The Ice Museum, near Fairbanks, AK

I thought long and hard about getting back into the hot springs, but I decided to leave this morning. I wanted a visit to the ice museum and learned that I needed to be part of a tour so I paid the $20. It was an interesting experience. Basically, it was a working studio where artists would carve sculptures from blocks of ice. These were the artists that were invited to participate in the Olympics, years ago. Their studio included many tools, power saws, torches, laundry irons, soldering, irons, as well as chisels and hammers. Basically anything that could carve ice. I couldn’t help but think of this harsh cold environment. All of us were given parkas to keep warm, and after 30 minutes I was definitely ready to leave and heat up. I didn’t participate, but there was an apple martini that could’ve been purchased, where you could sit at the bar and drink from an ice glass. It was fun watching people engage. So, I didn’t get too far down the road looking for a potential campsite yet again. I am about 2 hours from Fairbanks. I found a large gravel pull out area, but it was exposed in the open, and you know I’d like to find my own space in private. So, using the Google satellite map, I was able to determine some of the back roads behind me towards a pond and took a walk, found a spot, and was able to carefully navigate backing into that space. Sometimes modern technology is a very cool thing. It started to rain late afternoon. I spent some time preparing a few meals, and enjoying my solitude.

























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