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    • Walter FiedlerPanamericana 2016
      Day 8

      Zugvögel und Riesenmücken

      June 7, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Um 13:00 habe ich meinen Termin mit Garrett. Das Geld ist immer noch nicht da, aber alle Beteiligten sind sich einige, dass es morgen eintreffen wird – ganz klassisch am dritten (Werk-)Tag. Sobald es da ist, kann ich den Wagen auch mir einer vorläufigen Zulassung gleich mitnehmen.

      Am Nachmittag mache ich noch einen kurzen Ausflug zur Creamers Field Migratory Fowl Refuge und bekomme auch einige Kraniche zu sehen. Den Spaziergang durch den borealen Wald gebe ich aber bald wieder auf. Andere geflügelte Tiere haben mit den Spaß verdorben – Mücken … und zwar die riesige Alaska-Variante, die sich in Scharen auf ihr Opfer stürzt und große, pfannkuchenartige Stiche hinterlässt. Im Vergleich dazu sind unsere deutschen Mücken harmlose kleine Spaßvögel.      Read more

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    • TravelerRuedis Panamericana Ca&Alaska
      Day 40

      Fairbanks, Antique Auto Museum

      May 20, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      Ein wunderbares Auto Museum, Fahrzeuge von 1899 bis 1938 und dazu auch noch die passenden Garderoben aus dieser Zeit. Auch schon damals gabs Electro Fahrzeuge.

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    • Alaska via Canada
      21131222
      Day 28

      Fountainhead Antique Automobile Museum

      July 13, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

      Wow! This place was fantastic, and I don't really care that much about cars. But our friend Michael McFadden really does, so we wanted to make this a separate footprint (journal entry) so we could post more pictures of cars! (This is way better than the museum we saw in Sacramento on the school field trip!)

      This collection only had cars from the very late 1800s to the 1930s. Every one is beautifully restored and maintained. The owners wife has taken to collecting clothing specific to the years of these various cars and they are juxtaposed with the cars. It keeps every one interested, husbands and wives!

      The detailing, the paint jobs, the brass, engines, leather, and historical pictures made this such a surprising and entertaining visit! All three of us were glad we made the stop. I took over 50 pictures, but can only include a few! PS. Tom specifically asked if the paint colors approximated the original manufacturer's offering and the answer was "yes"! So much great color!      Read more

    • North to Alaska By RV 2021
      Day 39

      Day 39 Ends with Antique Autos

      June 10, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F

      Today — our last day in Fairbanks — we went to see the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum. Having seen other museums of a similar nature, we almost did not go. But I had a 2-for-1 coupon in my Alaska TourSaver app, reducing the price to $15 for the two of us, so we figured we would check it out.

      The museum is on the grounds of the Wedgewood Resort. The cars on display are considered historically significant ... all produced in the US prior to WWII. One of the featured cars is the first one in Alaska ... from when it was still a territory. The vehicles represent developmental achievements in the auto industry ... from steam to electric. All but three of the cars are in full operational condition and go out for drive every so often.

      In addition to the autos, there are historic photos of vehicles in Alaska decorating the walls. And an interesting addition is a collection of vintage clothes on display ... matching the model year of the cars.      Read more

    • TravelerAlaska
      Day 3

      Fairbanks

      June 22, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F

      Got up and had breakfast. Checked out of our hotel. Arranged for a cab to take us to the Bear Lodge which is the hotel we’re we join our cruise tour. Since it was too early to check in, we arranged to have our bags stored until we could check in. Just to pause for a moment for an aside comment. The people in Fairbanks are some of the nicest people I’ve ever encountered. Minnesota nice has nothing to Fairbanks. The people at the hotel we’re helping us plan our day. Giving suggestions. The plan for today was to catch a city bus out to North Pole. They told us we’re to catch the bus and we’re to transfer. We caught the bus and the driver was very friendly. He told us this weekend in Fairbanks was their solstice party. They close down all downtown and have a big party. The big event is the rubber ducky race. You buy a rubber duck put you name on it and everyone throws them into the Chena river and see who makes it to the finish line about a mile downstream. Winner wins $10000.
      We had to wait about an hour to catch the next bus out to North Pole due to things have a tendency of closing down during break times. When breaks were over services resume. So we bummed around town a little. Problem was nothing opened until 11am and it was 10am so we window shopped until we happened upon an open shop. We returned to the bus station just as break time finished and service resumed. The bus driver took one look at us and determined we were going to North Pole. I asked if we had tourists written all over us to which she said yes. We laughed and she said she would take care of us. She dropped us off and said she would be back in 2 hours to pick us up. So we shopped around the store then went out to see the reindeer. We met up with a couple who was on the trip yesterday. Small world Alaska is.

      Got back to downtown Fairbanks and shopped around for a bit . Decided to go to a place called the crepery. And yes they served crepes. We both tried the crème brûlée with berries. I thought Sue had died and gone to heaven. They were delicious. After we went to the ice museum. That was a lot of fun. Headed back to the hotel and got checked in. Met our guide Paul who gave us all our information we would need for the duration of the land portion of the trip. We went to an Italian restaurant for dinner and had pizza which was delicious. Settled in for the night was we got a thunderstorm. Most of the day was sunny and warm but did get some a couple of short showers.      Read more

    • North to Alaska By RV 2021
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      Day 36

      Day 36 Ends @ Creamer’s Field

      June 7, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F

      Creamer’s Field is a migratory waterfowl refuge ... world renowned.

      It is located in Fairbanks ... on the grounds of a former dairy farm that, during its years in operation, attracted migratory waterfowl. When the dairy was put up for sale in 1966, the local community raised money and bought the farm fields to protect the land and preserve it as a refuge.

      My primary interest in visiting Creamer’s Field was to see the sandhill cranes that come here for the breeding season. I got my wish ... though they were in a field that visitors are not allowed to enter.

      Our visit here this evening was a quickie look-see. I hope to squeeze in a visit one morning to hike the trails and perhaps see more birds and cranes and waterfowl.

      Hopefully, it will be far quieter in the morning than it was this evening ... way too many people with big, barking dogs. I can’t imagine the birds found the noise any less invasive and irritating than we did.      Read more

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