The University of Alaska at Fairbanks has a wonderful Museum that was a great place to spend a rainy, cold afternoon. It provides an excellent introduction to so much of Alaska’s natural resources, cultural history, and wildlife. The movie on the Alaskan winters, how people and animals cope with the extremes in temperature and darkness was mind boggling. Most Alaskan’s consider the weather “not so bad” until it gets to 30 deg below 0 – then it’s a “bit cold.” In Fairbanks by December, there are only a 3-5 hours of daylight. You have to be very creative with your activities… moonlight cross country skiing, anyone!?! The Northern lights, the native cultures and customs, and the unique flora and fauna is all so different for us lower 48 inhabitants, especially our Florida born girls, it helped to get a good feel for it all. Look closely, the girls are standing next to a 9 ft stuffed grizzly bear...there are a lot of bears up here! We have seen two form the road.
David had some work to catch up on, and the girls and I spent an afternoon shopping for boots and sweaters, stocking up on books and sipping coffee at the local Barnes and Nobles.
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