Once again we were able to volutneer in Chicken at the bluegreass festival knonw as Chickenstock.  We left after work on Friday evening in the rain and spent 3 days in the rain, returning in the rain on Monday.  Yuck!  But we had a good time with David cooking and me taking and selling tickets [...]

We went to Manley Hot Springs, about 150 miles due west of Fairbanks for a wonderful long weekend, marred only by a lot of smoke from the hundreds of wildfires active during May.
Manley is noted for its rustic hotsprings, located in an old greenhouse.  Of the 4 pools three were so hot that we could [...]