Destination Fairbanks: Day 3 – Exploring Chena

By |2021-02-07T20:28:58-09:00May 31st, 2016|Adventures, Road Trips|

Chena Hot Springs After a leisurely morning, we headed up Chena Hot Springs Road toward the Chena Hot Springs Resort.  The resort is privately owned after being purchased from the State of Alaska in the 90s, and is now a tourist attraction and hot spring destination.  The resort itself makes a strong effort toward self-sustaining [...]

Destination Fairbanks: Day 2 – Houston to Chena

By |2021-02-07T20:28:58-09:00May 31st, 2016|Adventures, Road Trips|

In the Shadows of Denali Just north of Houston, we stopped at the Kashwitna Lake wayside. The beautiful sunny day afforded a number of photo opportunities, but the horizon was filled with smoke. Signs near the interpretive display indicated that this was an active fire area, apparently due to a wildland fire started near [...]

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