Other side of my fence in March
The temperature got up to about 40 degrees today so I thought I’d take a few photos while there was still plenty of snow. The first photo is the neighbor’s side of our fence....
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Angelmorphosis 3 – The meltdown has begun
The temperature finally got above freezing today (just barely)—enough to start melting along our eves. I walked down to the ice angel to see what was happening. There are little icicles starting to form...
Relics of Alaska Highway construction rest in Delta Junction
Early 1940s Osgood 200 face shovel at Delta Junction Some people think that the Alaska Highway ends in Fairbanks. However, most residents of Delta Junction will tell you their hometown is the northern...
Angelmorphosis 2 – Blue Angel ice sculpture
I thought the angel ice sculpture would have started morphing by now, but it has been a cold March–colder than usual. The warming sun hasn’t had much effect so far. Temperatures aren’t forecast to...
Found art – snow gargoyles sitting on my fence – Fairbanks, Alaska
My wife, Betsy, pointed out some interesting snow sculptures sitting on the fence next to our house. As you can see, the fence boards alternate on both sides of the fence. What you...
Fairbanks, Alaska Ice Art Park visit – 2012
Jaguar stalking porcupine I went to the Fairbanks Ice Art park yesterday, where the 2012 BP World Ice Art Championship was recently held. Some nice sculptures there, but I can’t say that I agree...
Tanana Valley Railroad–The Gold Dust Line
TVRR Engine No. 1 at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks When Falcon Joslin, the mastermind behind the Tanana Valley Railroad, began work on the line in 1904, he envisioned a railroad stretching from Fairbanks to...
Hot beat – cool feet! Eskimo dancer ice sculpture – Fairbanks, Alaska
Eskimo dancer ice sculpture in front of Denali State Bank
Cool music – Piano ice sculpture in Fairbanks, Alaska
Piano ice sculpture in front of Design Alaska, an Engineering and Design firm in Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks Exploration Company machine shop kept the dredges running
FE Company machine shop as it looked in the early 1990s When you are in the resource development industry, the infrastructure to support your business needs to be in place before your operations begin....
