The Beaver

At this location, the beaver was swimming and surprised us.

More Scenic Locations

We found this location on our search. It had some beaver dams located on it.

Another scenic view

Here is another scenic view we found.

We rented a car so we could explore around Fairbanks. On our way to the Hot Springs we stopped at several locations to see if we could find wildlife to photograph.

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.

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.