Friday, August 29, 2014

Fall Means Fair Time!

August was certainly a good time off from work! Vince and I were blessed with some great fall weather, we had a lot of fun with his mom, and I got a few more of my recipes dialed-in. We still had about five days left of our scheduled time off after she left, so I wanted to take him to the fair. The Alaska State Fair is in Palmer every year, but we aren't always off work to be able to go. We picked the day with the best weather and (hopefully) the least amount of people/traffic and headed out to the valley...



We were greeted with some great live music from one of the stages just
past the entrance. The Redhead Express was playing, and they were really talented! I'll be looking them up on iTunes ;)


View of the stage


Yes, the dinosaur and reptile exhibits were "kid zones,"
but it is fun to do kid stuff!!!


A HUGE horned tortoise


Monitor lizard


Baby crocodile


...there were several large snakes as well as this guy- a rescued
alligator that was very well-behaved; he was definitely a hit!


We looked at some of the vendor booths and then headed
over to the turkey leg stand (a reasonable but yummy fair treat)


Meat and more meat- mmm


The next exhibit we looked at was for baking and canning...
I may have to enter sometime if I'm off of work :D



Some of the winners


On to the monster veggies! I am always amazed at how big these get!
The Matanuska Valley is very fertile- even with AK's short growing season





Now that's a Great Pumpkin!


Some beautiful Alaska-grown flowers



Up next- the critters...


Happy little chicks :)


The animal exhibits included cows, sheep, pigs, birds,
rabbits, and goats (my favorite to watch). Babies are always cute


We walked around a bit more, got a few souvenirs,
and decided to head out before the traffic began to pile up.
It was a great way to spend time outside in the sun, and a good
"last excursion" for our time off. Looking forward to the next time already :)


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