We had a good time in Fairbanks and one interesting bit of trivia we learned is that the average resident is only 27 years old. I'm guessing that's at least partly due to the large military presence as well as the University. I saw one young woman, obviously military, wearing a t-shirt that said on the back "Pilots without maintainers are just guys in cool jackets and sunglasses." We left Fairbanks this morning and are staying overnight in a Campground about 9 miles south of Denali National Park. We are scheduled to spent three nights in Denali and hope to view the 20,000+ foot summit of Mount McKinley and see lots of wildlife.
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| WILD FLOWERS IN DENALI |
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| WILD FLOWERS |
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| MOUNTAINS IN THE McKINLEY RANG |
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| THE DARK COLORED SKINNY SPRUCE TREES IN THE FOREGROUND HAVE VERY SHALLOW ROOTS AND TYPICALLY GROW IN POORLY DRAINED ROCKY SOIL. QUITE OFTEN THEY ARE AN INDICATION OF PERMAFROST AND THEIR PRESENCE WAS ONE CLUE THAT PROSPECTORS USED WHEN LOOKING FOR GOLD |
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