Thursday, July 05, 2007

Denali - Helicopter Ride

Drive to Denali
Our camp location for the night
Helicopters we will ride
Eric in the middle
Cheryl and Amanda

The view

On a glacier - Mom M, Amanda, Eric, and Cheryl
Amanda, Eric, Cheryl, Jesse, and Mom M.
The other helicopter
Ice bacon
Water going down a hole
View again

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Arctic Circle Trip - No Fireworks

The Excursion - No I did not drive we rode a bus
First stop - Joy
Dirt Road
Eric taking a nap
A bike heading toward Fairbanks
A truck passing us
Fire weed on the hills
The BIG bridge over the Yukon River - Wood decking
The view of the bridge from the river.
Lunch - Eric, Cheryl, Mom, and Amanda
Amanda on the rock - was taking pictures
View north.
We made it to the Arctic Circle
Amanda, Cheryl, and Mom have some cake

The group feeling the permafrost under the tundra - Amanda, Eric, Mom, and Cheryl in the group somewhere
Jesse in the distant taking picture of the group - Eric and Amanda near the center of things.
Broken window before dinner stop
Eric and Amanda petting a dog at Joy - Cheryl is walking back to the bus.

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Around Fairbanks

In Fairbanks
Square Dance hall - Mom M., Cheryl, and Amanda
Eric feeling the rock
Inside the Museum

Monday, July 02, 2007

North Pole and Fairbanks

The trailer is broken (the tire had sunk) - This damage is from the prior day
The end of the Alaska Highway - Eric and Mom M.
End of Alaska Highway in the distant
The Alaska pipe line over the Tanana River
North Pole Alaska
Sanata
Jesse getting a bear hug?

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Made it to Alaska

Still in Canada
Another stop for road construction
Construction is widening this part of the road
Another construction point
Crossing into Alaska!
One of the big rivers we crossed
Another big river we crossed

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