This drive was a Moose Bonanza
I don't know where they were all heading, maybe to the moose picnic
Monday June 2nd 2008
Drive to Delta Junction and then to Fairbanks
203 miles – estimated 4 hours of driving
This drive was great! So short that it felt like there was no driving at all. We started seeing Monolithic Domes at Delta Junction. Here was the office of M2C1 construction. I took a bunch of pictures of this gorgeous copper dome for dad. I was bummed that the owner wasn’t there. After all, dad’s only famous to a select group of people.
We checked into the hotel upon arrival in Fairbanks and discovered that the room was very, very small and the Internet connection was irregular. Here in Fairbanks we found the joys of staying out of our hotel room.
The first touristy stop was the Large Animal Research Station where the university personnel are studying Caribou, Reindeer, and Yaks. We got to take the tour and learn lots about them. Best of all was the very, very, cute baby yaks.
Birding was high on the list of things for me to do and they have a wonderful bird spot at the Creamery, so called because it is on the site of an old dairy farm.
Next touristy thing was the trip to the marvelous bookstore then the internet café for treats and internet access.
The most amazing Thai food can be found here in Fairbanks. If you go I recommend ordering one thing off the menu and sharing. We ordered two things and couldn’t even touch the second…
Golden North Motel
4888 Old Airport Way
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Receipts:
Golden Bear Motel & RV Park – Tok AK
Three Bears (gas) – Tok AK
IGA Food (groceries) – Delta Junction AK
Sam’s Sourdough Café – AK ?
Large Animal Research Station (admissions) – Fairbanks AK
Large Animal Research Station (souvenirs) – Fairbanks AK
Gulliver’s Books – Fairbanks AK
College Coffeehouse (coffee, tea, treats, internet access) – Fairbanks AK
Pad Thai Restaurant – Fairbanks AK
Wildlife & Birds:
Moose
Mew gulls
Bank swallows
Violet green swallows
Lesser scaup
Green winged teal
Canada geese
American wigeon
Northern shoveler
Sandhill cranes
Cliff swallow
Wilson's warblers
White crowned sparrow
Dark eyed juncos
Random quote from some sign: “Worry is the darkroom where negatives are developed”
For more photos from this day see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsemenza/sets/72157605547282888/
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