Saturday, August 27, 2011

Pictures of Nome

The Nome Saloon and casino

This polar bear protects the building that houses the DMV and other government offices.

The main street in Nome.  We walked down this road from the Aurora to the convention center and back everyday.
Each year in March, dogsled teams race from Anchorage to Nome, a distance of 1049 miles.  This is the Iditarod.

The Nugget Inn

The Nugget Inn.

The great view from my seat flying from Nome to St. Michael.

Stebbins from the runway.  Unlike in St. Michael, the airstrip is right next to the town.
The land around St. Michael and Stebbins is dotted with swamps and marshes.  This makes travel other than by airplane difficult.  However, around October this water will begin to freeze and when it snows, it will be easier to travel by ski, snowshoe, and snow machine.

Looking at the canal that make St. Michael an island.

Coming to St. Michael from Stebbins.

Flying over the St. Michael reindeer herd.

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