We went to the latest baseball game in the world played under natural light. It started at 10:30 pm & got done at 2:00 am. (We didn't stay the whole time.) Fairbanks beat the Military Reserve team in extra innings.
21 hours & 50 minutes of daylight. It never really gets dark. More time to celebrate my birthday. Too bad I don't really celebrate birthdays. We had a dinner of pulled pork (my choice) with lava chocolate cupcakes. Thanks to grandma for my one present to open. (This kids got us dance lessons earlier.)
Putt Putt golf at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks. Emily was the winner with a score of 53, which included a hole in one. As you can see, Abe seems to be a natural.
They learn how to ride ATV's young in Alaska.
It's about 10:30 pm at the Fairbanks Summer Solstice festival, which lasts until midnight. It's the biggest event of the year. There were numerous food & craft booths & several music stages.
Father's Day Dinner of steak & lobster in our vacation house in Fairbanks. It was a really nice house with a view of the valley. Every room had it's own bath & the kitchen had all new SS appliances in a very large combination living/dining room. It may have been built as a B&B. We played a lot of Settlers of Catan on this table.
Long, story,but this is the cabin we were supposed to stay in Chena. We couldn't get in because we didn't have the combination to the lock. It looked like it would have been fun. At least Emily will get credit towards another rental cabin.
Since we couldn't get in the cabin, we stayed at Chena Hot Springs Resort, which wasn't too far. This is the Yurt that Hannah & Jacob stayed in with Banjo since dogs couldn't stay in the hotel with the rest of us. The hotel wasn't much nicer than the Yurt, but a least we had a place to stay. It wasn't until about 9:00 pm that we got here.
Abe likes the water, however, he swam a little too hard & fell asleep in the pool.
Here we are up on Angel Rock, which was about a 1.5 mile hike in Chena. We had to put on a lot of misquito repelant to keep from getting bit.
The Rock Pool at Chena Hot Springs. The temp was similar to a hot tub.
Abe on a plane in Talkeetna on the drive up to Fairbanks.
Mom & I went to Denali on the way back to Anchorage. We saw several wolves, which is pretty amazing since there are less than 100 in the 6 million acre park, several grizzly bears, a moose, fox, cariboo, golden eagles & mountain sheep.
The Raging Grannies at the Seattle Center during the Folklife Festival. (This has nothing to do with Alaska, but Grandma doesn't have her own blog.)Guest Post by Grandpa
2 comments:
That is SO WEIRD seeing the sun blazing like that so late at night! it was the darkest june 21st ever here. I think we went like 272 days without cracking 75.
I love the pictures! That boy really gets around in the great Alaska wilderness!
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