My last day on the bike for this trip. It was mostly very calm and pretty ride, but the green tunnel doesn't always allow for great pictures. I captured the occasional stream, lake, and glimpse of some low green ranges. Made a few touristy stops along the way as well.
The Knotty Shop is an amusing tourist trap gift shop. I'm not sure I understand the north's obsession with wood burls though. I've run across a few collections this journey. The animals made out of burls here was pretty cool though. And, the salted caramel and chocolate covered pretzel ice cream cone was darn enjoyable as well.
A few more miles down the road, I made it to the North Pole! This is a ridiculously kitschy suburb of Fairbanks that grew up around a gift shop of a Santa look alike. I went into full tourist mode and got pictures of myself in front of a number of the silly Christmas stuff all over town. The grass roof houses were neat, at least. I also made sure to send my nieces postcards postmarked from the North Pole.
After a Coca-Cola calorie refuel, I continued for the last leg. It was the toughest climbing I had to do for a couple weeks now. But, it had plenty of downhill rewards. And, it was nice to have a real challenge to finish up. The scenery was pretty sweet to boot. I did have to put some music on to make the final 4 mile push. And, who was waiting there!? Ellen! It was great to see her beautiful face. And, now we get two weeks to drive around and see our majestic 49th state.
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