Northwest Glaciologists 2024 - Info

Meeting location

Geophysical Institute (GI): Elvey Auditorium & Globe Room. Enter the GI (see red arrow below) and straight ahead is the Globe Room. The Elvey Auditorium is the first door on the right with ‘Elvey Auditorium’ written on a sign, above the door.

Any GPS/Maps service will know where the Institute is located.

Transportation

• Fairbanks Bus
• University Shuttle
• Uber/Lyft/Taxi: Convenient but maybe plan in advance if you are arriving very late/early at the airport.
• Car Rental: Turo, Budget, Enterprise, Alamo, …

Buses and shuttles have trackers that occasionally work (temperature-dependent). If you are staying around Fred Meyer West, walking to the GI takes approximately 1 hour. Use the sidewalks.

Accommodation - Fairbanks West

• Best Western Plus Chena River Lodge (bus option)
• Sophie Station Suites (bus option)
• 7 Gables Inn & Suites (bus option)
• Fairbanks Extended Stays (bus option)
• Pikes (you will need a car)

Food & Drinks

Fairbanks is not exactly the most convenient city, but we have plenty of dive bars and Thai restaurants around! You can walk to some of them, but expect to have to use a car or bus.

• Check out the Red Fox, Oasis Lounge (good burgers), UAF Pub (Karaoke on Thursday evenings), or the Golden Eagle if you feel like driving 15 minutes out of town.

Interesting Spots

• Large Animal Research Station (LARS): Live muskoxen, bison, and caribou. Car needed, but worth checking out.
• Creamer’s Field: Birds usually present, nice path to walk in the woods and not be in immediate collision danger with mad skiers. Dogs on leash. Leave the birds alone. Needs a car/bus. 1-hour walking distance from the GI.
• Museum of the North: 5-minute walk from the GI (Geophysical Institute). Very good museum, unbeatable view on the Alaska Range, good coffee, and whale skeleton.
• Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum: I know how it sounds, but everybody has been nicely surprised by it. Antique autos, antique clothes, cool recent history of Fairbanks and surroundings from 1900 onwards. Needs a car/bus.
• Chena Hotsprings: About an hour drive out of town is an outdoor hotsprings.