Saturday, June 21, 2008

Another photo of Fairbanks


We have not gone to many areas to show how beautiful Alaska is, but this is what we see driving around Fairbanks.

Driving on Campus


We were making our way back to the dorm, and I thought I would take a photo from the car to show what the area looks like.

Visitor's Center


We drove by the Fairbanks Visitor Center. It has grass on it's roof, like the Climate Research building from the other day. The city is gearing up for the Midnight Sun Festival tomorrow, so they are beginning to block off the streets.

Our Waiter


Here is our waiter, Willie June.

Left side of the Table


Here are the people on the left side of the table.

Right side of the Table


Here are the people on the right side of the table.

Gambardella's Pasta Bella


Some of us went to Gambardella's Pasta Bella in downtown Fairbanks for dinner. It had great Italian food.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Mr. & Mrs. Claus and me


I even had my photo taken with them to show you I was there.

Mr. & Mrs. Claus


Of course, we said hi to Santa and his wife.

Going to Santa's House


We decided to go inside and have Santa mail some post cards to all our friends.

Karen with Santa


Karen from Louisiana had to sit in the sleigh and have her photo taken with Santa.

Reindeer Smiling


This guy took a liking to me, and followed me around. When I started talking to him, he smiled a me.

Horns up close


The horns were covered with a skin like material that looked like felt. They were not bone-like as you would find on a white-tail deer in Texas.

Hot Reindeer


It was really hot today, and this poor animal was shedding his coat in a bad way.

Big Horned Reindeer


One of them had really big horns.

Reindeer


Some of his reindeer were there.

Santa's RV Park


If we had had an RV, we could have stayed at his RV park.

Santa's House


I told you it was Santa's House.

Santa Claus House


While we were there, we decided to go see Santa.

North Pole, Alaska


The refinery was in the North Pole. North Pole, Alaska, that is.

Lab View, the sequel


The last photo from the lab, different side.

Lab View 2


More photos of the lab.

Lab photo 1


Here is a photo inside the lab at the refinery. Brings back memories of a job long, long ago...

Through rain and sleet and snow......


I realize the US Postal Service claims to get the mail to you no matter what, but I wonder about this mailbox high up in the sky....

Inside the crude heater


Several members of our group were able to look inside the crude oil heater.

Filling Area


Several trucks came in and out of the plant for fill ups of products to be delivered. This is the area where they were filled.

Tank Farm


We saw several storage tanks on their tank farm.

Inside the Metering Building


We checked out the piping in the metering building, and their color coding using cool colors.

Metering Building


We made our way over to the new metering building.

Cooling Fans


We saw the cooling fans for the fractionating towers.

Control Room Screen


We spent time in the control room, where the processes are followed on computer screens.

Holding Tank


He showed us a small holding tank. He said this was probably one of the smallest you would find.

Process Tower


Bill described what happens in the process tower.

Fractionating Tower


Bill explained how the fractionating tower worked.

Crude Oil Heater


Bill began explaining the oil refining process. He showed us the crude oil heater.

Roger Ostrem, Process Safety Manager


Roger Ostrem, Process Safety Manager, also accompanied us on our tour.

Bill Cisco, Shift Supervisor


They split us up into two groups, with Mr. Reischke taking one group and Bill Cisco taking the other.

Breakfast


They provided us with breakfast of grapes, strawberries, muffins, juices, and coffee.

Mark Reischke


We were met by Mark Reischke, the Refinery Manager, who began talking to us about the tour, and split us into groups.

Petro Star Refinery


We took a tour of the Petro Star Refinery, 1200 H. & H Lane, North Pole, AK 99705, www.petrostar.com

Denali Range View 2


Another view of the Denali mountain range on Day 4 from the Reichardt Building. The white things on the horizon that look like clouds are snow capped mountains.

Denali Range View


View of the Denali mountain range on Day 4 from the Reichardt Building. The white things on the horizon that look like clouds are snow capped mountains.

Photos of Flowers, the Sequel


Finally, our ride arrived to take us to dinner.

More Photos of Flowers....


So I began to get impatient....waiting to go to dinner.

More Flower Pictures


So these marigolds started calling my name, wanting their photo taken....

More Flower Pictures


So I found more pictures of flowers.

More photos of flowers


So I took more pictures of flowers.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Flowers in front of the Dorm


Pictures of flowers in front of the dorm that I took while waiting for a ride to dinner.

Martha Shulski Presentation


Martha Shulski presented on Climate Change in Alaska.
336 International Arctic Research Center
Martha@climate.gi.alaska.edu
htttp://akclimate.org
907-474-7885

Gwen Holdmann Presentation


Gwen Holdmann presented on Novel Technologies for Energy Generation.
Organizational Director
Alaska Center for Energy & Power
University of Alaska
907-474-5402
Gwen.Holdmann@uaf.edu