Anchorage

Spent the day around Fairbanks and north of Fairbanks. Nothing spectular, but…. both are beginning to feel better.
Stopped by Alaska pipeline to view up close. What an engineering feat!
We have obviously read about it in the past, but to actually drive over the terrain this was constructed, is impressive. 500 rivers, I think. Think over the Brooks Range, Alaska Ranch, etc.
Percent of interior permafrost is amazing. I am beginning to suffer from sensory overload! Hugo.

Well, i enjoyed the trip north of Fairbanks a bit more than Hugo, but he is still not feeling very well. The road north is gravel and through towns that were originally established in the early 1900’s for the Gold Rush. Unfortunately, not much is left of these areas and they are now mostly Homesteaders. Towns like Livengood, population 11. Or Joy- population not noted, just says ‘population of people and quite a few dogs’. There is a trading post there that was settled by a family named the Carlson’s. The had 23 children, 18 of who were adopted. There is a sign on the door that reads: “Not a single mosquito at Joy….. they are all married with large families.” Ha ha. I had hoped we could make ot to the Yukon and Arctic Circle, but the road was getting rough and pretty desolate. T