This webcam is conveniently located close to the Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau's Log
Cabin Visitor Center and the Alaska
Railroad Passenger Depot for trains to and from Denali
National Park and Anchorage. Stop by the webcam's location
anytime to pick up a free Fairbanks Visitors Guide and purchase
newspapers with the latest scoop on what's happening in the Alaskan
interior.
Be sure to stop by Immaculate Conception Catholic Church established
in 1904 and Sampson Hardware, serving Fairbanks from the same
location since 1904, while in the vicinity. The hardware
store and Greek and Mexican restaurants are threatened with
demolition in 2007 to make way for a new road plan for access to
downtown from the north side of the Chena River.
To properly log this cache, you will need a cell phone and a
partner sitting at a computer with Internet access. (in lieu
of a cell phone, your partner needs to know to watch for you at a
given time.) The person at the computer should practice their
job ahead of time to make sure that the hunter is not standing
outside indefinitely in winter's subzero temperatures or summer's
forest fire smoke and mosquitoes. This webcam captures images
under all lighting conditions.
Photographer's Job
Go to the Webcam web
site (http://newsminer.com/pages/arcticcam) and look for
your partner. This camera takes several pictures per minute.
Note that there is a several minute delay between when the image is
taken and when it appears on the website and that the clock is not
daylight savings time adjusted. You will need to refresh your
screen to see the next picture. When you receive the phone call
from the hunter and see him/her in the photo (see Cache Finder's
Job below), save the picture by right-clicking on the webcam
picture, click "Save Image As," and save the file to your
computer's hard drive for later posting to the cache website.
Cache Finder's Job
When you get to the cache location, contact your photographer on
the phone and assume your choice of poses (stand on guardrail, hold
umbrella over your head, or open and hold up the Visitor's Guide)
to differentiate yourself from other passersby. Post your
photo on the cache site and e-mail the Ladybug Kids with the
answer to the riddle, "What's Black & White & Red All
Over?" Then, proceed to enjoy your stay in where my family
calls home, The Golden Heart City.
Standing on the guard rail helps you stand out the best...
...but, if it's raining, you may want to stay on the ground and
hold an umbrella...and if it's dry, you could read the Visitors'
Guide. However, extra credit will be given to those who
come up with creative ideas to make themselves stand out from the
crowd.
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