Fairbanks

Fairbanks is Alaska's second largest city.
Among its many recreational activities - including hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, camping, rafting and skiing - dog mushing is world famous. Races in the area include the Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race, and the Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race.

University of Alaska Fairbanks: This 2,250-acre campus is home to the Geophysical Institute, the Large Animal Research facility, the farm of the Agricultural and Forestry Experimental Station and one of the state's top natural history museums.

Alaskaland Pioneer Park: Is a popular attraction. It is Alaska's only frontier theme park. Visitors can take a stroll back in time and enjoy entertainment throughout this 44-acre area.

Population: Fairbanks-North Star Borough, 84,380. The city's economy is linked to its role as a service and supply point for Interior and Arctic industrial activities. Fairbanks played a key role during construction of the trans-Alaska pipline in the 1970's. The Dalton Highway (formerly the North Slope Haul Road) to Purdhoe Bay begins about 75 miles north of town.

Fairbanks lies on the flat valley floor of the Tanana River on the banks of the Chena River. Bounded to the north, east and west by low rolling hills of birch and white spruce. To the south is the Alaska Range and Denali National Park. The Steese and Elliott highways lead north to the White Mountains.

This is a Cashe in the bush it is used to store meats and food for the winter.
Built on tall poles so animals can't get to the food.

Fairbanks from Hagelbarger Scenic View

Geese landing to eat at Creamers Field for the flight south

Trans-Alaska Pipeline at Fairbanks. 800-mile-long, 48-inch-diameter oil pipline from Prudhoe Bay oilfields to terminal in Valdez. Built 1974-1977 with participation by 70,000 people. Transports almost two million barrels of oil per day. Northern half of pipeline runs above ground to protect sensitive arctic permafrost and parallels Dalton Highway. Southern half parallels Richardson Highway.

The next 3 pictures are of Murphey's Dome out side of Fairbanks.

This is the Chena River by our house. We ride the snow machine on it in the winter. This was taken as we were waiting for the Yukon Quest 2000 dog teams to come threw. I was standing in the middle of the river.

Wild Arctic Rose taken at one of our favorite camp sites.

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