Cruisin' down the river...
After gliding past some beautiful homes nestled along the river bank,
we arrived at the home of red-jacketed Susan Butcher, four-time
winner
of the 1,100-mile Iditarod Dog Sled Race, Anchorage to Nome.
Right on cue, the reindeer rushed out of their pen to greet us
as the boat approached their home. Disney doesn't have anything on these folks!
As if on cue — I don't know how they'd arrange it — a pair of eagles
flew into our view and landed in the tree top. They stayed long enough
for Pat to snap a couple of pictures. Our narrator said it was rare
to see bald eagles in the Fairbanks area.
The glacial origins of the Chena River are evident in this photo.
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