Fairbanks - Day Five (sunday)

Sunday we went to the wedding site (well we thought it was the wedding site, but then there was some more ideas. I believe they have now decided, but we don't know yet what the final decision is...hmmmm). It's beautiful and rustic and very Alaskan. The view is spectacular and if chosen be a great place to get hitched!! We explored the buildings, the rock outcrops, the bathrooms (only heated place we could get into - it was chilly)....

and the ski lift area. Tate performed his amazing balance beam routine complete with back flips off the end. It was quite magnificent. 

There was also an impromptu photoshoot for Dan and Adrian. Photos to be used for wedding website and save the dates, and also I believe because there just weren't many recent photos of them together. It was goofy and funny and even evoked a sense of art history with a re-enactment of Grant Wood's "American Gothic" - ski pole, no pitchfork - after all we were at a ski resort! Tate got in on that one... "stone-face Tate, stone-face!!"

Next we went to an old gold dredge, ate the last of the sugar kettle corn and Dave, Dan and Adrian explored the dredger while Tate and I stayed on higher, safer ground to plunk rocks and watch the very large, very burly Alaskan man with the shotgun attached to the front of his 4-wheeler give rides to the middle-aged Japanese tourist women to the barge from the roadside cafe. These women looked rather satisfied on the back of that 4-wheeler and if I had to guess would say that that was their "favorite part of the day!"

We had a great dinner that night at the Pump House (a possible site for rehearsal dinner) very nice, great food and fun stuff for Tate to look at. Then to Hot Licks the great homemade ice cream place for an end-of-the-season last cone. We were bundled up and eating ice cream. I wore my gloves - it was a site to behold!