A very exciting day......... We woke up early this AM and headed out to explore the hinterlands of Fairbanks, with Alan & Pamm in a rented Ford Focus. Alan did the driving so I could concentrate on taking photos. After speaking with several people at the hotel and car rental agency about where we might find some interesting wildlife, we headed Northeast out of Fairbanks on Chena Hot Springs Road. We were told that we might see moose along this route, but not much more. So we drove and drove about 60 miles and were all quite disappointed at not seeing any wildlife, The scenery was quite nice though. We reached the end of this road (yes, this 60 mile road was a total dead end) and had lunch at the only place around; The Chena Hot Springs Resort. After lunch we headed back to Fairbanks, hoping to have better luck spotting moose. Along the route we stopped and
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ok some photos at a sled dog camp, which was quite interesting. The dogs were all tied up at their individual "homes" and appeared rather relaxed for the photo shoot. We continued on our way back to Fairbanks and after many more miles, Gail & I both shouted at the same time "There are moose". Alan immediately pulled the car off to the side of the road, we all got out and there was a rather large female moose (cow) in a river with her 2 calves. Incredible sight to see. I must have taken at least 50 photos, of which you can see an assortment below.
That made our day!! At one point the calves begin to nurse on mom.....very exciting for all of us. After our photo shoot, we hopped back in the car and headed back to Fairbanks for a bit of rest. Tonight we ate at a Salmon Bake for dinner. All you can eat salmon, halibut, prime rib, salads, dessert, etc. for $31 a person. It was pretty good for the price, but we did not stuff ourselves too bad. One nice thing about everything here, is that there is no sales tax. That is all for now. I hope everyone enjoys these photos. Tomorrow we see more of the Fairbanks area. (You can click on any of the photos to e
nlar
ge them).
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ok some photos at a sled dog camp, which was quite interesting. The dogs were all tied up at their individual "homes" and appeared rather relaxed for the photo shoot. We continued on our way back to Fairbanks and after many more miles, Gail & I both shouted at the same time "There are moose". Alan immediately pulled the car off to the side of the road, we all got out and there was a rather large female moose (cow) in a river with her 2 calves. Incredible sight to see. I must have taken at least 50 photos, of which you can see an assortment below.
That made our day!! At one point the calves begin to nurse on mom.....very exciting for all of us. After our photo shoot, we hopped back in the car and headed back to Fairbanks for a bit of rest. Tonight we ate at a Salmon Bake for dinner. All you can eat salmon, halibut, prime rib, salads, dessert, etc. for $31 a person. It was pretty good for the price, but we did not stuff ourselves too bad. One nice thing about everything here, is that there is no sales tax. That is all for now. I hope everyone enjoys these photos. Tomorrow we see more of the Fairbanks area. (You can click on any of the photos to e
nlar
ge them). 
3 comments:
Outstanding photos. Gorgeous scenery. The only thing missing is Sarah Pali
love the moose photos!! Can't wait to see more of them when you get home.
I Like the Moose Bob. You can never have enough moose in your pictures. More moose Bob.
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