Saturday, September 1, 2012

Fair Time

Well fall usually means fair time in the good ol' US of A, and Alaska is no different! This time home, a friend and I battled the odds (a flat tire on the highway and horrific traffic) and made it out to Palmer for the Alaska State Fair. Here are some of our pics...


The view of Pioneer Peak on our way to the fair


Our first stop was the historic Sluice Box- hey, beer sounded good after
getting a flat tire, waiting for a tow truck and a new tire, waiting in traffic,
and waiting in line to get into the fair!!


A little liquid refreshment...


Kari & Bill from Nashville, TN- great music!


With our thirsts quenched, it was time to move on to the food...mmm... turkey legs!


Shane decided he wanted to try his hand at some games- and did pretty darn good!!


Curiosity got the best of me and I just had to try the mechanical bull... It is
WAY harder than it looks lol!! I definitely have a whole new level of respect
for bullriders! At least I stayed on longer than the other girls... :)


Our fair-games itch satisfied, it seemed like a good time to check out some of
the valley's famous monster veggies; check out this 13 pound zucchini!


More monsters...


That's one big rooster (wording is key in this caption...)!


I think "Arnold" would have been a great name for this 16 pound whopper!


Sigh... And here's where we got to the babies; poor Shane had to listen to me squeal
like a little girl about all the cute animal babies (hehe), but he was a great sport ;)


SO cute!!


Last two stops were Hawaiian shaved-ice and hand-dipped ice cream bars. Our sweet
tooths were happy, and it was time to go home. A great end to a fun (adventurous) trip.

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