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Monday, April 22, 2013

The Nice Day for a Drive Journals, Ch. 7, Fairbanks and the Ice Art


Our final destination, the reason for this trip.   The weather was spectacular, the highway in great condition, and the temperatures warm enough to be comfortable but cold enough to keep the ice frozen.



I was there the top Tuesday and Wednesday and got outta town on Thursday morning.   Yes, that's 16 and 22 degrees below zero.   Fahrenheit.   Celsius in is parentheses.










Ice art carving teams come from all over the globe to compete here.

If you're ever in Fairbanks in March, be sure to take this in--and be sure you return at dark when magic happens.

So, here are some day and night photos, with some detail close-ups.



















LION KING:











 LOCUST:






OCTOPUS GARDEN:


















MELODY OF THE FISH SOUL:









SPIRITUAL CONNECTION:







THE GREAT ESCAPE:














The escapee




 SINGING IN UNISON:






























youth category


















                                                         

THE CREVASSE



















Guess who?   Come on in.
















HOPE

2nd Place, Multi block










One final photo:






4 comments:

  1. Thank you, Gully, for taking us with you. Words seem useless when it comes to appreciating these works of art in ice.

    Day viewing reveals the details while the magic happens after dark.

    Awesome!

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  2. I watched a documentary on this event sometime in the past and it is awesome. Great photos!

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  3. WE THREE .. PATTI AND YOU AND I .. HAVE DONE THIS ICE-ART SHOW TOGETHER IN FAIRBANKS .. AND IT NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME .. IT IS BEYOND MERE WORDS TO ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE THESE ICE SCULPTURES .. THANKS FOR THE POST .. SMILES .. CAP AND PATTI ..

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