Yukon River
We drove about 200 miles northwest of Fairbanks to reach the Yukon River. There is only one bridge that crosses the Yukon River in Alaska and the bridge also carrier the pipeline over the river.
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The Mighty Yukon!!!!! The 3rd Largest River in North America!
CARIBOU
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We saw caribou in a couple of different places in Alaska. These two on top were spotted up near the Arctic Circle, while the one on the bottom was in Denali National Park.
Moose!
Tonja had some strange attraction with Moose. The one above was walking right behind when she was trying to get food out of the truck. She instantly froze!
BULL MOOSE IN DENALI NATIONAL PARK!!!
Yup, it successful crossed the road following it's two female moose.
DALL SHEEP IN DENALI!!!!!
PTARMIGAN in Denali Nation Park. They change their color to white in the WINTER.
The blurry Red Fox was the first animal we saw driving through Denail National Park. It was drinking water from a pothole.
DENALI HIGHWAY
The Denali Highway crosses a section of the state below Fairbanks, and is an incredible place. The colors of the tundra made us think we were on another planet.
The Arctic Ground Squirrel showing off the tundra vegetation.
We drove north to the Arctic Circle where we could begin to see the Brooks Range covered in snow.
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In Prospect Creek these two 49ers attempted to pan for gold. Not sure what we found, but it looked like gold and it was a fun adventure out in the middle of absolutely nowhere!
The sun setting at the Arctic Circle!
