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Arctic Angels

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Another two weeks have flown by in the Golden Heart City.  We’ve been busy working at the campground and I’ve had a handful of RV work.  The amount of rigs that make it to Fairbanks damaged is amazing.  A local shop in town has named the ALCAN the million dollar highway based on the amount of work it brings them.  We’ve done a bit more looking around Fairbanks, biked to Santa’s house in North Pole and visited Fort Wainwright.   Lat 65 Brewing is becoming a favorite stop on our Friday as they have cider and seltzer.  Frozen Smoke BBQ also does some really good food.  East Ramp Pizza is a great stop if you like being near all types of planes and aviation history.  Black Spruce Brewery has some good ciders and Katy’s favorite IPA in the Fairbanks region.   The bike ride down to Santa’s house is almost 9 miles of paved bike path and sidewalks.  It is a cool stop and would be great if you had kids.  Santa is there daily to visit with eve...

A month already?

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Two more weeks have passed by in interior Alaska.     Hard to believe we’ve been up here for a month.     Work is in full swing in the campground and I’m getting a few side jobs with the business.     Everything is in bloom and the allergies are next level.     We are hoping it stops after the Cottonwood trees stop snowing.     The allergies haven’t stopped us from getting out and exploring a bit.     Working in the hospitality industry, we’ve been able to experience some of the local attractions at a reduced rate.    One weekend we packed in as much as we could.    Tourist season is officially about to begin here. One day we did Gold Dredge 8 and the Riverboat Tour.    The dredge was fun and informative.    The tour started out at a point on the Alaska Pipeline and the guide provided a bunch of information about it.    Did you know it runs about 800 miles, is 4’ in diameter and...