We had rain last night and it is a lot cooler today. Yesterday Fairbanks set a new record of 92o and it was so humid we had the A/C on in the trailer for a while. Today the temps were around 70o which is a whole lot nicer so we were able to carry out our plans to be tourists…
Due to the sporadic internet coverage in the park, we decided to go to a library as we had many items to catch up on. This went well and afterwards we had a sandwich back in the RV before heading to the Eldorado Mine. If any of you are in this area, I highly recommend this attraction… this was my second trip there and I wasn't disappointed. The net of it all was that BA panned about $16 in gold while WD panned about $12. It really didn't matter what I panned as in the end it went into Arda's stash, making her a gold-digger!
On the way back to Fairbanks, we stopped where a portion of the Alaska Pipeline run overhead. It really is fascinating to see what and how it was built. Tomorrow we are going the Arctic Circle on the "highway", and I use this term loosely" that was built so the pipeline could be built. We are leaving the trailer in the park.
Next, we stopped at an Alaskan Salmon Bake. It was an all you eat affair and the food was excellent with fresh salmon, cod, and halibut heading the list and prime rib right behind them. As usual, BA & WD got their money's worth.
You will have noticed that I did not include any photos in today's tally book entry. Due to the poor internet service and the difficulty of working with Google's editor, I decided to try something different. If you click on, "Alaska Tourist Day 7/9/2009", this will take you to a slide show of today's pictures. I would appreciate any feedback you might have as to the format I used today or the one previously used.
Did you know? The Klondike got its name from the Indian word "Thron Diuk" meaning "Hammer Water". Early settlers couldn't pronounce this so it became KLON-DIKE.
Keep your loops open!
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