January 3, 2007  Fairbanks to Barrow, Alaska

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Fairbanks International Airport

Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport, Barrow.
Alaska Airlines 143 from Fairbanks. From here the plane will go on to Deadhorse (Prudhoe Bay).

Airport Inn Hotel.  This is where I stayed in Barrow.

Welcome to Barrow by Arctic Ocean.
The Iñupiat name for Barrow is Utqiaġvik or Ukpiaġvik.

Arctic Pizza, Barrow

Full moon over Arctic Ocean, Barrow

Osaka Restaurant, Barrow.
Full moon remains up during mid-day twilight.

Whalebone arch, Barrow, showing frozen Arctic Ocean and full moon in background

Standing on Arctic Ocean behind Brower's Cafe, Barrow

Brower's Cafe, Barrow, with full moon over the right side.

Alaska Commercial Value Center, Barrow

Iñupiat Heritage Center and Tuzzy Consortium Library, Barrow

Checking the thermometer on the Airport Inn Hotel, Barrow

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