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[2010 Alaska]

Day 37: Friday, July 9th Creamer's Field, Discovery River Boat

We had an adventure packed day.  Our first adventure was to hike two miles at Creamer’s Field, a migratory bird refuge.  Scott’s cousin’s family met us out there. Brooke loved having someone to run at the field with and play with at the playground they shared with us.  Besides having a beautiful walk and playing on a playground near the field, we were able to see some cranes.  The temperature was a little steamy, especially in the sun, so the kids were having a tough time walking.  Once they had some snacks, water, and shade they were back to smiling status.

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[2010 Alaska]

Mountain Biking Ester Dome Single Track, Fairbanks AK

7/10/10 update - how sweet the trail is! What’s even sweeter is that April drove me up to the trail head. Thanks to the midnight sun, I didn’t even hit the trails until 8:30 pm. I rode the loop once in each direction. The trails were in great condition and the counter-clockwise flow was great. I posted a few addition pics of the trail head because I had trouble finding it. — I got up early to hit the dirt today. When I finally make it to the trail - 11 miles and I swear a straight up climb to the trail head- the trail was in great shape and flowy. I didn’t get a chance to ride the whole loop due to time. Maybe tomorrow morning…

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[2010 Alaska]

Day 34: Gold Dredge on Steeses Highway

In between the hike and our dinner location Scott stopped at an abandoned Gold Dredge.  He came upon some kids who were panning for gold there.  I put those pictures on a different post because Scott went camera crazy and wanted all of them posted.  He said it was about 30 miles Northwest of Fairbanks up the Steese Highway.

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Day 32: 4th of July - Tok to Fairbanks

The gas tank is filled up at $3.59 a gallon, and that’s a bargain compared to the Canadian price of $1.18 a liter.  That equates to $5.31 a gallon.  Yikes!  Every visit to the gas station means at least $100.  That’s even harder to swallow when you consider we are only getting somewhere between 12 – 14 miles per gallon.  It’s a good thing we are camping instead of staying at hotels.  We have eaten out less than five times, so that saves money too.

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