North Pole, Alaska

We are spending June 25, six months to/from Christmas in North Pole, AK. The streets have names like "Santa Claus Lane and the street light poles are decorated like candy canes. The Santa Claus house in town has tons of ornaments, decorated trees, and a full time Santa.

So get a preview of the holiday spirit and enjoy our trip to the Santa Claus House.

Even Mark had a moment with Santa...

discussing the Alaska Highway.

The end---of the Alaska Highway

On June 23 we reached the end of the Alaska Highway in Delta Junction. As you can tell, Belle is quite non-plussed by the whole thing.

We're now staying outside Fairbanks in North Pole AK.  Unfortunately we've developed a problem with the tires wearing due to rubbing against the spindle of our axle- probably brought on by a frost heave or other dip on the Alaska Highway sometime after leaving Burwash Landing.

We have new tires but this problem may cause us to have to alter our plans after our trip to Denali NP next week. 

Stay tuned.