Chena Hot Springs

TODAY WAS MY FIRST DAY OFF:)

So what did we do you may ask? We went to explore! We heard Chena Hot Springs was a must see. So we got permission to drive the 56 miles to the resort. The hot springs was $10 for an all day pass. It consisted of an indoor pool, and a natural hot spring outside. It was beautiful, and it helped that it was the warmest day (so far) this year. We had the opportunity to see wildlife along the way, and also walk through The largest year round ice museum in the united states. It was fantastic. Most of my photos are from the ice museum. It was so facsinating. In fact, their two carvers together have acquired more than 100 awards for their work. Including MULTIPLE world championships. They carve for most of the recent olympics as well. It was so beautiful.

Jenni and Phillip Merkley, Me, and Brian Lanning

The Ice Museum

Our group - (back) Darell, Jay, Brian, Phillip (Front) Leah, Jenni, Me, Bob

The first model of POLARIS Snowmobile (aka: Snow machine in Alaska)

We saw Moose, to and from the resort!

The tools and work corner!

They had all the ice lit with fiber-optics or colored lights.

Chena Hot Springs

Phillip and Jenni laying on one of the beds in one of four ice bedrooms your can rent. These rooms are apart of their hotel. They have no amenities other then being able to say, "I slept in an ice bedroom." When you rent the room, for a pricey $700.00 you also get a room in the moose lodge - in case you can't stand the cold. haha.

The actual coca cola ice bear that is used in the commercials.

Each chess piece represents a wild animal found in Alaska