Friday August 6

Headed back to Fairbanks by way of Denali National Park. I stopped at the park again because they offered a free sled dog demonstration that I wanted to see.

After a traumatic dog experience as a kid, I was never a fan of dogs. However, the demo was excellent. They encouraged you pet all the dogs which I reluctantly did.

The dogs were pretty cool. They were working dogs, used to carrying heavy loads across the huge expanse of the park in extreme low temps. They were super fired up when the ranger hooked them to a sled and dragged him down a dirt road and back. Surprisingly, I enjoyed the whole experience way more than I thought I was going to.

After the demo I completed the 200 mile drive back to Fairbanks where I blogged a while at the Barnes and Noble. Bed after that.