Hello all,
As promised here are more pics, including the ones from Chena Hot Springs.
I drove out there on sunday and it was really windy there. Everyone I talked to said the wind was abnormal, but it made he -15F or so seem so much colder. After taking the ice musuem tour, I paid my 10.00 and went swimming.
Wow, that first step out the door was a doozy
In only my bathing suit, the wind was cold. I stopped in the first outdoor hot tub to warm up and talk with the others. After about 5 mintues or so I looked like an old man with ice all over my hair. It was pretty funny.
I finally got up the courage to take the walk down the path to the main hot springs. It was awesome. To be in that hot of water while the temp above is in the -15F range. When the mist/fog from the water ws just right, you could not see 10 feet in front of you. The water was really hot and I could not make it all the way to the end where the water comes out. Others said the water was unusually hot that day.
without further delay, here they are:
On the way out there, the "fog" is actually the wind blowing the snow around.
At the main Chena Recreation stop, about half way there
Frozen pants by the front office
The exhaust from the pool room has coated this tree
Ducks in the hot water
The fog
The path leading to the main hot spring, it was very slippery!
The outdoor hot tub is on the other side of the wooden railing.
The door leading from the indoor pool to the outside hot spring
The enegry center building
Used ice glasses from the ice museum
Inside the musuem. See all the ice glasses. The big ice blocks are harvested from a local lake. They are huge!
A giant ice sculpture
The main bar with no camera flash. They have LED's everywhere.
The main part of the museum
My apple martini!
Outside pic of the museum
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My Fairbanks Trip Week #2 - Less words, more pics!
The water in the rock lake is ridiculous sometimes, coming up from the hot bowels of the earth, steaming into the freezing air...
I would of loved to have more, but @ 10.00 a pop, that could get expensive quickly....
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