We again got to see Denali - even all the way up to Fairbanks - over 120 miles away. We were very bless in this since only 30% of the tourist to Alaska actually get to see it. We saw it on at least 3 different days. This isn't a good picture - we were too far away and my camera isn't the most advanced or with a big telephoto lens.
Entering Fairbanks we stopped to view the Alaska Pipeline up close.
Sign posts - I can't resist them. Note just 22 miles to the North Pole and only 198 to the Arctic Circle. It never really got dark here - even after the sun went down at 11:30 or so. It stayed more like twilight than dark until 3:30 or so when the sun began to come up.
Lane also gave us his famous good-bye waves in front of the statue in Fairbanks. I think this is an Alaskan thing. The statue is in the part where the city was founded.
After lunch in Fairbanks we took the Discovery Riverboat Ride on a paddle wheel boat - Discovery II. We stopped to visit with a musher at his dog camp, entered another river, and stopped at another recreated Indian village. It was really well run. We learned about reindeer, their homes, sled dogs, and making of Indian clothing. 
The clothing exibit was Mom's favorite - she wanted this parka. Thankfully it wasn't for sale.
We arrived at our last motel at almost dinner time. Our "little" room was actually a converted pipeline workers' digs. It was over 700 square feet - had a huge living room with two couches, big TV, full kitchen, dining room, big bathroom, large bedroom with a huge walk in closet. Too bad we got so little time to be there.These we cabbages they were growing at the motel. The Alaska record is a cabbage of 95 pounds!
I practiced running a sled for the next Iditarod
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