The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
in Fairbanks, Alaska - July 9 - 15, 2009
Fairbanks, Alaska is 358 miles north of Anchorage (by way of the Parks Highway), and 188 miles south of the Arctic Circle. Its central location makes it the focal point for the tiny villages scattered throughout the surrounding wilderness. Fairbanks is called "The Golden Heart of Alaska," a reference to the character of her people as much as to the location in Alaska's interior, or to the discovery of gold in 1902.

Alaska is known for its harsh winter climate, but Fairbanks natives enjoy their wonderful summers to the fullest while they can. The Interior has temperatures ranging from 65 degrees below zero in the winter to 90 degrees above in the summer. The shortest winter day of the year has less than three hours of sunlight, the longest (around June 21) never really ends, though officially it has over 21 hours.
sign - Fairbanks welcomes you
Fairbanks police dept sign
sign - 84 degrees
Below: A statue depicting an Inuit family in winter clothing in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, dedicated to the first nation of Alaska, the Inuit.
eskimo statue
eskimo statue
eskimo statue
eskimo statue
river
Below: A time capsule to be opened in 2059
time capsule sign
time capsule
History bookThe bronze sculpture below was erected to commemorate the secret 1941 Lend-Lease partnership between eventual Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet Union. Artist Richard T. Wallen's monument honors the heroic pilots who ferried nearly 8,000 warplanes from the U.S. to Siberia to help Russia defend against the invading German army. They flew risky missions over remote and unpaved wilderness, making their way in stages, from one hastily built airfield to the next. The 2006 dedication of the Alaska-Siberia Lend-Lease Memorial in Fairbanks was an event attended by dignitaries from the U.S., Russia, Canada, Great Britain and France.
monument - Alaska-Siberia WWII
monument - Alaska-Siberia WWII
Below: A close-up of the engraved words on the monument shown above.
engraved sign
Below: The back side of the monument
back side of the above monument
Below: Signs in store windows in downtown Fairbanks
dog team sign
yukon quest sign
Below: Riverview RV Park on Badger Road on the river had 70 full hookups, 30/50 amp, free Wi-Fi, CATV, free clean private showers/restrooms, a vehicle wash area, laundromat, gift shop, gas/diesel, tent area, ATM. and friendly personnel in the office. It was a nice campground. They will even accept mail for you at the office.
Riverview spelled out in flowers
sign - Riverview RV Park
sign on RV office and gift shop
the new yard of the two RV Gypsies

Menu for the two RV Gypsies Adventures
in Fairbanks, Alaska
July 9 - 15, 2009
You may visit these five (5) sites in any order you choose.

Fairbanks, Alaska (this page)

bullet marker El Dorado Gold Mine

bullet marker Riverboat Discovery Cruise -
bullet marker Chena Indian Village and an Athabaskan Fish Camp

bullet marker Pioneer Park a sternwheeler paddleship and more

bullet marker World Eskimo-Indian Olympics - amazing
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After you have visited all of the above sites, there are two very different ways to continue navigation of this very large website.

go to the next adventure of the two RV GypsiesAFTER you have visited all five (5) sections, above you can jump ahead to 2016 - The two RV Gypsies and family spent more time in Fairbanks and other parts of Alaska and the photos are totally different. And each adventure is very different from these, even though SOME of the places are the same. Family members flew from California and Florida to Alaska, so of course, Lee and Karen Duquette took their family to the places they would enjoy.

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go to the next adventure of the two RV Gypsies AFTER you have visited all five (5) sections, above, please continue on to the adventures of the two RV Gypsies at Chena Hot Springs - the ice museum/hotel and more in 2009.