Fairbank AK -- Northern Lights ????
This is not strictly an RV issue, but maybe my RV friends will be able to help me. About 20 or 30 of my family members and I wish to see the northern lights. We were thinking about a trip to Fairba...
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We flew up in 2011 for the start of the Iditerod and to see the places we ordinarily go to in the summer (9 summer trips so far). I'd highly recommend the ice sculpture championships in Fairbanks. Go twice, once in daytime and once at night when they're illuminated with colored lights. Also, I agree that China Hot Springs is a great viewing area. THey take you up the mountain in snow cats to a heated Yurt, so the cold is not too bad, and will wake you up if the displays are flashing. You can also go outside swimming in -20 to -40 temps at the springs. If you rent cars in Anchorage they usually don't have block heaters installed so you need to swap them out at the Fairbanks Airport for ones with the heaters and cords... No big deal though. A good site to find out about the Aurora is https://www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aurora-forecast
Watch out for the moose on city streets. We plow them, and they think they own them. Denali is a good stop. Strange to see all those HUGE hotels outside the park and all empty. You can get into the park to the visitor center, but nothing else is open. We loved the Iditerod start. Two starts if you don't know. One, the ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage,(they truck in snow so the sleds can run on the city streets) then a huge party that night and the real start the next morning at one of the frozen lakes to the north. Where depends on the weather. We spent about 6 hours on a frozen lake but had a ball. Dress warm.
Watch out for the moose on city streets. We plow them, and they think they own them. Denali is a good stop. Strange to see all those HUGE hotels outside the park and all empty. You can get into the park to the visitor center, but nothing else is open. We loved the Iditerod start. Two starts if you don't know. One, the ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage,(they truck in snow so the sleds can run on the city streets) then a huge party that night and the real start the next morning at one of the frozen lakes to the north. Where depends on the weather. We spent about 6 hours on a frozen lake but had a ball. Dress warm.
