North Pole, Day 3: Chena Hot Springs and the Ice Museum. It was a 90-minute drive up a beautiful valley to our NE. We got to see the sun hanging low and bright on the horizon over the wide plains. Looks like there’s a ton of summer recreation opportunities along the Chena River, but this time of year the river is already frozen over.
The Ice Museum was kitschy, but still cool. There was an ice bar serving Appleton is on ice glasses. You could watch the ice carver making the glasses which was mesmerizing. There were even four hotel type ice rooms in the back with some pretty creative bed situations. Definitely fun to see.
The hot springs felt sooooo good. 4’ deep in the outdoor pool. Nice gravelly bottom. Rocks to chill on. And the temperature had these big contrasts depending on where the input was located etc. I could definitely have spent longer there, but no kids allowed in the big pool, so we were on borrowed time.
Another yummy dinner followed by an extended Farkle game won by Charlotte. The moon looked lovely. It was difficult to catch the Northern Lights though.
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