Steese Highway drive

The smoke from the Munson Creek Fire (by Chena Hot Springs) was really bad yesterday, but that didn't stop me, mom, Ryan, Jo and Sid for going on a drive up the Steese Highway, to about mile 57, where we turned off the main road and drove down to Nome Creek. Mom and Ryan found that spot when they first moved here, and wanted to get some rocks there to take home (there are a lot up there from dredging or mining). I hadn't been up the Steese in a long time! In 2004 there was a bad fire up there, and you can still see miles of burned trees, but the vegetation has filled in a lot more now, yay! We had lunch by the creek and loaded up the car with cool rocks haha. Ryan took his metal detector, but only found a bullet and trash. As we drove back to Fairbanks, we could actually see the smoke plume from the fire, and saw that the wind had shifted and it was blowing away from Fairbanks..the hills did look kind of cool draped in smoke though. Sid was exhausted (he's a lazy dog haha) and slept the whole way home. Yay for going on road trips again!

( some pics! )

3. Has anyone ever told you that you're getting too competitive over minor things? Umm..I don't think so??

4. What was the first thing you ever saved up to buy with your own money? Not sure..maybe a CD or something..

5. After high school – straight to college or straight to work? I took a few college classes

6. If I looked in your fridge right now, what would I find? Water, apple juice, jello I think..I definitely need to go grocery shopping haha

Today's trivia: Abraham Lincoln lost eight separate elections before he became president of the U.S.