Fairbanks road trip
April 28, 2012 at 9:28 am | Posted in alaska | 2 CommentsTags: alaska, ANC to FBX, fairbanks, glenn highway, richardson highway, road trip, weekend
I drove up to Fairbanks a week ago on Friday, and back on Sunday via the Richardson Hwy. The way back was longer, and with many photo stops it took all day — but it had been decades since I’d seen that part of the road and I was glad I did it.
Highlights follow.
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Rain cloud near Cantwell.
Beautiful South Cushman St.
Never say die! Old buildings looking for new lives.
Chena River flowing outside our room.
Somebody is doing a nice job fixing up an old house.
Former Castle Restaurant sits empty.
Back side of Gambardella's Bella Pasta.
Michele's dog having fun on a river bank.
2nd Ave. downtown.
Liked the looks of this modern triplex on College Rd.
Rika's Roadhouse near Delta Junction. Remarkable preservation effort on 1913 roadhouse and outbuildings. Definitely going back here when the museum and restaurant are open!
The Great One.
Getting up on the high part of the Richardson on the way back.
Gunsight Mountain.
The best restaurant in Glennallen (take-out only).
Old cabin in Glennallen with lots of quirky charm.
3-22-11 [from the archives, August 2008]
April 16, 2011 at 1:29 pm | Posted in alaska, photo du jour | Leave a commentTags: alaska, daily photo, fairbanks, shrub
Shrub overtakes a sidewalk, Fairbanks, AK.
2-2-11 [from the archives, August 2008]
February 3, 2011 at 5:03 am | Posted in alaska, photo du jour, Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: chevrolet, daily photo, fairbanks, red camper van
Red camper van, Fairbanks.
12-29-10 [from the archives, March 2006]
January 8, 2011 at 8:22 am | Posted in alaska, art, photo du jour | Leave a commentTags: art, clear, cold, daily photo, fairbanks, ice, maze, winter, world ice art championships
Ice maze, World Ice Art Championships, Fairbanks, AK.
10-14-10 [from the archives, March 2006]
October 26, 2010 at 2:47 pm | Posted in alaska, photo du jour | Leave a commentTags: 2nd ave., alaska, daily photo, dog mushing, dogsled, fairbanks, winter
Small crowd applauds dogs and musher, 2nd Ave., Fairbanks.
9-16-10
October 26, 2010 at 6:21 am | Posted in alaska, photo du jour | Leave a commentTags: alaska, army bus, daily photo, fairbanks, fall foliage
WWII era Army bus, Fairbanks.
9-15-10
October 26, 2010 at 6:18 am | Posted in alaska, architecture and design, photo du jour | Leave a commentTags: alaska, austin e. lathrop, daily photo, fairbanks, history, lacey st. theater, lathrop theaters, movie house
Sign and facade, Lacey St. Theater, Fairbanks.
8-31-10 [from the archives, March 2006]
September 10, 2010 at 3:39 am | Posted in alaska, art, photo du jour, Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: alaska, daily photo, fairbanks, fox, ice, ice tower project, roadside alaska, winter
One of a pair of 80 ft tall ice towers in Fox, AK.
3-14-10
March 20, 2010 at 9:59 pm | Posted in alaska, photo du jour | Leave a commentTags: abandoned, alaska, college rd., daily photo, fairbanks, falafel stand
Shuttered falafel stand, College Rd., Fairbanks.
3-13-10
March 20, 2010 at 9:55 pm | Posted in alaska, art, photo du jour | Leave a commentTags: alaska, daily photo, fairbanks, ice alaska, ice carving, world ice art championships
Ice honeybee at World Ice Art Championships, Fairbanks, AK.
All of my photos from the ice park.
Official event site.
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