![]() There is still mining going on in the area. The dredge is being restored to accommodate public tours. The "Pedro Dredge" operated at Chicken Creek during 1959-1967. Awesome, to see it up close like this, it left us impressed when we continued our way.įairbanks was a "Gold Rush"-destination, but the search for gold went on in a much larger area that just Fairbanks. But we did get to see wildlife ! A moose is seen while driving on the Alaska Highway, to Tok and it ignored us while it munched on the greenery, all the while being pestered by little flies and mosquitos. I have to admit we did little driving during the hours of dawn and dusk. and many miles go by without seeing a trace of these animals. One cannot help but to be continuously on the lookout for wildlife.! Moose, bear, bald eagles. The bikinis come in Blue Fox, Lynx, Silver Fox, Wild Arctic Fox, Wolf (usd 350,-) and in Beaver, Coyote, Cross Fox, Red Fox (usd 250,-)īut they have mittens, moccasins, pillows and blankets and other stuff too.Īlamo gave us an excellent deal on this Buick Regal, though it had some difficulties getting started in the mornings: it coughed, blew exhaust fumes in billowing clouds but then the onboard computer got things under control and it ran smoothly. The fur shack sells fur and fur products, porcelain dolls and Alaskan clay ceramics. We parked here to have a look at the Alaska Pipeline crossing the Tanana River there is an interpretive sign about the pipeline.Īt the same spot, where the Alaska Pipeline crosses the Tanana River, one can find the "Fur Shack" and this mannequin displaying a fur bikini !Īpparently this is "the home of Ethel and her famous arctic fur bikini". Soon after we left Fairbanks we began to see more of the sun ! We travelled the Richardson Highway from Fairbanks to Delta Junction.
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