Where have we been?

6/7/2018 Thursday Chicken, AK to Delta Jct, AK to 6/8/2018 Chena Hot Spring, AK

Since I last checked in, when we drove over the Top of the World Highway, we ended up in Delta Junction, the end of the alcan -- or, Alaska/Canadian Highway.  A friend from my genealogy society in AZ lives there, so we met up with her and her husband.  The have a beautiful home on Clearwater River, so named because the water is crystal clear, even in winter, as it is spring fed and doesn't freeze over.  We joined them for dinner at the Clearwater Lodge and spent the evening at Clearwater Recreation Area.

the view from our campsite

the view at dinner from the restaurant

We left in the morning and got the obligatory pics by the Delta Junction terminus and then headed out to Chena Hot Springs, about 60 miles outside of Fairbanks.  We first passed through North Pole, a little village before Fairbanks with all kinds of Christmas ornaments and decorations at Santa's house

North Pole Santa's House

We saw moose on the way and after picking an RV spot, went into the hot springs for a good soak.  It left me really sleepy and I was in bed by 9pm.  By the way, it's light and getting lighter each evening up until the summer solstice later this month so we have aluminum foil-like cutouts for all the windows to make it dark at night.  

On Saturday morning we headed out to Fairbanks.  We had a BIG moose run out in front of the RV on the way into Fairbanks and Mike was cool and able to stop and avoid hitting it, scary moment!  

We'll be here in Fairbanks at Wainwright base for several days for our next adventures.  Stay tuned!!