KOD Power - One Year

USA - Alaska - August and September 2022

Fairbanks

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Creamer's Field - next to the actual field there are great hiking trails

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our daily visitor

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Creamer's Field - a former farm is now a landing and rest area for the journey of cranes and geese

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there they fly ....

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in the Ice Museum

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Dalton Highway - Fahrt nach Deadhorse/ Prudhoe Bay - Arctic Ocean

on the Dalton Highway to the north - it is still asphalt with large holes

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always north - about 1,000 km

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Prudhoe Bay - Hotel Aurora - actually a dormitory for the workers with full board - can really be recommended

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Luis has landed

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it is really small compared to the vehicles used here

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all the water for the hotel is delivered and stored here

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Aurora Hotel - Men´s camp - Accommodation for many workers during their shift of about 2 weeks

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we felt very comfortable and the price is reasonable

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Although the oil is so close, diesel costs a lot of money, everything has to be delivered

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our first caribou

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the colors are simply indescribable

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completely new to me, this area is a desert from a weather perspective, it hardly rains, the winters are dry and very cold

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good beer and

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enjoy your meal

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works even in the smallest of spaces

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the public campsites are very good, simple but everything you need is there

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short but intense, the vegetation in the north

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back was first necessary to wash

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Fairbanks Part 2 - Northern Lights and Car Museum

back at our campsite

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the cranes are back too

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in Fairbanks there is a really excellent car museum https://www.fountainheadmuseum.com/ (only vehicles up to the end of the 1930s), including a contemporary historical exhibition about the development of mobility and! about clothing of the time - just have a look

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Northern Lights

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simply indescribable

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Denali National Park

the mountain that gives the national park its name, Denali (also known as Mount McKinley)

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Normally it is covered by clouds, only on about 60 days it is supposed to appear like this

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a short hike

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but unfortunately you are not alone here

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By bike you can bypass all barriers and controls and get much further into the park than by car

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but it is already cold

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Denali Highway

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on the Denali Highway - the way from Denali National Park to Paxson, a wild road with indescribable panoramas but also a favorite area of hunters, so we had no desire for hiking

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our elk meat menu

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it tasted excellent

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On the way we met Richard and Michelle and had many exciting conversations, we are looking forward to seeing you again

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Visiting the Alpin Creek Lodge, here you will be pampered with food and alpine flair, an absolute recommendation

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Unfortunately we didn't have much time, but coming back makes sense

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the perfectly equipped Richard, always with the right tire pressure!

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you can see once again how small our Luis is

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after long journeys our home is ready for a nice evening

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these blue potatoes are amazing, they taste really good

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and finally a small blueberry cake

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Glen Highway und Anchorage

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Musk Osk is actually a goat. The wool is very warm and is combed out of the animals. This is the only farm. The animals normally live up in the north.

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Our campsite was right next to the tracks and repair work was carried out at night...

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Very tasty restaurant in Anchorage, I had my first king crab - delicious!

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An exciting museum in Anchorage, with very modern items dealing with the history and culture of Alaska.

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Cabela's is a shopping chain that has everything for the outdoors - fishing, hunting, boats, hiking and everything else - it's just huge!

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Great performance by the students from the college in Anchorage. After the normal lessons, we continue with the culture of the ancestors, which is then shown here in the museum. The Eskimos dance more with their arms, we dance more with our feet.

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Kenai - Homer - Seward - Whittier

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The former Russian culture and history can be found on all paths

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adventurous roads to the end of the world, or rather to the end of the bay, here it is really lonely

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and nature impresses and overwhelms again and again

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and these evenings, but the Northern Lights remained hidden

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Homer on the Kenai Peninsula - a dream place in Alaska, a holiday resort for many from Anchorage, especially the Spit (the headland in the bay) is very beautiful

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