Our party work up early to head into Denali, Alaska, by Bus. The trip was a little over two hours and included a short stop over in Nenana, Alaska to learn about the Nenana Ice Classic the town and view the Tanana river.
Note: Most of the Alaska trips bus coaches have bathrooms/restrooms in them so no need to worry about needing to get off.
The trip was a breathtaking trek through softly winding roads through lush green forest and high snow-caped mountains. For those who are new to the region, Alaska is a very mountainous landscape and does not include many flat regions.
The trees and forest were so green for being such a white snow covered region for much of the year in this area. Alaska forest soak of the snow melt-off and plentiful sun filled summers.
Permafrost (ground is permanently frozen year around) covers most of the ground in this region, making it hard to farm without greenhouses.
The bus driver informed us that the University of Alaska Fairbanks has been researching growing in Alaska to figure out which crops grow the best in the region. We finally stopped off at our halfway point in Nenana Alaska to take some pictures, use the toilets, and explore the local cultures, which were quite interesting.
The town includes a small free public museum where you can buy a ticket to the Nenana Ice Classic (sorry, no online purchases available from what we could see.) For background on the Nenana Ice Classic, In Nenana, the Tanana river freezes over during the winter months. In the spring, a large tripod is placed in the middle of the frozen river and a string is attached to the tripod and a timer onshore. Towns people check in occasionally and an armed guard is placed in a nearby watchtower 24/7 to make sure no-one tampers with the setup.
Last year the Ice Classic competition paid out over $300,000 in prize money, which went to many winners who guessed the same time. Good luck to those winners who entered this year (and future years reading this blog.
We stopped here for almost 30 minutes before continuing on to Danial. Overall the stop included sled dog petting, snacks and drinks, restrooms, scenic views of the Nenana river, an example tripod, the free museum, and friendly people. We boarded the buses again to go to our next stop, Denali Alaska, which we will talk about in our next post.
Note: Most of the Alaska trips bus coaches have bathrooms/restrooms in them so no need to worry about needing to get off.The trip was a breathtaking trek through softly winding roads through lush green forest and high snow-caped mountains. For those who are new to the region, Alaska is a very mountainous landscape and does not include many flat regions.
The trees and forest were so green for being such a white snow covered region for much of the year in this area. Alaska forest soak of the snow melt-off and plentiful sun filled summers.
Permafrost (ground is permanently frozen year around) covers most of the ground in this region, making it hard to farm without greenhouses.The bus driver informed us that the University of Alaska Fairbanks has been researching growing in Alaska to figure out which crops grow the best in the region. We finally stopped off at our halfway point in Nenana Alaska to take some pictures, use the toilets, and explore the local cultures, which were quite interesting.
The town includes a small free public museum where you can buy a ticket to the Nenana Ice Classic (sorry, no online purchases available from what we could see.) For background on the Nenana Ice Classic, In Nenana, the Tanana river freezes over during the winter months. In the spring, a large tripod is placed in the middle of the frozen river and a string is attached to the tripod and a timer onshore. Towns people check in occasionally and an armed guard is placed in a nearby watchtower 24/7 to make sure no-one tampers with the setup.
Last year the Ice Classic competition paid out over $300,000 in prize money, which went to many winners who guessed the same time. Good luck to those winners who entered this year (and future years reading this blog.We stopped here for almost 30 minutes before continuing on to Danial. Overall the stop included sled dog petting, snacks and drinks, restrooms, scenic views of the Nenana river, an example tripod, the free museum, and friendly people. We boarded the buses again to go to our next stop, Denali Alaska, which we will talk about in our next post.
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