We thought you might get a kick out of seeing the electrical plugin that they have in the employee parking lot here at Fred Meyers.
In the Winter they have to plug their vehicles in to keep them warm enough to start after they have been working all day.
We left the parking lot at Fred Meyers in Fairbanks and leisurely headed towards Denali National Park. Our intent was to find a place to pull off and park for the night close to the town of Healy, Alaska. We ended up in a pull out next to Panguingue Creek on Highway 3. We are only about 17 miles from the entrance to Denali. We plan on stopping at the park visitor’s center tomorrow to schedule when we can get on their bus to go into the park and then we will drive on down to Cantwell RV Park at Cantwell, Alaska and set up camp for 3 days.
On the way down here we stopped at the town of Nenana and had lunch at the Roughwood Cafe. Not the best but still good food.
Nenana has one claim to fame. They have what is called the Ice Classic every spring. The Ice Classic is guessing when the ice will break on the river. It is $2.50 a guess and whoever gets the closest wins 48% of the pot. The rest goes to the town. They put a tripod on the ice with a line attached to a clock. When the ice breaks, the tripod falls into the river and the line stops the clock. The next picture shows how much was won this spring.
This an actual tripod that was used in the past.
This is where the clock stays. It overlooks the river.
It is a neat little town. I hope Twila got some luck rubbing this Sourdough’s head.
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