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Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 15

Details

Fifteenth stop on the snowmachine trip taken by Chas Jones and Dashiell Feierabend from Fairbanks to Nenana, Alaska to observe and map dangerous ice locations and areas on the Tanana River on April 16, 2013.

Category:

Visited Site

Lat/Long:

Latitude: 64.5967
Longitude: -148.662

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 15 Gallery

Date Observed: Apr 16, 2013

Photo Credits:

Chas Jones

Wooden stakes used along the trail to mark a dangerous area of open water and thin ice that should be avoided.

Processes Observed

Open Water, Thin Ice, Trail Markers, Travel Hazard, Unsafe Ice

Photo Credits:

Chas Jones

The dark color of an exposed cutbank accelerates spring snow melt.

Processes Observed

Heat Absorption, Silt On Ice