Temperatures in town regularly dip into the negative teens and consistently stay well below freezing, yet the Chena River remains open in sections. The Chena cuts through the heart of Fairbanks before joining the massive Tanana River to the south. This water connects to the Yukon River and eventually flows all the way into the Bering Sea. Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA), the local utility in Fairbanks, generates some of its energy from a coal fired power plant in town, which discharges warm water back into the Chena. A one mile stretch of the river remains free of ice and steamy all winter long. If my kayak didn't give my fingers instant frost bite when touched I might even consider going for a paddle.
Canon EOS 60D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM, ISO-200 f/5 @ 1/125 sec
Beautiful, interesting and informative!
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