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2019-09-08 01:01
in Ak2019, Ntrips, Trips
After Denali, we drove to Fairbanks and arrived there just in time for a late dinner in a good and historical restaurant:
The next morning, we got breakfast at our hotel and went to our reindeer tour, which sure was fun:
The story is a family who bought a couple of reindeer for their daughter who really wanted some, and then they ended up with a bunch of them that they keep as pets and now show around to tourists to help pay for their fees:
After the reindeer fun, we went to see Mary Shields next door. She was the first woman to win the 1000+ mile dog sled race in Alaska. She still keeps her sled dogs and tells her stories over milk and cookies to people who come visit her. Our conflicting schedule didn't allow us to spend the full tour time with her, but she nicely gave us a quick tour and showed us her nice dogs:
Mary sadly had to get part of her leg amputated, but that doesn't stop her from getting around
the pigs are used to clean the pipeline
oil revenue after the pipeline was built was shared with AK residents as a dividend
the owner is an expert ice sculptor and gave us a demo
we learned about more 'evacuation' camps in AK during WWII
more climbers but they don't all make it up, it's a long trip
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