Chena Hot Springs and Moose

Chena Hot Springs and Moose


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P9178472 On my 33rd birthday, Kate and I took a little trip to Chena Hot Springs to see the Ice Hotel before we leave Alaska. About two-thirds of the way there, we saw two moose hanging out one of the steams in the area (a cow and its calf). The calf is on the bank of the stream on the left, and the cow is in the water to the right. P9178472
P9178473 A close up of the calf on the stream bank... P9178473
P9178474 ...and the cow in the water after munching on some weeds. She is noticing all the attention on her and the calf. P9178474
P9178475 The cow continued to eat for a little while longer. P9178475
P9178482 I though this was a funny shot, after she came back up for air, or to chew her food. Nice look! It is almost as if she is saying, what the @#$%^* are you looking at? P9178482
P9178486 After a little bit longer, the cow and calf headed into the woods to get away from the attention. After a couple minutes, and as we were about to leave, they came back out a little up stream. Here they are re-entering the stream to eat. P9178486
P9178489 Further down the road, and before we got to Chena Hot Springs, the lighting was good enough to take a couple shots of the Angle Rocks area. P9178489
P9178490 A little framed shot of one of the Angle Rocks. P9178490
P9178496 Once we got to Chena Hot Springs, we had some time to wait before taking the guided tour of the Ice Hotel. Kate and I took a short little walk around the Nature Trail. Here is Kate on a little bridge before the Beaver Pond. P9178496
P9178497 Here is the Beaver Pond. I liked the reflections off of the water in this photo, and... P9178497
P9178499 ...this photo. P9178499
P9178500 Along the trail, there was an area to stop and take a gander at the kennel of the Chena Hot Springs Sled Dogs. P9178500
P9178502 A nice little action shot of one of the dogs jumping on his house... P9178502
P9178503 ...and as he sat down on the house. P9178503
P9178505 Here is the Aurora Ice Museum (Hotel) from the outside. The initial hotel was erected in the winter of 2003-2004, but due to the summer heat and major fires that hit the area in 2004, the original structure did not survive. This structure was built in the winter of 2004-2005, and as you can see has survived the summer. P9178505
P9178506 Here is one of the main sculptures visitors can see at the bar area inside. The temperature is kept at about 20 degrees are so above zero. The cooling system actually utilizes the warm waters of the hot springs to drop the temperature inside and help cool the ice. P9178506
P9178507 There are three main chandelears that are lit by fiber optics. P9178507
P9178509 Chess anyone? P9178509
P9178511 Kate pulled up a seat at the bar. The seat is insulated by reindeer fur. They also carved out martini glasses from the ice, but we didn't have any. P9178511
P9178512 This is a look at the main part of the hotel from the fireplace location to the right of the bar. The two cathedral looking areas are the locations of 4 rooms that people can stay in during the winter time. P9178512
P9178513 A look at the area from the top of the castle tower staircase. P9178513
P9178516 Another shot that is better lit. P9178516
P9178517 The blue side of the chess board... P9178517
P9178518 ...and the yellow side. P9178518
P9178519 We were told that there was at least one fish visible that was trapped in the ice. Here it is looking like a fossil. P9178519
P9178520 The main room that people seem to like, called the Polar Bear Room. P9178520
P9178521 A flash photo of the second room... P9178521
P9178522 ...and the non-flashed version. P9178522
P9178524 The non-flashed version of the third room... P9178524
P9178525 ...and the flashed version. P9178525
P9178526 The non-flashed version of the fourth room... P9178526
P9178527 ...and the flashed version. The insulation is reindeer pelts. P9178527
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