Album 5 - Activities

IMG_AK_5000 Passing the time on the flight to Seattle

IMG_AK_5001 Waiting in Seattle for our connecting flight to Fairbanks

IMG_AK_5002 Our favorite spot in Fairbanks.

IMG_AK_5003 Taking a rest break and checking out Joy Alaska

IMG_AK_5004 Vince is touching permafrost, the permanently frozen soil common in northern Alaska.

IMG_AK_5005 Another rest stop at Finger Mountain on the Dalton Highway.

IMG_AK_5006 Crossing the Arctic Circle on the Dalton Highway.

IMG_AK_5007 Hiking on the tundra in the Brooks Range.

IMG_AK_5009 Rafting on the Koyukuk River.

IMG_AK_5010 Onboard the Riverboat Discovery on the Chena River near Fairbanks.

IMG_AK_5011 Onboard the Riverboat Discovery on the Chena River.

IMG_AK_5012 On The Riverboat Discovery Tour

IMG_AK_5013 On The Riverboat Discovery Tour

IMG_AK_5014 Watching an Alaska Native Presentation on the Riverboat Discovery tour.

IMG_AK_5015 Is this us in a few more years?

IMG_AK_5016 Chowin

IMG_AK_5017 Taking it easy on the deck after lunch while visiting the historic Gold Dredge #8.

IMG_AK_5018 Panning for real gold using authentic pans and gold sand from the #8 mine

IMG_AK_5019 Visiting the Trans-Alaska Pipeline outside of Fairbanks.

IMG_AK_5020 Visiting the Trans-Alaska Pipeline outside of Fairbanks.

IMG_AK_5021 Boarding the McKinley Explorer in Fairbanks for the trip to Denali and Anchorage.

IMG_AK_5022 Lunch Onboard the McKinley Explorer in the dining room on the first level.

IMG_AK_5023 Waiting outside McKinley Chalet for the Denali Tour bus to come.

IMG_AK_5024 First stop on the Denali Tour at Savage River on the Park Road.

IMG_AK_5025 First stop on the Denali Tour at Savage River on the Park Road.

IMG_AK_5026 First stop on Denali Tour at Savage River on the Park Road.

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IMG_AK_5028 Hot chocolate break at the end of the road.  Now we go back the way we came.

IMG_AK_5029 Yes that

IMG_AK_5030 Inside the McKinley Chalet gift shop.

IMG_AK_5031 Waiting for the train to Anchorage.