The above shows them harvesting some big blocks of ice

I would hate to be a tourist in Alaska in an old Ford like the ones above.  Without cell phones a breakdown could easily prove deadly

On the way to Chena Hot Springs we saw 4 moose

I think this house was designed to make use of a 10' tall trailer as a front porch.  Pure alaska

A real Alaskan lumber mill

A pretty cool ice Cabin

Carhart was one of the sponsors

Chena Hot Springs,  A great place to go to unwind after a competition.  It is a very large natural hot spring surrounded by this wall of granite.

In between competitions, I made this 4' ice cannon.  It fired a tennis ball 100 yards.

A high speed camera was used to catch this shot in progress.  Just 1 Teaspoon of black powder & a long fuse!