A Day at the Park

When you think of Fairbanks, Alaska in March, "My, what a great day for an outing in the park" is probably not phrase that comes readily to mind. Hannah was down in Anchorage with the church youth group, so Christi and I took the remaining kiddos over to the Fairbanks Ice Park. There are 85' ice slides, a free skating rink (complete with loaner skates, pucks, sticks and helmets), train rides around the park, and many, many, many amazing ice sculptures.
There are several different categories: youth, single block, multiple block, realism, abstract, etc... We took some pictures of some of these great sculptures. Unfortunately, the temperature had been quite warm this last week (nearly up to freezing), and the ice was weakened enough to collapse some of the less robust - or more intricate - sculptures. The one I regretted the most was a giant bird carved inside a bird cage. That sculpture was the first to collapse, as each bar was only about finger-thick. Here are some of the photos: