What is there to do in Fairbanks in February?

Attend the Orchestra

One might wonder what people do here...   Learn to Ice Skate

 

 Watch the dogs and mushers and all of the excitement of the 1000 mile race from Whitehorse to Fairbanks

 Watch the UA Fairbanks Nanooks play hockey

 Watch the Green Bay Packers win the Super Bowl.. Yes we ARE in the USA!

 Visit monuments honoring American Pilots who flew fuel to Russia in WWII

Visit monuments recognizing Native Alaskans

 Be out in the cold at 30 below to advertise Liberty Tax...dancing to keep warm

 Watch the famous Iditarod Musher Lance Mackey race in a 10 dog sprint race: 12 out of 12

 Play in the snow day AND night

Watch the Ice Dogs play

 Guns and shooting ranges

 Work at or attend the International Ice Carving Festivals. These are two of the winners

 This is the multi block Ice Carving being built







Next   some faces of  Fairbanks

Fairbanks in February

 The frost never leaves

 The Chena River at an open place

Frozen until?

There are many things in Fairbanks in the winter that we don't have in central Illinois

 A shadow at noon...very low sun

 Plug ins everwhere

 Including us!

 LOOK hard yes... -33 degrees!

 People leave their vehicles running much of the time

Water is delivered to your house

 Taxis everywhere  the only thing there are more of is: see below!

The Ubiquitous RAVEN.... flying around at -30 degrees

Along THE Highway Wild and Wildlife

Our trip from Haines Junction, Yukon to Fairbanks was a beautiful cold weather drive. The scenery speaks for itself.

The famous Alaska Pipeline crossing the Tanana River

 Glacial Rivers are broad and rocky

Wildlife  

Caribou for our view

Look hard on the center left. The MOOSE did not want her picture taken!


Two very welcome rest stops that WERE open..

NEXT: Fairbanks peculiarities

Up TO the Highway as they say here

 Haines Alaska

The Canadian border guards checking out Pete's guns

Our trip from Haines to Fairbanks was harrowing at best. The first part of the trip was sheer ice. It had snowed then rained on the way up the mountain to Canadian customs. I think it was the worst drive we have ever had. I knew we were in trouble when we saw Semis stopping and putting chains on the area where we had just tried to drive.

Once we got to Canada the roads had at least been sanded

Haines Junction, Yukon Territory was a joy to see.

We will now be on THE ALCAN Highway after joining it in Haines Junction.Tomorrow, hopefully  Tok, Alaska!