This last Tuesday my Alaska adventure began with a very (very) early morning flight to Anchorage. After arriving in Anchorage, I walked a few gates down the concourse and hopped on a plane to Fairbanks. At Fairbanks, a co-worker of mine picked me up and drove me to meet a few of the other workers on the job here in Fairbanks. Trevor left that evening to work in another location, but I also got to meet Kyle, Ryan, Logan, Jimmy, Bill & Mike. Bill & Mike are the surveyors on our team, the rest of us are engineers (or almost engineers). So far it's been a fun crew. Ryan reminds me of my younger brother - he's the same age - and also a church goer like myself. He just got engaged July 4th.
Our work consists of following our surveyors to proposed gasline stream crossing sites, and conducting a few tests on the stream & noting several different observations. Usually, we wrap up our part of the stream crossing work before the surveyors, so we have a good amount of hang out time. But we're in some beautiful country here around Fairbanks, so I've gotten to take a few photos, and enjoy the scenery. The stream crossing sites have been parallel to the Alaskan Pipe Line, so we've been able to see that, and are also on an air force base. Sometimes we see jets fly by, or at least hear their rocket roar.
It's been a nice change of pace here... I'm enjoying it...
Ok, here's a few photos...
Our first day out in the field we saw a mama moose with her baby...
I set the camera down on the ground and took a quick shot - this is what I got:
I took this shot today as we were walking thru the woods following the surveyors Mike & Bill back to our vehicles.
And here am I...
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