These were the conditions during half of our seven hour drive to Eielson AFB Friday on the Parks Highway grade as we approached the summit just before Cantwell. On the left side of the road is a vehicle buried in three feet of snow and an ambulance. It pays to drive slow when the roads are in this condition, it is nearly a three hour drive to the nearest hospital in Wasilla. We towed the cargo trailer which made the drive even slower.
Bob in our booth talking to two vendors from the “Pearly Girls” booth. Because we drove and set-up on the same day we used our short walls and halogen spot lights to speed up installation of the 20′ by 8′ booth. The show was from 9-5 on Saturday and after it closed we tore down and were ready to leave by 6:30PM. After a night of sleep at the North Pole made the return trip under slightly better conditions, heavy winds near Denali National Park and rain most of the way from there. I’m glad to be home again, and very tired.
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska artist
