Rest of Tanana photos

OK here are the rest of the photos from our trip! First set of photos and reporting here.

The Episcopal church:

(They also have a Catholic church, being Very Cosmopolitan.)

The liquor store, equipped with solar panels:


Around this time of year (February), the city well runs dry as the water level in the river drops. The city water supply switches to the Yukon. I am amazed that being some 1500 miles from the river source, it is still safe to drink. But of course, there are no major cities, nor farms, dumping any pollutants or contamination into the Yukon.

Here is the pipe, laid and waiting for the hole in the river to be cut:


Here is JS, for scale:




Just waiting to cut the hole:


The Yukon from its frozen surface:


Fish wheels pulled up from the river in the off-season:


Our flight home:


Each time it arrives, it is full of mail and cargo. Folks waiting usually help unload:




The Yukon from the plane:

The confluence of the Tanana and the Yukon:


The mountains to the North are beautiful:


Dog teams taking off in a caravan to Fur Rondy!