We
visited the Morris Thompson Cultural
& Visitors Center in Fairbanks and the Chena Hot Springs Resort today.
The Route
We drove to downtown Fairbanks and then to Chena Hot Springs, about
60 miles east of Fairbanks.
About the Day
We seem to get a daily weather tease. Like yesterday, the morning
was sunny and clear, clouds and showers moved in around noon and the late
afternoon cleared. A sunset at 12:27am and a sunrise at 3:12am is odd.
Breakfast …
Restaurants are our way to meet the locals. We started the day
with a fun breakfast at Sam’s Sourdough Café.
Sourdough pancakes and reindeer sausage are a few of the unusual items on their
menu. Dick tried the pancakes, but visions of Rudolph got in the way of
ordering the sausage. The staff was friendly
and breakfast was tasty.
Information Center …
The Morris Thompson Cultural
& Visitors Center is a wonderful place to learn about Alaska. The
exhibits and staff were excellent.
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| Walter & Mary Ellen Gould cabin (circa 1910) |
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| One of many exceptional displays |
Chena Hot Springs …
Chena Hot Springs Road travels through the Chena River Recreation Area and ends at the Chena Hot Springs Resort. We went to the resort to see the Aurora Ice Museum and ended up seeing much
more.
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| On the way |
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| This moose wanted to share the road. |
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| The road has lots of frost heaves. |
Founded over 100 years ago, Chena Hot Springs is the most developed
hot springs destination in Alaska. It’s world famous for legendary healing
mineral waters, beautiful Aurora Borealis displays in the winter, renewable energy
projects and the Aurora Ice Museum … a year round geothermal technology wonder.
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| The road ends at the resort entrance. |
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| Aurora Ice Museum |
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| Resort restaurant |
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| Iditarod finishing sled |
The grounds were decorated with antique equipment.
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| A lawn tractor to love |
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| This is a heavy-duty snowmobile. |
Tomorrow
We’re heading for Denali
National Park.
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