July is always busy, and this year has been no exception for our family. We have been enjoying the most beautiful weather all summer so we've been trying to take advantage of the warm sunny days and play all we can. This first picture is on a day hike up Arch Angel Valley in Hatcher's Pass. We went with our good friends Ryan and Tisha. Dane and Ty were crazy hikers, most of the time they were trying to run up the trail and we would take turns keeping up with them. In the above picture Ty and I are in an old mine shaft, still filled with ice in July, the water flowing out of it was freezing and you could feel the cool breeze as you walked up to it.
.Lee dangling Ty over some water, this is completely normal.
Our family at a little waterfall.
Dane at Independence Mine viewing point.
We have spent this past week up in Fairbanks staying with Lee. Last weekend we went camping at the Chena river and got the worst night sleep ever thanks to a bunch of Fairbanks wierdos. First we had people invading our camp, even though there is 40 miles of road to pull off of and camp right near the river. For some reason people kept pulling into our campsite, even though we could clearly be seen from the road. Once they got down to our camp that didn't deter many of them from driving right through our camp, one group even unloaded and started swimming in the river. This may not seem strange, but it was, there is so much land up there, and so many open spaces that there was no need to park 10 feet away from us to go for a dip. We decided to settle down about midnight, but apparently that's early for Fairbanks people. We had a truck drive through our camp at 1, it was just driving down the river with a boat and trailer in tow. Then at 2 I woke up to music in the distance. It was thumping pretty loudly and slowly got louder and louder. It was a group of guys floating in a raft down the river with a stereo and by the time they got by our camp it was so incredibly loud their ears are probably permanently damaged. As they floated further down the river we could still hear their music for another 10 minutes or so, they were obviously determined to wake up every camper on the river. The nonsense didn't stop then, we heard a bunch of voices an hour later and looked out of the tent to see 3 guys walking down the river. They kept searching all over and after about 20 minutes started screaming and hollering that they found something! I was so ticked by then. So needless to say, the next day Lee and I were exhausted. Dane and Ty slept through every bit of the nonsense.
Lee teaching the boys to cast with their little fishing pole.
Dane & Ty on a 1959 Polaris, the first year they were built, it was huge, probably 12 feet long. This was at Chena Hot Springs Resort.
Inside the ice palace next to some knights jousing. The detail on this sculpture was amazing!
This is inside the ice palace which is cooled with power from the hotsprings. We didn't go on the energy tour so I won't attempt to explain it, but the whole resort including the ice palace and year round hydroponic greenhouses are powered with thermal energy from the hotsprings.
Inside a real igloo, when you stand right in the center the echo is so awesome.
More of the knights jousting, it was our favorite.
We have spent the rest of the week playing in Fairbanks and North Pole. This is the boys on the train in Alaskaland.
Dane and Ty with a giant stuffed moose at the Santa Claus House.
The boys by the Alaska Pipeline.
We've been having a lot of fun playing in Fairbanks. The boys and I try to stay out of Lee's way during the days so he can work, so we end up playing all day long. Today we spent 4 hours at a park and I still had to pry the boys away. Tomorrow I think we'll hit Alaskaland again and go play by the Chena river, it's been a rough week.
July is always busy, and this year has been no exception for our family. We have been enjoying the most beautiful weather all summer so we've been trying to take advantage of the warm sunny days and play all we can. This first picture is on a day hike up Arch Angel Valley in Hatcher's Pass. We went with our good friends Ryan and Tisha. Dane and Ty were crazy hikers, most of the time they were trying to run up the trail and we would take turns keeping up with them. In the above picture Ty and I are in an old mine shaft, still filled with ice in July, the water flowing out of it was freezing and you could feel the cool breeze as you walked up to it.
.Lee dangling Ty over some water, this is completely normal.
Our family at a little waterfall.
Dane at Independence Mine viewing point.
We have spent this past week up in Fairbanks staying with Lee. Last weekend we went camping at the Chena river and got the worst night sleep ever thanks to a bunch of Fairbanks wierdos. First we had people invading our camp, even though there is 40 miles of road to pull off of and camp right near the river. For some reason people kept pulling into our campsite, even though we could clearly be seen from the road. Once they got down to our camp that didn't deter many of them from driving right through our camp, one group even unloaded and started swimming in the river. This may not seem strange, but it was, there is so much land up there, and so many open spaces that there was no need to park 10 feet away from us to go for a dip. We decided to settle down about midnight, but apparently that's early for Fairbanks people. We had a truck drive through our camp at 1, it was just driving down the river with a boat and trailer in tow. Then at 2 I woke up to music in the distance. It was thumping pretty loudly and slowly got louder and louder. It was a group of guys floating in a raft down the river with a stereo and by the time they got by our camp it was so incredibly loud their ears are probably permanently damaged. As they floated further down the river we could still hear their music for another 10 minutes or so, they were obviously determined to wake up every camper on the river. The nonsense didn't stop then, we heard a bunch of voices an hour later and looked out of the tent to see 3 guys walking down the river. They kept searching all over and after about 20 minutes started screaming and hollering that they found something! I was so ticked by then. So needless to say, the next day Lee and I were exhausted. Dane and Ty slept through every bit of the nonsense.
Lee teaching the boys to cast with their little fishing pole.
Dane & Ty on a 1959 Polaris, the first year they were built, it was huge, probably 12 feet long. This was at Chena Hot Springs Resort.
Inside the ice palace next to some knights jousing. The detail on this sculpture was amazing!
This is inside the ice palace which is cooled with power from the hotsprings. We didn't go on the energy tour so I won't attempt to explain it, but the whole resort including the ice palace and year round hydroponic greenhouses are powered with thermal energy from the hotsprings.
Inside a real igloo, when you stand right in the center the echo is so awesome.
More of the knights jousting, it was our favorite.
We have spent the rest of the week playing in Fairbanks and North Pole. This is the boys on the train in Alaskaland.
Dane and Ty with a giant stuffed moose at the Santa Claus House.
The boys by the Alaska Pipeline.
We've been having a lot of fun playing in Fairbanks. The boys and I try to stay out of Lee's way during the days so he can work, so we end up playing all day long. Today we spent 4 hours at a park and I still had to pry the boys away. Tomorrow I think we'll hit Alaskaland again and go play by the Chena river, it's been a rough week.
7 comments:
Looks like fun! Well, except the whole no sleeping thing. Grrr...I loved going to some of those places when I was a kid. My dad took Tyson and I to Santa's house when we were there for reunion when I was 8, I think. Tyson stepped on the welcome mat going into Santa's house, and the mat said, "Welcome, little girl! How are you?!" Tyson FREAKED out..."Dad! Santa things I'm a goul! I'm not a goul!" Classic!
looks like you guys have been having so much fun! Can't wait to see you!
That ice palace looks amazing! If we're ever in AK I'll have to take the kids there! And great story Vi! I don't think I'd ever heard that one!
You guys do so much fun stuff! I love it! That ice palace looked amazing!? But that Chena River camping story is unbelievable?! Who rafts down rivers at 1 in the morning!? Or does anything past 1 in the morning!? Only in Alaska! At least the boys slept through it! lol!!
Ok just from the pictures I now realize I need to take Emily and the girls to see the ice palace. That looked pretty sweet.
So fun!! It looks gorgeous up there!
Hi Amy! I've been wondering how you guys are doing, so I was glad to get on your blog and see that you've been having tons of fun this summer! It looks like you've been to some really awesome places. It's so beautiful there! Take care!
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