Fairbanks, AK

We arrived in Fairbanks on Wednesday the 23rd. Got a nice campsite in an RV park on the Chena River and our site faces the river on one side - we‘re not cramped in between two other RVs like we have been in some of the other places. We even have a small grass “yard”. Fairbanks has a population of 31,000+, so we have all the normal “city” stuff - Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Denny’s, and all the fast food places. We’re going to be here a few days.

Thursday was spent taking care of some domestic and motorhome maintenance chores. We did some grocery shopping and got the oil changed in the motorhome along with a lube job.

Friday we went “birding” at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. This is an old dairy that was in business from 1920 through 1966. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game purchased it in 1970 and kept it up over the years. The large fields and ponds attract lots of ducks, geese, and cranes during the migration season.

Saturday we drove about 60 miles along the Chena River out to the Chena Hot Springs Resort. This is a privately owned resort at the end of the Chena Hot Springs road and in addition to the hot springs, they have a motel, restaurant, campground, and all sorts of amenities like a massage room, and indoor swimming pool, and horseback rides. The hot springs is a large outdoor pool surrounded by large rocks to give it a natural feel. We went into the pool for awhile and it was HOT!! LaVerne liked it OK, but it was too hot for me.

Here’s a picture of the hot springs.



Sunday was a rainy day. We went to church and then later out to eat at a local restaurant.

Monday was another domestic chores day - laundry, housecleaning, etc.

And today, after a week, we moved from Fairbanks to North Pole, AK. Fairbanks was as far north as we are going, so now we are (slowly) headed home.