Fairbanks, Alaska - August 2015

Just outside of Anchorage, along the Seward highway

In 2015, I took a new job with the American Cancer Society. This new role meant I would now be covering a four state territory, Alaska being one of those states. Yup, you read that right. No one quite knows why my territory in Colorado included that state, but I wasn't going to complain.....I was now crossing another state off of my list. :)



August I planned my first trip and I intentionally added on a couple of extra days so I could do some exploring on my own. First up was a visit to Fairbanks. This was a part of the business trip, so I did some research on what I could explore while I was there. 

As I drove to dinner one night, I made plans to stop at the pipeline. There is a section of the pipeline right off the highway where you can stop and check it out and learn more about the infrastructure. It also gives you the ability to better understand just how large it is.

The next day I drove about twenty minutes out of town to head to the North Pole. Yup - I went to Santa's home! North Pole, Alaska is a small town dedicated to Santa and Christmas! There are reindeer that you can see and feed during certain times of the year (I didn't) and a great gift shop with everything you can imagine. There is even a service where you can pay to have a letter sent from Santa to kiddos right before Christmas season starts. I ordered a letter for each of my nieces so they would know not to be naughty!