DAY 22 MUSEUM OF THE NORTH UA FAIRBANKS

Day 22. We started the day with a trip to the Fairbanks Visitor Center for a viewing of Fairbanks at -40 degrees. It was a most interesting presentation of life in the far north in the dead of winter. Interestingly, there is a lot of life up here eveb when the thermometer drops to -20, -40, even -60 on occasion. They know how to dress for the weather and they cultivate outdoor activities. Many of the sourdoughs tell us they wouldn't live anywhere else. Then we proceeded to the Museum of the North at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. This is an excellent museum of life and culture and history of this most interesting part of the country. We spent five hours there and they time flew by. We returned to our campsite to rest for a moment and then met Glen and Karen Eiler, son and daughter-in-law of Bud and Eunice Eiler. We went to the Red Fox Pizza Parlor for supper and had a great visit comparing notes on family, weather, and plans for the future. Glen and Karen were gracious hosts and treated us to some real Fairbanks hospitality. We promised to call them after we come out of the bush at Fort Yukon. Tomorrow we have our Fort Yukon orientation with Anna Frank and then head out for Valdez. On the raod again...