Nenana Ice Classic 2022 | Fairbanks to Nenana

This week was kind of crazy, so we decided to take a short road trip about 55 miles down the road and back. It's that time of year again the tripod in Nenana is ready to go down the river with the ice! Things are finally melting and summer is not far away. Join us on our adventures!
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Hello, We are Sherry, Heather, and Mary, also known as the "Alaskan Bears!" We live in Fairbanks, Alaska and we have decided to share our adventures with you!
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[@MH..123]

Alaska is so beautiful, thanks for sharing your home with us x

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

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[@denisesummers3107]

This was a fun video !! I loved seeing all of the ducks, geese and swans ! Thank you so much for taking us with you.

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Thank You 🥰 most of them will be gone soon, especially the swans, I wish some would stay.

[@mirandac2760]

OMG I loved that metal polar bear magnet

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Me too! I may have to go back and get some. 🥰

[@pamelagillikin9056]

Your snow is going away quickly. That's neat about the tripod. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day.

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Thank you! You too! 🥰💖

[@englishwoman7697]

Hello Bears...🐻🐻🐻.....thanks for the trip to Nenana... We moved there in July of 1973....stayed for a while a mived to Usibelli.../Healy.... Wow that was something !!....you pull up and the tripod tips over.....☺️....thats crazy cool....

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Hello! Nenana has to be a rough place to live, not much there and expensive. Healy is probably not much better though, ha. I was so excited about the tripod that I hit the windshield wiper switch and forgot how to turn it off, LOL! It is completely on it's side now, I was trying to find older videos, it was either last year or the year before it did the same thing, it fell on it's side before going downriver, it took a while.

[@lyricalaska]

It was so cool to see the Tripod tip! Thank you for your good photography!!

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

We were so lucky to see it, I was so excited I hit the windshield wipers and couldn't get them turned off, LOL!

[@Becky_One]

What a fun video! I started watching the day it posted but didn’t get to see the whole thing. Glad it popped up again in my feed! 🤟❤️😘🤗🙏🏻

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Glad it did too 😉🥰 thanks for watching it.

[@BreakTime10101]

Wow a lot of snow has melted. You know it’s spring time when you see that dirty snow. It was crazy that you drove up and the tripod moved. And I hate mosquitoes. Great video.

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

It hasn't been all too warm, I am so surprised the snow is melting so quickly. It's still in the 30's at night, but we have had no clouds for the most part, the sun is fierce. What luck was that? That tripod moved when I wasn't looking, I Saw it when I pulled up and Mary gasped and it was tipped over when I looked again! I really am not looking forward to mosquito season 😭

[@charlenegrady8781]

Thanks for sharing👍wow snow is finally melting. Will be green before you know. You ladies take care and be safe❤️

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Thank you! I cannot wait for the green, honestly I thought we would have "green up" by the weekend. Hope you are having an amazing weekend 💖

[@charlenegrady8781]

You all take. Love watching you Keep the videos coming. You make my day. Thank you❤️

[@charlenegrady8781]

@@AlaskanBearsVlogs we have had a good weekend here on Cape Cod Massachusetts. Getting the gardens ready. You all take care💕

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

@@charlenegrady8781 🥰😉

[@leekorten1791]

Loved the video, it captured the beauty of the changing landscape. The Alaskan tourist board should give you a wage, as you show us all the beautiful places to go. Try and get some sleep Sherry, love and hugs 💞

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Glad you enjoyed it! I looked back art our Denali trip last year at this time and it reminded me I need to get after Mary to use the second camera 😉 I have no clue what happened to my sleep this week, change of diet again maybe? Love and hugs to you too 💞

[@dianeb7420]

Thanks for taking us on your trip! It was fun! 🙏💕

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

My pleasure 😊 Thank You!

[@joycemiraglia280]

Hi Bears...Thank you for taking us with you to Nenana and sharing some of the Alaskan history. The sign read 1917 so it was good to see some things are still meaningful to all of you. The scenery you shared with us was amazing. God Bless you girls stay safe LuvYa! Bye from Ohio can't wait to see your next video

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Our pleasure! Thank You 🥰 Alaska was primarily indigenous people until 1896 when the Gold Rush Stampede happened, so it really is in it's infancy and only became a state in 1959, so any history here is very interesting. We will have a surprise video this week, Heather went to Anchorage and did video on the whole thing! 💖😉 Hope your week is going well 💞

[@yvonneqarwine7606]

loved that video. thanks for sharing

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

You are welcome 🥰

[@karenschutte2856]

Hi Bears. Well, great minds think alike Sherry ... I love peanut butter and banana sandwiches. When I told Hubby that you posted, he said he was hoping for some driving today! Great video. Sure hope the coming week goes better. Hope Heather had a good time in Anchorage. Glad she is enjoying her new job. If Mary ever decides to switch careers, she would make an excellent vet as she is so sweet and gentle with all the critters. I have heard of Arbonne, not sure what it is but I will look it up online. Enjoy the rest of your weekend 🥰🐾🐶🥰🐾🐶

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

I have been eating peanut butter and banana sandwiches for years, I have been asked to buy bananas quite a bit lately but they just don't eat them fast enough, so I get sandwiches, LOL. I actually remembered the antishake for the driving this time, YAY! Heather is loving every minute of Anchorage and taking lots of video for me, haha. Heather thought she would be a good vet and did a job shadow, both girls have too much empathy 🐈🐾🐾🐩🐕🦜 www.arbonne.com/personal-shopper/SherryHiltonScheffler not quite sure what this link does yet, lol. They have changed everything since I was selling before. You have a great weekend too! And enjoy your week ahead 🥰💖🌞

[@karenschutte2856]

@@AlaskanBearsVlogs Hi Sherry. Does Arbonne ship if merchandise is ordered from you? Just wondering. I am always looking for new ideas for gift giving. Take care 🥰

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

@@karenschutte2856 yes it does, thanks for the reminder, Mary wanted to order the rooibos tea! The orders go straight to you

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@@karenschutte2856 or SherryHiltonScheffler.arbonne.com

[@shadowpleez]

The lakes around here are so low, I’m happy we got a lot of snow, and it’s been raining the last few day, I feel bad for the farmers instead of fields they have lakes..Kip looked so cute dressed up in the bunny costume, Christmas story😂🤣.. Now that Heather is working at the tea place would she ever consider making boba tea with the black pearl tapioca, and show us how to make the tapioca, I love that tea😁..idid you get to hear the horn, that was so awesome that you got to see it tip, just think if you were 2 minutes late, so glad that you were able to see it fall. You mentioned Beaan, Kip, Leigh were outside when the snow came off the roof of the garage, is Leigh a new dog that you got😁. Sherry what foundation do you wear, I thought you mentioned it once before, but it’s so pretty on you, and the shade you wear, you look light complexion like I am, I burn and never tan🤣.Have a wonderful Monday 🧡🧡🧡

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Oh my gosh I had quite the long reply and it's gone 😱 oh well, try again... our standing water is moving fast for the most part, we just need to ground to thaw, it's still very frozen. I have never seen Christmas Story, LOL. Heather made us boba at home, it was very good, she made it with sugar though, I need to get her to make it with honey instead. The Tripod is now all the way on it's side but it actually loosened the line the direction that it fell, so it is going to take some significant ice movement for it to pull the line now, I have never heard the horn before. It's so exciting though. Leif is a friend, he was the one that brought me to Alaska, sadly the relationship did not work. Right now I am wearing any foundation I can grab, usually physician's formula, but my favorite and Mary's is the R&F foundation, but you have to find a rep. Hope you are having an amazing week!🥰💖

[@Dbusdriver71]

It seems that There is just as many types of Broths now as there are flavors of Coffee. We are from the 'old world' Sherri. An old habit is that I still save quarters to carry on me in case I need to use for parking and a Pay Phone! How silly is that?! In a past video, you mentioned that the 'city' doesn't want you to feed the birds anymore as 'they' want them to migrate south. People used to line up to bring all kinds of bread they made by hand and other grains they made. Its all still there in Nenana! The rusted out peeling Building; the Railroad car that is in pieces! The buildings were there but the Signs were not! I wonder how much the 'processing fees' are for the ATM's there? Back in the day, there never had one huge pile; they had several small piles of snow thru out the city Mary for fear of the melt off of the snow. Thanks for the view of the RailRoad yard where the load and unload freight.

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Apparently the broth is "Umami", it's a particular asian taste, sounds like the taste may be from MSG!!! so I will be using chicken broth, it says you can substitute chicken broth. I am with you, I always carry change, LOL and dollar bills. We used to feed the birds loaves of bread, it was our favorite thing to do when the kids were little, the birds were starting to get sick, that tells you something about out wheat here in the U.S., they actually have places you can get free feed for the ducks if you still want to feed them in the winter, but they restrict the fall feeding, sign are up all over to not feed them during Fall migration. Yeah Nenana hasn't changed at all, LOL, they do bring tour busses in now so that helps the city 💖 The last few times I had to use ATM's the fees were $3, seems to be the same everywhere. For the most part I can find one that is connected to my bank so I don't have to pay fees. That rail yard is one of the busiest places in town and the biggest!

[@Dbusdriver71]

@@AlaskanBearsVlogs The railroad yard was always the busiest places in Alaska; even back in the day. The brought a lot of 'stuff' for the Army and Air Force by railroad car. I do my sleep study next week. Pray for me that this adjustment works. This is the last 'hurdle' before I have a pre-surgery consulation and then I 'sit down' with the Surgeon to set a date.

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

@@Dbusdriver71 💖💖🙏💖💖

[@Dbusdriver71]

@@AlaskanBearsVlogs Thank you.

[@Dbusdriver71]

I would have visited Fairbanks this summer had this opportunity not come up. My Dr. recommended it to me. My BMI index is 37 and I barely qualified for it. I think I would look and do better IF I were weighing under 200 lbs instead of 251. But your videos really bring Fairbanks and North Pole alive to me again. I'm going to work June unless I get a date for the surgery that conflicts with this. Have a very nice rest of Sunday!

[@mishalea]

Oh I used to love the Arbonne face products!! The vitamin c line I believe it was. Last time I checked, which was yrs ago, I think it had changed. But I honestly am not sure. Lol, poor Kip!😂🐰 Wow, I guess that is what happens when that much snow melts! Whoa, all the birds! Be careful of the avian flu, lol, I probably shouldn't joke about that. Have a wonderful 1st week of May!🌼🌸🌻🎶🐦

[@mishalea]

Oh no is it mosquito season up there already? I heard it is like a plague up there for couple weeks, people wear bee hats, lol.

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Arbonne still has the vitamin C line they amped it up, it's called DermResults now. It used to be called Nutramin C, or Serum C. That's what got me started over 20 years ago. All of that melting snow has made lakes everywhere, the ducks and geese are loving it, I am horrified what mosquito season will look like. 😱😨😭 For now we are enjoying getting out and and about! I hope you have a wonderful week too! 🌞💖

[@mishalea]

@@AlaskanBearsVlogs yes that's it, Nutriment C! I started first bought it about 20 yrs ago, too! Gosh how time flies. I will have to check it out. Do u have your link in the description box or on IG?

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

@@mishalea it's SherryHiltonScheffler.arbonne.com

[@tyreesetjjoyner1995]

⭐️⭐️💛💛💛

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

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[@ChasingTravelAdventure]

And I’m thinking of driving from Anchorage to Fairbanks at Christmas time 😲😬

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Christmas time may not be bad 😉

[@charlenejones68]

Thanks for the great video. It was nice to see the view up North of me.😁 I wondered if Heather would come down to Anchorage for ArcticCon. Glad she could make it. I bet she's on cloud 9. I usually buy tickets for the Ice Classic but forgot to do it this year. Take care everyone!🙂🤗✌

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

I hope you get to go to the ArcticCon! Heather is over the moon!!! She is having so much fun! I don't know why I keep forgetting to buy the tickets for the Ice Classic, it was always something I did. I blame that on Covid too, LOL. As of this morning the tripod was completely on it's side but it still didn't trip the clock, the ropes are laying so close to the ground, they put up barriers so no one can go near them. Hope you are having an awesome weekend!!! 🥰💖

[@mirandac2760]

Lol feels like you might have no snow by the time it snows again

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

I know!!! I have video of a snow pile the first summer we were here, Kip was digging in it in June!

[@ZXX984]

That was a nice trip to a small Alaskan town. They seem so distant from areas you would find like a Walmart or doctors office. What is the history of the tripod? Do you get any serious flooding from the ice melting in the rivers? We did in NY every spring. Okay, now the question, what is Arbonne? Like Jenny Craig? Slim fast? Since I can’t move around well and boy do I love my food, I need to do something. The love handles need to shrink!🤣

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

I talked to someone that was here in the 70's and they said that Nenana hasn't changed at all, it's interesting how the villages stay the same. Most of those towns an hour or 2 away come to Fairbanks for their supplies. Our 2 Fred Meyer stores are always competing for number 1 spot of all the Fred Meyer companies. I explained some of the history of the tripod at the end of the video. I really wish I could have gotten downtown last night the ice broke loose and flowed downriver, it's always a sight to see. Arbonne started as a natural makeup company in 1980 then because they do everything ethical and natural grew into a big whole body wellness company. They don't do foods, just supplements. It takes a bit but after a week or two of doing the protein powders and supplements, I lose my appetite. SherryHiltonScheffler.arbonne.com

[@kimiastewart6293]

Hi there, happy 1st of may!

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Oh Yeah!!! Wow, where did April go? Thank You, have an amazing week!

[@kimiastewart6293]

@@AlaskanBearsVlogs thanks you too⚘🌹😊❤

[@alaskansonthefly2737]

If it can just hold on for 3 more days i have a chance.

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

It may possibly!

[@alaskansonthefly2737]

@@AlaskanBearsVlogs Let's Goooooo! i could sure use some money.

[@rachellbourgeois6941]

Hey SHERRY and Mary how can I send so money to get me a Alaska souvenir that you showed at Fred's on your video today I would like a toto bag or a cross body bag thanks you always show so many beautiful things ❤

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Watcha want? Can you screen shot it? email me at [e-mail]

[@rachellbourgeois6941]

Hi SHERRY and Mary I sent you the pictures of the bags I was talking about thanks I sent them to your Gmail address

[@deed421]

I saw kip I didn’t see beene where was she at

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Beean usually lays down in the car, she was back there 😉

[@mirandac2760]

Mary you are such a beautiful young woman

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

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[@nenanaiceclassicfanpage]

We would love to share your posts on @nenanaiceclassicfanpage!

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Oh! I am a fan!!! I could do that, Thank You!!!

[@AlaskanBearsVlogs]

Can you grab some of the KZbin? I did not know you had a KZbin! Good to know!

[@nenanaiceclassicfanpage]

@@AlaskanBearsVlogs we are just starting up the youtube channel. We want to work together with other Alaska media producers! -Amie and Rebecca