a technician for 4 years...has a job lined up with BP. Yes you CAN smoke in bars and restaurants.... the laws are few here and weakly enforced

Dog musher dog handler..                   note Chicago Bears

Wood carving artist Scott Houghton... from 30 degrees below zero

Pete working daily to keep the Green Trucking Running