July 1, 2008 @ Fairbanks, AK


Mt. McKiney

North Pole, AK

Me & Chris

Santa Claus House

Santa Claus House

Write to: 101 Saint Nicholas Dr, North Pole, AK 99705

Santa*s reindeer

Mr & Mrs Santa & Me

Trans-Alaska Pipeline

Trans-Alaska Pipeline

Trans-Alaska Pipeline

Me @ Trans-Alaska Pipeline

Pigs in the pipeline

Retired pig

Tanana Valley Railroad

Eldorado Station

Mining equipment

Mineral and rock formations that tend to produce the most gold

Transport the mineral

Permafrost Tunnel

Washing the mineral

Mining equipment

Eldorado Gold Mine

Tanana Valley Railroad

Yukon Yonda and her 2 oz gold nugget

Modern day gold mining technique - Sluice Box

Slanting wooden box that miners use to shovel dirt into and then wash with water

Find gold in the poke

Yukon Yonda and her gold collection

Jason & Chris turn

Jason, Chris & Me

I found $6 worth of gold

Do I look like a moose?

Road construction, we*ve to follow the pilot car

Baby and mother moose

Baby moose

Trans-Alaska Pipeline (photo by Chris)

Trans-Alaska Pipeline

Very nice weather

Me (photo by Jason)

The turtle club!

Very good prime rib, highly recommended

Me @ Trans-Alaska Pipeline

Jason, Chris & Me

Do not climb on the pipeline

198 miles from arctic circle

Weather is much better in the evening (9pm)