Sunday, December 11, 2022
Thanksgiving Holiday, 2022 -- Fairbanks Alaska -- Part 9 - Monday, 11/21 - Chena Hot Spring
Went for a walk around the compound.
As with many places we saw, there's old vehicles and equipment lying about.
Pretty common sight.
They grow all the vegetables for the restaurant in greenhouses.
With the hot springs, they can keep the greenhouses warm.
The lights in the background is the outdoor hot spring.
They light it at night with colored lights.
Went for a short hike to the "Aurorium".
The Aurorium is the building on the left, on a small hill.
Can see across the small valley and the lit area in the middle is the hot spring.
The Aurorium is a large room with windows on ones side facing the valley.
Nice in the heated room.
Thursday, November 17, 2022 -- LA Auto Show Press Day - Part 11
New Prius
They got rid of the little vertical window in the hatch.
The new EV (bZ4?)
Slightly smaller EV "concept" bZCompact.
The concept has curved screens...
New Highlander.
Pretty brutal front end on the new Sequioa.
Sunday, November 6, 2022 -- French & Italian Car Show @ Woodley Park (Van Nuys) - Part 21
Alfas from the 50s have very attractive controls and gauges.
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Saturday, December 3, 2022 - Hang Glider Area
Stopped at the Oceans Café near the hang glider spot.
View north.
Ate once here a very long time ago.
There were several lifeguard vehicles near the café.
Don't know what was going on.
There's a few places where they've build a sand berm.
Assuming it's to keep the waves out when there's a storm.
Also would reduce the on-shore wind.
Thursday, November 17, 2022 -- LA Auto Show Press Day - Part 10
Walked to a nearby restaurant for lunch (Fixins Soul Kitchen).
Fried green tomatoes.
Pretty good...
Thanksgiving Holiday, 2022 -- Fairbanks Alaska -- Part 8 - Monday, 11/21 - Chena Hot Spring
Chena Hot Spring was a little over an hour drive.
The road dead-ends at the hot spring.
The road conditions were a little snowy/icy in spots but were OK overall.
The entrance to the main building for hotel check-in and restaurant.
Had a late lunch in the restaurant (our young server was from Northridge).
There's an airport, snow mobile-ing, snow shoeing, and other activities to give additional activity options for the trip out there.
There were a sizable number of Chinese visitors, not just at the hot springs but all over in the Fairbanks area.
The outdoors hot spring experience was pretty unique.
The air temperature was in the teens (F).
The water temperature was regulated to about 102 F.
Sunday, November 6, 2022 -- French & Italian Car Show @ Woodley Park (Van Nuys) - Part 20
Like the alloys
When European cars adapted the sealed-beam lamps into the original lamps...
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