The conductor and I took a side trip up to Fairbanks. We went to Chena Hot Springs Resort and bathed in a giant outdoor pool surrounded by frozen rocks and trees. It was fab. Unfortunately, I didn't take a picture of the steaming pool, but the resort was funky and cozy. Here's one of the (stuffed) residents:
The road to Fairbanks--mountains the whole way:
A section of the Alaska Pipeline just outside Fairbanks:
My one and only live moose sighting, on the grounds of an air force base south of Fairbanks:
Santa's hangout in North Pole, Alaska:
Moose tracks: