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Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 10

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Tenth 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.

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Latitude: 64.648498535156
Longitude: -148.501998901367

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 10 Gallery

Date Observed: Apr 16, 2013

Photo Credits: Dashiell Feierabend Chas Jones approaching an area of open water. Processes Observed Open Water	Photo Credits: Dashiell Feierabend Chas Jones on his snowmachine at the edge of an area of open water below an ice collapse. Processes Observed Ice Collapse, Open Water	Photo Credits: Dashiell Feierabend Chas Jones carefully drives his snowmachine to investigate an area of open water. Processes Observed Open Water
Photo Credits: Chas Jones Close-up view of ice melt and layers of ice. Processes Observed Ice Shelf, Ice Thickness	Photo Credits: Chas Jones Another close-up view of ice melt and layers of ice. Processes Observed Ice Shelf, Ice Thickness	Photo Credits: Chas Jones Patterns of snow and ice. Processes Observed Ice Thickness, Snow Depth
Photo Credits: Chas Jones Dashiell Feierabend driving his snowmachine close to the edge of an area of open water and collapsed ice. Processes Observed Ice Collapse, Open Water, Travel Hazard	Photo Credits: Chas Jones Dashiell Feierabend steering hard to keep his snowmachine away from the edge of an area of open water and collapsed ice. Processes Observed Ice Collapse, Open Water, Travel Hazard	Photo Credits: Chas Jones View along an area of open water and collapsed ice with a snowmachine trail on the safe ice along the edge. Processes Observed Ice Collapse, Open Water
Photo Credits: Chas Jones Dashiell Feierabend being careful to stay on the trail and away from open water and collapsed ice. Processes Observed Ice Collapse, Open Water, Travel Route	Photo Credits: Chas Jones Dashiell Feierabend successfully navigates through an area of dangerous ice conditions. Processes Observed Ice Collapse, Open Water, Safe Travel Route	Photo Credits: Chas Jones A previously open spot of water now refrozen. The thickness of ice in such spots is unknown and care should be taken in such areas. Processes Observed Ice Thickness, Open Water (Refrozen), Thin Ice
Photo Credits: Chas Jones Looking down a slough where there appear to be holes of open water hidden by snow cover. Processes Observed Open Water (Hidden), Snow Insulation	Photo Credits: Dashiell Feierabend Chas Jones driving his snowmachine at the edge of a cutbank with open water below. Processes Observed Open Water, Water Level Drop	Photo Credits: Dashiell Feierabend Chas Jones stops to investigate ice collapse and open water under the cutbank. Processes Observed Ice Collapse, Water Level Drop
Photo Credits: Dashiell Feierabend Chas Jones on his snowmachine at the edge of a cutbank with collapsed ice and open water below. Processes Observed Ice Collapse, Open Water, Water Level Drop	Photo Credits: Chas Jones Close-up view of ice melt and layers of ice. Processes Observed Ice Layers, Ice Shelf, Ice Thickness	Photo Credits: Chas Jones Open water and recently refrozen ice along a cutbank. Processes Observed Open Water, Open Water (Refrozen)
Photo Credits: Chas Jones Newly formed thin ice along the edge of a sandbar and rock outcropping. Processes Observed Thin Ice	Photo Credits: Chas Jones Edge of newly formed thin ice. Processes Observed Thin Ice	Photo Credits: Chas Jones An open hole in the ice near the snowmachine trail over safe ice. Processes Observed Open Water (Hidden), Safe Ice, Travel Hazard
Photo Credits: Chas Jones The main snowmachine trail skirting the edge of an area where the ice had previously collapsed and refrozen. Processes Observed Open Water (Hidden), Open Water (Refrozen), Travel Route	Photo Credits: Chas Jones A depression of newly refrozen thin ice and water right next to the solid snowmachine trail. Processes Observed Open Water (Hidden), Open Water (Refrozen), Travel Route