Maken 1959 Stenuary May 11 Fairbanks, Alaska Left Berkeley yesterday at 10:30 A M, flew via United Airlines to Seattle. Left Seattle after a 1 hour lay over on Pan American flight to Fairbanks, nonstop. Good food, this was the first time I made this flight on Pan Am. Usually travel via Alaska Airlines which had a lower fare rate. It has now equalized the fares so the daylight trip by Pan Am is possible. Really can't say the additional fare quite matches the slightly better meal. Day was clear. Flew along coast to Juneau then cut inland over mountains to Fairbanks. Scenery as usual is magnificent. Noted patches of timber, cutting for the first time on some of the SE Alaskan islands as well as on the mainland. I presume this is sign of the recent opening of the Tongass National Forest to exploitation. It certainly spoils the wildness of the region but I guess is inevitable. Landed at Fairbanks at 5:30 PM local time (3 hours time difference including 1 for daylight saving in Alas).