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Walter Fiedler Panamericana 2016
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- Jun 5, 2016
- 🌧 11 °C
- Altitude: 195 m
- United States Alaska Fairbanks North Star Borough College University of Alaska Museum of the North 64.858508, -147.84230864°51’31” N 147°50’32” W
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Programm für Regenwetter
June 5, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Auch in Alaska ist das Wetter nicht immer schön. Das merke ich schon auf dem Weg zum Diner um die Ecke. Es regnet und es bläst ein eisiger Wind. Ich nutze die Zeit, um meinen Blog auf Vordermann zu bringen und schmutzige Wäsche zu waschen.

Am Nachmittag geht es ins Museum. Die University of Alaska bietet eine interessante Ausstellung mit kultur- und naturhistorischen Exponaten aus allen Regionen Alaskas. Genau das Richtige für einen verregneten Nachmittag.Read more
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Alaska via Canada
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- Jul 14, 2019, 1:21 PM
- ☀️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 614 ft
- United States Alaska Fairbanks North Star Borough College University of Alaska Museum of the North 64.85833, -147.8416764°51’30” N 147°50’30” W
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Univ. of Alaska, Museum of the North
July 14, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Loved this museum for both the architecture, very dramatic; but also for the content....a little bit of social science, Alaska history, historical biographies, natural science, animals, geology, and art; both older native American and current contemporary pieces!! And all sort of mixed together in some exhibits. Also has a special exhibit about earthquakes in Alaska. (Side note: they have some sort of earthquake up here about every 15 minutes....in the last five years 84% of the earthquakes over magnitude 4.0 occur in Alaska, 10% in Calif, and the rest in the balance of the states) But I digress, what I loved about this visit was the art gallery that is a part of the museum. I have included pics of some of my favorites. So we spent the morning and through lunch here just enjoying the exhibits. We also watched a 30 minute Nat Geo documentary on "Extreme Weather" that was interesting and Tom stayed awake for the whole film!

Grabbed a late lunch, halibut sandwich! I love fish, I wish I could get more comfortable cooking with it... and maybe if it was a little less expensive! Finished up with some typical end of the day errands, filled up with gas, picked up a few random groceries and checked in at the next RV site. We all had showers tonight because next couple of nights will be in Denali national park!Read more
Traveler Glad that you’re all clean! Way better than those “shower cloths”! The museum looks beautiful, sounds like a wonderful day!
7/15/19Reply
Your new friend is very tall! Lollie
7/16/19Reply
Be sure and look for artwork by Rie Munoz while you’re in Alaska! She actually passed away last year so her art is worth more now.
7/17/19Reply
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North to Alaska By RV 2021
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- Jun 7, 2021, 5:30 PM
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitude: 633 ft
- United States Alaska Fairbanks North Star Borough College University of Alaska Museum of the North 64.858475, -147.84242764°51’31” N 147°50’33” W
Day 36
University of Alaska Museum of the North
June 7, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Drained from our tour @ LARS — the sun was brutally hot even though the temp itself was comfortable — we headed over to the UAF Museum of the North for a breather and a bit of cultural experience.

The museum, located on a high ridge ... with views of the Alaska Range and Denali, is home to some wonderful exhibits ranging from the wildlife of Alaska, to the people and land of the state.

We spent two hours at the museum ... barely long enough for a quick look-see. But we caught a great many of the featured highlights, including Blue Babe, a steppe bison that’s been dated back 50,000 years; and a 43-foot long articulated skeleton of a bowhead whale that is suspended from the ceiling lobby ... virtually unveiled just a few hours before our visit today.

The Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery on the second floor is not to be missed ... and we didn’t.

P.S. I forgot to look to see if Denali was showing herself ... though I did notice that at least parts of the Range were “out.”Read more
Traveler Love the art gallery...the painting "After the Hunt" is wonderful
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Diane and Darryl Alaska - Denali to Glacier Bay
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- Jun 12, 2021
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Altitude: 633 ft
- United States Alaska Fairbanks North Star Borough College University of Alaska Museum of the North 64.858497, -147.84260564°51’31” N 147°50’33” W
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Fairbanks: Museum of the North
June 12, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
For our first day in Alaska, we got oriented by spending the day at a really great museum run by the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. The scope spanned from natural history (lots of taxidermy animals), cultural heritage (indigenous, gold rush, etc.), more recent history (WWII occupation of the Aleutian chain and oil pipeline) and art—both contemporary and historical.

There were two films, one on the science behind the aurora borealis and one on bowhead whales. They are strange-looking creatures. Their head is 1/3 the length of their body. The bowhead skeleton in the photo was just put in place just a week before we arrived.

In the late afternoon we strolled around the very small and quiet city of Fairbanks. Later we had the best-tasting salmon and halibut for dinner (outdoors in the bright sunshine at 7pm).Read more
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Traveler Alaska Summer 2022
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- Aug 25, 2022, 4:19 PM
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitude: 446 ft
- United States Alaska Fairbanks North Star Borough College Troth Yeddha’64.8544, -147.846964°51’16” N 147°50’49” W
Day 23
17. The search for Moose
August 25, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
We've been itching to see a wild moose the whole trip. We see signs for moose everywhere, and have searched parks where there are frequent sightings. Our results attached here...
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