Today was an easy day.
We took our time this morning to get ready for our drive to Fairbanks as it is only around 120 miles or so. There was a light rain as we were leaving, but it stopped shortly after. However, it remained cloudy the balance of the day.
Within a few miles of leaving we stopped to take photographs of the two different moose with calves that you see in the photos above. They were the only wildlife we saw today.
After checking in at the hotel and stopping at the visitor center we went to Pioneer Park, a city park that had historical buildings moved from Fairbanks and the surrounding area to this area. some of the buildings were 'museum' in nature and some were set up as stores (food, crafts, etc.). The majority of the buildings were of log construction.
From here we went to the LARS facility, a working area of the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
LARS stands for Large Animal Research Station. Here were Musk Ox as well as caribou. Unfortunately if you wanted to see other than a few Musk Ox they keep by the road you had to take a tour that they charged you for. we passed on that.
We then drove about 2 miles to another UofA facility where some reindeer (versus Caribou) are kept by the road. I did not take any photos at either of these two places because of the fences.
Back to our hotel and supper at Big Daddy's B-B-Q. Our recommendation - skip this place - the advertised 'fall off the bone' B-B-Q ribs were very crispy and tough.
A sign in the hotel lobby had the statistics for today:
Sunrise: 03:35 a.m.
Sunset: 12:15 a.m.
Hours of sunlight: 20 hours, 39 minutes, 48 seconds.
As of now it appears that this area of Alaska is loosing about 5 to 6 minutes of sunlight a day.
Signed:
The Wayward Traveler
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