Curling in Fairbanks - Rocks and Sheets

Curling in Fairbanks - Rocks and Sheets

Curling… and I don’t mean your tresses at the beauty salon…  is a popular sport in Fairbanks. A sport with which we were not familiar. Some of our friends from Wisconsin (that’s you, Kari!) were avid curlers, but we’d never seen a game. In advance of our visit to Fairbanks, I contacted the Fairbanks Curling Club and asked if we could perhaps visit and learn more about the game.

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Hallowe’en in the Hood

 Hallowe’en in the Hood

We interrupt our trip home to bring you the latest from our neighborhood. Hallowe’en is definitely alive and well in our little community in Las Vegas. We’ve been home over a week now and I’ve been trying to catch up on the final days of our 5-month trip to complete the North to Alaska and back to Las Vegas saga. However, Hallowe’en is one of those holidays that needs celebrating and recognizing.

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A Soft Landing in Vulcan - Star Trek Capital of Canada

A Soft Landing in Vulcan - Star Trek Capital of Canada

As long as we were checking out the world’s largest dinosaur, we figured we should check out other possible interesting sights in the area. There were several, but the world’s largest bee, the world’s largest dragonfly and the ‘World Famous Gopher Hole Museum’ (yes, really!) were all too far away and in the wrong direction. Vulcan, however, the self-proclaimed ‘Star Trek Capital of Canada’ was right on the way (sorta).

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