Moving on from Fairbanks was a bittersweet moment. It was the actual point in the journey where we pointed the truck to the east, and officially began the long trek home. That afternoon, we would arrive back in Tok, and spend our final night in Alaska. But first, we had two stops to make.
I have to admit that I didn’t give Fairbanks a fair shake – at least not at first. We didn’t spend enough time there on our previous trips to Alaska to really get to know the city. In fact, I remember thinking it was sort of boring. And I wouldn’t want to live anywhere you needed to plug your car in at the grocery store in the winter so that you could be sure it would start when you came out. (The average high in January is 0; the average low is 15 degrees below zero.) Once we were in Fairbanks on our own schedule, we were able to explore the city a bit more – and we really liked what we found!
