Monday 29 July
We said our goodbyes to Deb and Darrell and then visited the University of Fairbanks Museum which was in an awesome uniquely designed building. There were some interesting exhibits on wildlife and the Gold Rush Klondike days. There was a contemplative outhouse that Tayla and Chris sat in, obviously contemplatively until Chris got a fright as Ross was peering through the door!
Chris was set on finding the campground that they stayed at for 3 days in 1996 and caught Salmon. We did find it on the Chena River and found the site they camped and took a photo. On the way to the campground we visited “The Alaska Raw Fur Company” where they sold animal hides. Tayla tried on a coat that cost US$3500.
We visited the University of Fairbanks Museum which was in an awesome uniquely designed building. There were some interesting exhibits on wildlife and the Gold Rush Klondike days. There was a contemplative outhouse that Tayla and Chris sat in, obviously contemplatively until Chris got a fright as Ross was peering through the door!
We had lunch at Pioneer Park in amongst the trees which was lovely and then went on a guided tour around Pioneer Park on the Crooked Creek and Whiskey Island Railroad.
We began our drive from Fairbanks to Denali, and saw a cow (moose) and two calves on the way! We arrived late into Denali and didn’t want to pay the standard $50-$60 to park the camper and use the bathrooms so we got some hot chips from Denali and then parked in a pull out with others to cook some steak and prepare our salad. While cooking we realised how loud the trucks were as we were so close to the road. As soon as we ate dinner we drove to find a quieter place to camp. We went back to Healy where we found toilets at the ‘weed shop’ and then went and parked in a church car park for the night.
