Fairbanks is the second largest city in Alaska (and the largest in the interior). There are about 36,000 or so people, so it's the northern-most metropolis in the US. There are a couple of decent restaurants, as well as two fairly large breweries. The University of Fairbanks, a large animal rescue preserve, the museum of the north, a birding paradise, botanical gardens, and the northern lights complete the highlights. Oh, they DO have a wal-mart.
And while we will visit the breweries and the -40 below room at the museum of the north (did you know that -40 degrees F and -40 degrees C are the same?), we're really here to travel the 120 miles to the Arctic Circle. Because we can.
On Monday (we're hoping the weather will clear up a bit) we'll take a ride in a twin-engine plane up to Coldfoot and set foot in the arctic. Even though it's supposed to be sunny and 67, I'm glad I brought my fleece!
Aside from booking that, we didn't do much today. I have a bit of a cold, and we're both pretty run down. You know what a travel nazi Joe is. But no worries! I have NyQil, and Joe just had a tuna sandwich on rye...everybody's happy.
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