July 1, 2011
Today was sort of a lazy day. We got up around 8:45, had our coffee, cooked b’fast of bacon and eggs, then left the campground in Fairbanks for the U of Alaska botanical gardens. They are actually doing research to determine which strains of various plants would grow best in AK. As a result of some studies they are now able to sell cut flowers in other parts of the world. We also went to a bird refuge that was once to be a dairy farm – saw maybe 25 Sandhill cranes feeding in the field, but the mosquitoes drove us back into the truck after a short ¾ of a mile walk.
We also observed panning for gold, went to an old mining camp, decided we will stay married even though we are living in close quarters where you can turn around and go from the kitchen to the bathroom and take one step forward and be in the livingroom via the kitchen. Then you take one giant leap for mankind and you’re in the bedroom.
We are staying tonight along a river about 40 miles Northeast of Fairbanks. The river is flowing fast right outside our campsite. The sun is out and shining brightly – if you have not seen it much for a few days you’ll know how invigorating it can be to finally see it again.
Tomorrow we’ll drive the 170 miles down to Denali, check in to our campsite and then spend 3 days with Harry and Nancy Olthoff whom we knew in Virginia back in the early ‘80s.
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