GOLD! GOLD!! GOLD!!! Took a tour of the El Dorado Gold Mine this morning. It’s operated by the same people that have the Riverboat Discovery tour so had an idea that it would be a good tour. They demonstrated several methods of mining gold, which was very interesting, then gave us a bag of dirt and a pan and let us pan on our own. Sandi panned $1 worth and Frank $7. Now comes the tricky part; they don’t buy the gold from you but sell you a locket or ear rings to put your gold in so you can wear it proudly. Tourists are the real gold mine here. We got $8 worth of gold and spent $40 on earrings to put it in. Was great fun however and very informative. Would recommend the tour to anyone coming to Fairbanks. Stopped to look at the Alaskan Pipeline on the way back into Fairbanks. About half (400 miles) is above ground because of the permafrost. We went back to the RV for lunch and to get ready to leave tomorrow. Replaced the headlight in the Jeep that was broken out by flying rocks and washed the bugs off the front of the RV. Need a few more groceries and we are set to move it on down the road. We decided against a side trip to the Arctic Circle, something I had wanted to do. It’s about a 200-mile trip on gravel with low flying semi trucks all along the route. The information center recommended taking along a couple of extra tires, gasoline and food just in case. They also said it was a fun trip with lots of scenery and wildlife so the decision not to go wasn’t an easy one. I forgot yesterdays pictures before I hit "publish" so will include a picture of an Indian ceremonial dress from the museum with todays blog.
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