tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64735952855837982182023-11-16T12:00:03.361-06:00Down the Road Around the BendAl and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-67941341103327861412016-11-09T05:07:00.001-06:002017-05-02T16:46:01.286-05:00INDEX TO DOWN THE ROAD AROUND THE BEND BLOG<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>INDEX TO DOWN THE
ROAD AROUND THE BEND BLOG</b></span></span></div>
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are several of Al and Sharon’s travels in “</span><u><span style="font-weight: normal;">Down
the road Around the Bend</span></u><span style="font-weight: normal;">”.
The most recent is our 4 ½ month trip to Alaska starting and ending
in the Portland, Oregon area. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2017/01/alaska-trip-index-april-26september-6.html" target="_blank"><u><b>Alaska Trip 2016 </b></u></a> <span style="font-weight: normal;">April 26, to September 12, 2016</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://travelswithhomer1.blogspot.com/2014/02/february-2014-two-week-trip-to-big-bend.html" target="_blank"><u><b>Trip to Big Bend National Park</b></u></a> A 2 week trip mostly camping on the back country roads in the NP. We were in our 2005 Born Free Class C I had converted to 4 wheel drive</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-13-2011-trip-to-salt-lake-city-to.html" target="_blank"><u><b>Travels to/from Salt Lake City to upgrade our 2005 Born Free to 4x4</b></u> </a> The blog entries cover my travels from San Antonio to SLC and a number of nights in southeastern Utah exploring the sandstone wonders of the area. Additionally I had two blown tires on this trip.</span></span><br />
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June 14, to </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">October 1, 2009</span></span></span></div>
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Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-71754858748150802352016-09-28T16:24:00.000-05:002017-05-02T15:31:41.234-05:00Alaska Trip Index. April 26—September 6, 2016<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">This is a chronological index to our 2016 Alaska Trip from Oregon through Canada and Alaska and back to Oregon from April 26 to September 6, 2016.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><b><u><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2016/06/driving-dalton-highway-may-29-june-1.html">May 29-June 1, 2016 Driving the Dalton Highway.</a></span> </u></b> Our trip in the RV to MM 223 of the Dalton Hwy (The Haul Road) to Prudhoe Bay. The Dalton Hwy is ~450 miles of gravel road built to support the building of the Alaska Pipeline. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><u><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2016/07/denali-national-park-part-1-june-6-13.html">June 6-13, 2016 Denali National Park, Part 1.</a></span> </b></u> This is an overview of Denali NP and about our 1st week visiting the front country part of Denali. Included is a ranger lead hike on the tundra and my hike on the Savage Alpine Trail, the best hike in the front country! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><u><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2016/07/denali-national-park-part-2-june-13-17.html">June 31-17, 2016 Denali National Park, Part 2.</a></span> </b></u> This is about our stay at Teklanika CG and trips on the shuttle buses to see Mt Denali and the wildlife. We had clear weather on all three days of our stay. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><u><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2016/09/seward-ak-part-1-july-6-11-2016.html">July 6-11, 2016 Seward, AK Part 1.</a></span> </b></u> Campground in Seward, Sealife Aquarium, Exit Glacier, Hike on Harding Icefield Trail. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2016/12/chitina-to-dawson-yt-july-30-august-2.html">July 30-August 2, 2016 Chitina to Tok.</a></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"> </span></b></u><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">Stops at Glennallen, Nabesna Road. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2016/09/tombstone-territorial-park-yt-august-11.html">August 11-14, 2016 Tombstone Territorial Park, YT.</a> </span></b></u><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">3 full days in a very scenic mountain and tundra area which rivals Denali NP in some respects. 43 miles of good, but bumpy in spots, road. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2016/09/five-fingers-rapids-whitehorse-47th.html" target="_blank">August 16-19, 2016 Five Fingers Rapids, Whitehorse, YT and our 47th wedding anniversary.</a><u> </u> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Five Fingers Rapids on the Yukon River and a not very exciting anniversary in Whitehorse. </span></span></span><br />
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waterfalls at Wells Gray Provincial Park along the way, a one week stay at
pretty campsite on the shore of Okanagan Lake and then back in the
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Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-88764800630612372532016-09-27T17:48:00.000-05:002018-12-20T16:01:56.070-06:00Final leg of our trip. Stewart, BC to Osoyoos, BC and the US border August 25th to September 5, 2016<b>Final leg of our trip. Stewart, BC to Osoyoos, BC and the US border August 25th to September 5, 2016</b><br />
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There is not a lot to tell about for this section of our trip. A pretty fast bit of travel for 5 days. A quick few hour tour of waterfalls at Wells Gray Provincial Park along the way, a weeks stay at pretty campsite on the shore of Okanagan Lake and then back in the USA. We crossed the border at Osoyoos, BC—Oroville, WA.<br />
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I chose this route, 1) because I didn’t want to get back into the US until after Labor Day weekend, 2) because I didn’t want to drive back down I-5, 3) because Okanagan Lake looks like a pretty place to stay.<br />
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We left Stewart/Hyder area and for us a bit of fast travel. Five days of travel, 240, 260, 200, 50, and 160 miles. No two night stops. Our overnight stops were at highway rest stops, a mall parking lot and one night at a motel/RV park on the edge of the North Thompson River. <br />
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From Stewart we finished the last 100 miles of the Cassiar Hwy and picked up PH-16 east for about 470 miles. Then south on Yellowhead Hwy, PH-5 and finally PH-97 to Lake Okanagan.<br />
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Along the way we stopped for about 4 hours at <b><a href="http://wellsgray.ca/">Wells Gray Provincial Park</a></b> near Clearwater, BC. We left the motorhome at the Visitor Center in Clearwater and drove the truck into the park to see the pretty waterfalls. It was a cloudy misty day but the falls were nice. If the weather had been sunny we may have stopped for a couple of days.<br />
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Helmcken Falls<br />
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Helmcken Falls in winter<br />
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Spahats Falls<br />
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Dawson Falls<br />
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From up above the falls. This is NOT the view you want to see if you are in a canoe!<br />
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<b>Evely CG on Okanagan Lake</b> <br />
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We spent a quiet 7 nights at <a href="http://www.ourbc.com/discover_bc/recreation_sites/forest_service_sites/evely.htm">Evely CG, a BC Recreation CG</a> in a fairly remote area on the west side of Okanagan Lake across from Vernon, BC. Price was very nice at $6/night. This was the senior rate. Not sure non-BC residents were supposed to get this rate, but that is what the Camp Host collecting the fees told us to pay. <br />
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We were parked almost on the edge of the lake with a nice view. <br />
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A view of Okanagan Lake from an overlook up a gravel road above the CG<br />
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If you ever have plans on camping in British Columbia be sure to check out all the free or very low cost and very scenic CG’s available through the <a href="http://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/default.aspx">British Columbia Recreation Sites and Trails.</a> Many of the CG’s have campsites right on the water, with fantastic views. These sites are much different from the Provincial Parks. <br />
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Once on the website, click on “Locations” and drill down through the pages to get to the area you will be visiting. Be aware that the exact location of a CG is not easy to find on a map or Google Earth. Also many of the CG’s are a number of miles down gravel roads. Sometimes it is best to park your RV somewhere and drive your toad or tow vehicle to check out the road and CG. If you have the time and desire these CG’s can be fantastic. <br />
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On Labor Day we crossed the border into the US and spent the night at a CG in Oroville, WA.<br />
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It took us another week of slow travel to get back to Hillsboro, OR. <br />
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One of our stops was just below John Day Dam, on the Columbia River, with a nice view of the barges and boats going though the locks at the dam. <br />
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Columbia River & Mt Hood from our boondocking spot.<br />
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Barge going by our motorhome (That's our MH just to the right of the barge.)<br />
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Morning view of river and Mt Hood in distance. <br />
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We spent the remainder of September visiting and camping with with our Son, DIL & two grandsons before heading back to Texas. <br />
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Great trip to Alaska and back. <br />
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<b><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2017/01/alaska-trip-index-april-26september-6.html" target="_blank">Link back to the Alaska blog index page. </a></b>Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-33326901534495065212016-09-26T16:48:00.000-05:002018-12-19T11:04:15.097-06:00Cassiar Hwy, Stewart, BC/Hyder, AK and bear viewing. August 19-25, 2016<span style="font-size: medium;">We spent a quiet night on a large level gravel area directly across from the Sign Post Forest. We were well off of the highway so no road noise. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">One reason for spending the night at Watson Lake was to fill up with fuel. Limited fuel along the Cassiar Hwy and what is there is expensive. We filled up at the fuel stop at the far SE end of Watson Lake at:</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span>60.050176, -128.655688 Five to ten cents less per gallon than other places in Watson Lake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">After a quiet night we headed 13 miles back toward Whitehorse to the start of the Cassiar Hwy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
Cassiar Hwy is a 450mile—724km two lane paved highway winding
through some quiet remote country with very nice views of mountains,
lakes & hills. Fuel is available every 100-150 miles, but may be
pretty expensive. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While
the highway is wide enough for two vehicles to pass, the upper 2/3rds
does not have center stripes. Be sure to slow down and pull to the
side for on coming vehicles. There is very little traffic on the
Cassiar. We would frequently drive for 10 minutes or longer w/o
seeing an on coming vehicle. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Most
of the time your speed will be in the 45-50mph range, slowing down to
30-35mph for the many curves. </span></span>
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<a href="https://www.bellsalaska.com/highway/cassiar-highway/" target="_blank">Detailed info about the Cassiar Hwy.</a> <br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Yesterday, we could have just turned south on the Cassiar Hwy instead of spending the night in Watson Lake. However the price of fuel along the Cassiar is very expensive and we had just driven 275 miles w/o getting gas. Also not being sure where we were going to stop </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for the night,</span> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">along the Cassiar, </span>it was much move comfortable stopping in Watson Lake and having a fresh start in the morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We filled up with gas at the far east end of Watson Lake at GPS: 60.050144 -128.655358 . They are about 5-10 cents a liter (20-40 cents/gallon) cheaper than in the down town area. Also they give a 3% discount for travelers. We paid $1.03/liter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Along the upper 200 miles of the Cassiar we were able to receive the Dish Network TV local channels from Juneau, AK. At Stewart, BC/Hyder, AK we were parked in the trees, but should have been able to pick up Juneau local channels if we would have had a clear view of the southern sky. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">All of the Cassiar is now paved, and has been for several years. As with most highway up here, you will find several sections under construction, and those will be gravel for several miles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The first 40-50 miles of the Cassiar are nice asphalt with the middle section about 200 miles of seal coat. The last 200 miles or so of the Cassiar is very good and wide 2 lane asphalt with center stripes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Seal coat is basically a good dirt/gravel base, which is leveled and packed. Then they spray a thick coating of tar and spread a thick layer of gravel down. It is then packed down with steam rollers. Makes a good surface. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The upper section of the Cassiar</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The middle section is this seal coat:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Our first nights stop was at Boya Lake Provincial Park at KM 638.7. Not a long drive today, only 66 miles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">About a third of the campsites are right on the lake with great views. About 5 or 6 sites are large enough for 35’-40’ rigs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Views from our campsite:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">In the afternoon I had a nice 2 mile round trip walk to an impressive beaver dam:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">View of Boya Lake from the trail</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The upper side of the beaver dam</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Lower side</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Closer view of the beaver dam</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Beaver lodge across the pond</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Also impressive is the size of the trees the beavers cut down for food. This one is 8 to 10 inches in diameter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Teeth marks where the beaver stripped the bark from the tree</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Leaving Boya Lake, we stopped just a few miles south at </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://jadecity.com/" target="_blank"><b>Jade City</b></a>. Jake City is a private business which mines jade and sells a variety of jade jewelry and lots of jade nicknacks. We spent about $115 CD on some pretty stuff. We thought their prices were pretty high though. They advertise that they have free WiFi, but it didn’t work. I asked about using it and they said sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. Guess now was when it didn’t work. They also offer free overnight parking. No hookups. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Another fairly short drive today. Only 78 miles. Pretty country we drove through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">A couple of view from todays drive</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We stopped for the night at a pullout at KM512 with a nice view of Dease Lake. GPS: </span><span style="font-size: medium;">N58.64232 W130.02045</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Our third day on the Cassiar.</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Plans were to stop in the little town of Dease Lake, unhook the truck and drive the 140 mile round trip to Telegraph on a good dirt road. We did stop at Dease Lake and parked the motorhome at the free parking area behind the gas station/convenience store. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The road to Telegraph is reported to be a scenic drive, and from some of the pictures I have seen, it is scenic near the end of the road. However, after driving for about 30 minutes, only going about 17 miles, down a road bordered by nothing but small trees with no view what so ever, we turned around. Driving for another hour seeing nothing but tree trunks was not something we needed to do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Back at the motorhome we hooked up the truck, stopped at the local community college and used their free WiFi for a little bit and continued on down the Cassair. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">About 147 miles of pretty country today. We really like the scenic unhurried travel of the Cassiar. Not to mention the lack of traffic. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We stopped at a level pullout at about KM270, at GPS: 56.857595 -129.987857. This pullout is at the base of an avalanche so I am not sure I can recommend this as a place to stop. We had a man stop by and tell us we probably shouldn’t stay here because several years ago there was a mud slide here. Well the weather was dry and has been dry for quite a while so we decided to go ahead and stay. If there had been rain we would have moved on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Our 4th day we moved on to Stewart, BC/Hyder, AK. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The 40 mile drive from the Cassiar Hwy at KM157 to Stewart is beautiful with the mountain peaks, hanging glaciers and the large Bear Glacier. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Bear Glacier</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">In Stewart, we decided to stay at Rainey Creek Municipal CG. $23 with water & 15amp elect. Too many trees for us to get Satellite TV. Verizon cell signal was good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Once we were set up in the CG we drove over to Hyder, AK to see if there were any bears at the <b><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r10/specialplaces/?cid=fsbdev2_038787">National Forest Fish Creek bear viewing area.</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The bear viewing area is a board walk about 10-15 feet above Fish Creek where grizzle and black bears come to feed on the salmon coming up the creek to spawn. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">These two pictures are from the NF website</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We never had any bears come to feed during our three visits to the viewing area. Come to find out, this late in the season, the bears have their bellies full of fish and the just are no longer coming to feed very often. In mid to late July when the salmon are first coming up the stream there are lots of bears. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">On our drive into Hyder, we did see this black bear crossing the street</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Not all was lost though. Both days we visited Hyder we had excellent lunches at “The Bus”. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Information/philosophy of the owner</span> <br />
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This was the best Halibut fish & chips we had on the entire trip. <br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Before we decided to go to Stewart, BC/Hyder, AK I had read that “The Bus” is “the” place to eat in Stewart/Hyder. And it truly is “the” place to eat! We stopped by and here is this lady, Diane, around 50+ or - years old in a dilapidated bus which is the kitchen and a couple of beat up vinyl covered car seats outside for use in nice weather. There is a sort of shelter above the outside seating. There is indoor seating around back if the weather dictates it. Diane is a real sweetheart! A very nice unpretentious lady, pretty much kind of amazed at all the publicity her little restaurant has garnered. At 1pm or so we were her only customers for several minutes, so naturally Sharon got to talking with Diane. I chipped in on the conversation a few times as well. Her husband & son are commercial fishermen and supply the restaurant and a small store right next to the bus where they sell the catch. They probably sell the excess where ever commercial fishermen sell their catch, I guess. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">One other thing of note, is a 22 mile drive up a bumpy gravel road (dusty in dry weather and it was dry when we drove it) to views of Salmon Glacier. Beautiful glacier, but there is no way to get very close to the glacier. All the views are from a distance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">After two days in Stewart/Hyder and no bears, at the times we were at the view area, we moved on down the road. </span><br />
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<b><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2017/01/alaska-trip-index-april-26september-6.html" target="_blank">Link back to the Alaska blog index page. </a></b><br />
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<br />Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-58037784218379938752016-09-26T13:23:00.000-05:002018-12-19T10:31:48.097-06:00Five Fingers Rapids, Whitehorse & 47th wedding anniversary. August 16-19, 2016<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Five Fingers Rapids, Whitehorse & 47th wedding anniversary.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">As noted in the last blog entry, we made the travel from Tombstone Park to Whitehorse a two day trip. We spent the night at Five Fingers Rapids at KM380 on the Klondike Hwy en-route to Whitehorse. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">A little about Five Fingers Rapids where we spent the night in the recreation area, which is just a pullout off the Klondike hwy with a trail going down to the rapids. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Lots of additional info about Five Fingers Rapids <b><a href="http://sightsandsites.ca/central/site/five-finger-rapid">here.</a></b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The trail to the rapids consists of a 219 step staircase leading to a 1/3 mile trail to the rapids. A number of the Klondike Gold Rush people in the 1898 gold rush had there boats wrecked on these rapids. Additionally these rapids were a major challenge for the steamboats navigating the Yukon river. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Staircase</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The rapids</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">After a quiet night at Five Fingers Rapids pullout, we had an easy 125 mile drive to Whitehorse where we would spend tonight and tomorrow night parking in Walmart’s Parking lot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Today is our 47th wedding anniversary! We will celebrate a day late, by spending an extra day in Whitehorse, as today is going to be a travel day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We had this beautiful sunrise greet us on our extra day in Whitehorse. The view of the parking lot was not much to look at the but the sky was beautiful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">To help celebrate our anniversary we went to lunch at <b><a href="http://www.klondikerib.com/about">“Klondike Rib & Salmon”.</a></b> We had a very good lunch with excellent service, just as we did when we ate here on our way to Alaska in May. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We spend a third night in Whitehorse keep from traveling in the rain. Also we had good cell coverage in Whitehorse, which meant good internet access. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">After a two and half quiet days in Whitehorse we moved 275 miles down the Alaska Hwy to Watson Lake for the night. From there we will pick up the Cassiar Hwy and the remainder of our trip back to the US border. </span><br />
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<b><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2017/01/alaska-trip-index-april-26september-6.html" target="_blank">Link back to the Alaska blog index page. </a></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"></span>Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-71402358075037420982016-09-24T08:31:00.000-05:002018-12-19T10:29:08.591-06:00Tombstone Territorial Park, YT August 11-14, 2016<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Tombstone Territorial Park, YT August 11-14, 2016</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Tombstone Park, rivals Denali NP in some respects, but WITHOUT the crowds! It doesn’t have Denali Mt to look at. However in Denali, you have to take the shuttle bus (green school bus) into the park for at least a 6-8 hour ride for good views of Denali. (Only about 25% of the visitors get to see Denali Mt anyways) Tombstone has the open tundra county where you can take off in any direction and hike. There is some wildlife viewing. Not as much or as near as in Denali, but you are not confined to viewing from a school bus either. There are 3 maintained hiking trails not far from the CG. Additionally you don’t have to stay at the CG. You can boondock at a pullout about 4 miles past the CG or at another large pullout about 20 miles farther on up the the Dempster Hwy. More on the BD spot down near the bottom of this blog page. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Tombstone is a lot like what the US National Parks were like 50-70 years ago. No large crowds, fairly informal and freedom to wander around the park w/o lots of rules and restrictions. I’m not saying there are no rules, just very few signs saying “no access here”, “no whatever here”, etc. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.env.gov.yk.ca/camping-parks/tombstonepark.php"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Tombstone Park website.</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><b>Tombstone Park Resources:</b></span><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.env.gov.yk.ca/camping-parks/documents/PlanningaTriptoTTP_binder-online_2014_000.pdf"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Planning a Trip to Tombstone Territorial Park (handout)</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"> <img alt="icon image - this is a pdf file" src="https://www.env.gov.yk.ca/images/filetype_pdf.jpg" /></span></b> </li>
<li> <b><a href="http://www.env.gov.yk.ca/publications-maps/documents/tombstone_broch_2013.pdf"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Tombstone Territorial Park (brochure & map)</span></a></b><br />
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<li> <a href="https://yukon.ca/sites/yukon.ca/files/env/env-dempster-highway-travelogue.pdf" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The Dempster Highway Travelogue (booklet)</span></b></a><br />
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<li> <a href="http://www.env.gov.yk.ca/publications-maps/documents/tombstone_mgt_plan.pdf"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Tombstone Territorial Park Management Plan </span></b></a><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><img alt="icon image - this is a pdf file" src="https://www.env.gov.yk.ca/images/filetype_pdf.jpg" /></span></b><br />
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<li> <b><a href="http://www.env.gov.yk.ca/publications-maps/brochures.php#parks"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">More info about Tombstone & Dempster Hwy.</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"> </span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Dawson Cit</b><b>y to Tombstone and Tombstone CG.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">About 25 miles down the Klondike Hwy towards Whitehorse turn north on the Dempster Hwy. There is credit card only fuel station at the intersection. Reports are you can boondock at or near the intersection. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Just after you turn onto the Dempster there is a pull off with a couple of Dempster Hwy information signs. If there are any road closures there should be a warning sign. When we arrived there was a warning that the Dempster was closed from flooding at about KM 136. We found out later there were several campers and RV’ers trapped north of the washout for about 3-4 days waiting for the flooding to subside and temporary repairs to the road were made. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The Dempster Hwy is ~450 miles of gravel road to Inuvik in the Northwest Territory. The road conditions vary from good to poor, depending on usage and rain. From what I have read the scenery gets rather bland beyond the Engineer Creek CG at about the 120 mile area. See the Dempster Hwy Travelogue in the link above for details.</span><br />
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<b>Update in Dec 2018: The Dempster is now complete all the way to the Arctic Ocean. </b>The section from Inuvik toTuktoyaktuk is called the "Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk highway". Do an internet search for details on the road. I was unable to find a brochure detailing the drive, however there is quite a bit of info from the internet search.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Tombstone Park CG is about 43 miles from the paved Klondike Hwy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The road was in excellent condition for the first 20-25 miles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Sign at the border of Tombstone Park</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The last 20-25 miles of the road to the Interpretive Center and the CG was pretty bumpy. No big potholes, but lots of small potholes, almost none of which we could dodge. We just went slow and tried to find the smoothest side of the highway. As usual the “wrong” side of the hwy always looked the smoothest. Going both ways as well! We spent a lot time driving on the wrong side of the hwy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">What the road looks like:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The CG at Tombstone is very nice. About 60% of the campsites are large enough for up to 40’ rigs. All sites are spaced well apart for privacy. GPS: 64.505980 -138.222094 The CG road had a number of deep potholes so you need to drive slow. Think of them as natural “speed bumps”. The drinking water was was labeled “boil before drinking”. So fill your fresh water tank before coming to the park. No dump station. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Arial view of the CG from Google Earth</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Be sure to stop at the Interpretive Center for information about ranger lead activities and other park info. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">A view of the hillside or mountain from the Interpretive Center</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Here are several views from the road going north from the CG:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Just a few miles north of the CG two streams come together. When rainfall conditions are right one of the streams is colored a bright pinkish brown and the other is clear. Unfortunately the colors didn’t come out as vivid in the photos as they did in real life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Some views as you drive farther north</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">I thought the coloring on these kettle ponds was pretty</span><br />
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<b>Wildlife we saw from the road</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">A beautiful red fox we saw running across the road and then stopping and looking at us from the bushes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The fox’s tail is very bushy and ends in this white tip. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">A blond grizzly about 1/2 mile from the road. Talking with a ranger later, this same grizzly was on the hillside across from the interpretive center and CG a few days ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Mountain Goats, or so you would think, looking without binoculars</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">But with binoculars it turns out they are just large white rocks. The park does have mountain goats which can be seen from the road, but we didn’t see any.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">There were several horses grazing along the road. We assumed they belonged to an outfitter who has a camp nearby. I doubt the horses would survive the –40 degree temps they have here in the winter. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Hiking in the park</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">About 2 miles north of the CG a road branches to the east (right) to Goldensides trail. This trail in a moderate hike. About 3 miles round trip and elevation gain of about 700 feet. The trail is a fairly gradual climb. Beautiful views all along the trail</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">A selfie from along the trail</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The view from the end of the trail</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Some very pretty white and black lichen along the trail</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">And this interesting small plant which looks a little like Saguaro cactus, although much, much smaller.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Ranger led hike across the tundra</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">If the park is offering an all day ranger lead hike across the tundra, be sure to take it. Even if you have to stay a few extra days to take the hike. I believe which hike you go on depends on which ranger is going to lead the hike, so try to find out from the interpretive center where the hike will be going. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">I considered this hike to be a moderate hike. We hiked for about 4 hours, traveled about 5.5 miles, with an elevation gain of about 1370 feet. We walked slowly so the trip was not overly strenuous. There was no trail. We just walked on the tundra, which was surprisingly easy to walk on. Kind of walking on very firm memory foam. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Even if this ranger led hike is not scheduled, you can take the hike yourself. We started the hike at the microwave tower relay station, on the west side of the road, about 15 miles north of the CG. GPS: 64.698157 -138.436153. We parked at the tower and walked up the tundra slope going NNW for about 1/3 to 1/2 mile. Then we followed a gradual slope along the hill side to the west towards the ridge in the distance. We topped out at the southern edge of the ridge at GPS: 64.679976 -138.439086. From there it was all down hill back to the parking lot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">There was only four of us on the hike, including the ranger. Wonderful when there are not bunches of people trying to hear the ranger talk. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Pictures from the hike.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Part way up the slope behind the Microwave Tower. The man in the picture was on the hike with his wife. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Just as we peaked out on the slope we saw the same grizzly Sharon & I saw yesterday</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Some very interesting lichen I saw on the rocks</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Jaw bone from a baby caribou. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">My fellow hikers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Views</span><br />
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That is the Dempster Hwy in the right center of the photo.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Looking down on the Dempster Hwy. Also the young lady who was our ranger in the left center of the photo</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Of course I had to get into one of the photos</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Lunch break and a rest</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Part way back down to the parking area. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Boondocking spot:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">On our third day at the park we moved to a boondocking spot about 5 miles N of the CG. This is a large mostly level pullout with great views. GPS: 64.57556 -138.25127</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">BTW, that round thing on the roof of our motorhome is our Trav'ler automatic satellite dish with Dish Network service. We switched our Local Channels TV stations to Fairbanks, AK so we could have some kind of weather info. No cell phone signal here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Views looking out our windows</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Our drive from Tombstone Park back to the paved Klondike Hwy in the rain! An air leak in a tire!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The rain started shortly after we started our drive out of the park. It made the road a muddy mess, but it was NOT slippery. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">About 15 miles from the CG my TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitor System) started beeping. We were loosing air from our passenger side rear outside dually tire. I was hoping it was just a slow lead so we could get to the paved highway and a nice wide spot to change the tire. Not to be. The pressure was dropping about 5-7 pounds a mile. (we were only driving about 15-20 mph) The only pulloffs we saw were extremely muddy. Much muddier than the road. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">I finally pull to the side on a wide part of the road, put on some rain gear and went outside. Great news. The big awning extends over the rear tire. Before I got tooooo far along in starting to get everything out to change the tire, I checked the TPMS sensor on the valve stem. It was about 1/2 turn loose. I tightened it up and went back inside to monitor the pressure. Hurray, the air pressure stopped going down. The sensor was just a little loose, letting some air leak out of the tire. I got the air compressor out and aired up the tire and we were on our way. Only about a 45 minute delay. </span><br />
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A few more miles and we were back on paved road, the Klondike Hwy heading toward Whitehorse, YT.<br />
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From the junction of the Dempster and Klondike highways it is 306 mile drive to Whitehorse. For us that is a two day drive, especially after spending over 2 hours on the muddy road coming out of Tombstone Park.<br />
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We stopped for the night at Five Fingers Rapids, at KM380 on the Klondike Hwy. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Next up. Five Fingers Rapids, driving to Whitehorse and the remainder of our Alaska Trip. </span><br />
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<b><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2017/01/alaska-trip-index-april-26september-6.html" target="_blank">Link back to the Alaska blog index page. </a></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"></span>Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-4098841251617207172016-09-23T14:05:00.000-05:002018-12-19T09:54:41.925-06:00Tok to Dawson, YT via the Top Of The World (TOTW) Hwy August 3-8, 2016<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Tok to Dawson, YT via the Top Of The World (TOTW) Hwy August 3-8, 2016</span><br />
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It took us 6 days to travel from Tok to Dawson City. A trip many RV'ers make in one day. If I had to make this drive in one or even two days, I would have very unpleasant memories of the drive. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">In the previous blog entry we ended our travels at a pullout on the Taylor Hwy at MM28 about half way between Tok and Chicken. After a quiet night at the pullout we continued on towards Chicken. . </span><br />
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For detailed info on Taylor Hwy and camping along the way go to these links<br />
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<a href="http://www.alaska.org/guide/taylor-highway" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Info and sights along Taylor Hwy.</span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The road from Tok to Chicken is paved up until about 2 miles from Chicken. These two miles are the bumpiest part of the gravel road from here to Dawson, YT. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Chicken, AK was a large mining area, turned into a tourist attraction in modern times. Chicken consists of three private businesses, each with some sort of camping area, a store and restaurant or place to eat. We had kind of planned on staying in Chicken, but after getting there, we decided it was more touristy than we cared for, so we moved on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">“Downtown Chicken” is the most interesting of the three.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">This is supposed to be the “original” business in Chicken. Owned and run by a lady who bakes a lot of goodies every day. I saw some really good looking cookies, about 3”-3/12” in diameter, however they wanted $3.50 apiece, so I passed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">There is free RV parking for up to 2 nights. However the little circle to park in is very unlevel and tight to turn around in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">We arrived I went in the store to ask about camping and was warned to </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">be careful if we drove though the camping area. A diesel pusher got stuck in there a few days ago. The dips in the gravel are so deep the rear bumper will drag. Well, we were already part way in and had the truck still attached. I made the U turn to get out OK, but my rear drag bars drug on the ground pretty good. And we are only 29' long. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">We didn't stay. The only side of the area could we have leveled the RV on was right next to their large diesel generator. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">This is the camping area: </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">“Chicken Gold Camp” was nicer and had an actual RV park. $16 for about 6-8 dry campsites and about 40 or so elect sites for $18 I think. I thought about staying, but the office staff told me they only had 1 or 2 dry sites available since they had two caravans coming in today. There is an old gold dredge here to look at. This is the nicest of the three places. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">This is the campground </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The third business, “Town of Chicken” appears to be kind of a rip off place. $40 FHU, $20 dry camp. 10% off RV sites with fill up. However their gas prices are 10c gallon higher than Downtown Chicken at $3.44/gallon. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Before we left we did fill up with gas at Downtown Chicken. Even at $3.44/gallon this is cheaper than what we will have to pay in Canada. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">About 10-15 miles from Chicken is a nice little BLM CG, Walker Fork. While it is nice, it is in the bottom of a canyon with no view, so we continued on. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Typical campsite at Walker Fork </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The gravel part of Taylor Hwy was in very good condition. In spite of what the pictures below may look like, there was plenty of room for oncoming vehicles to pass. As long as you drove slowly and carefully. Better yet, if one vehicle stops to allow the other to pass. Unless the road was exceptionally wide we stopped and let the other vehicle pass us. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">What you don’t want to have happen. I am guessing someone got too close to the edge and slipped off. Perhaps because of oncoming traffic. Go slow and perhaps pull to the right and stop for oncoming traffic. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">We didn’t see the RV stuck in the picture above. I found the picture on the internet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">This is a typical view of what the road from Chicken, AK to Dawson City, YT looks like.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Side trip to Eagle, AK.</span></b> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The Taylor Hwy goes from the Alaska Hwy near Tok, to Eagle, AK. At about mile 96 on the Taylor Hwy there is a large "Y" intersection. The Boundary Rd continues straight for about 6 miles to the Canadian (Yukon) Border while the Taylor Hwy heads about 60 miles almost due north to Eagle. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">I wanted to visit Eagle, but again, not being sure of the road condition I didn’t want to drive the motorhome. Also my research didn’t show enough to do and see in Eagle to spend three nights or more there. Driving 60 miles of gravel road, no matter how good the road is, for an overnight or two night stay is not something I will usually do. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">So we pulled into a fairly level gravel pit at MM 96.1, about 1/3 mile north of the “Y” junction with the Boundary Rd. I didn’t take a picture of the parking area. We were basically on top of a hill with a great view to the west. GPS: 64.145842 -141.334700 </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">There was one other RV parked here. A small travel trailer about 100 yards from where we parked. All was nice and quiet until the guy came back to his trailer and cranked up his small contractor generator. Even though we were inside the RV with all the windows closed we could easily hear the generator. Ah, well, you can’t have everything. He ran the generator until about 10pm. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">We had rain most of the night, stopping some time after 3am. When I got up at 5am, I could see fog in all the low lying areas to the east. By 5:30 the fog started rolling in. By then I pretty much decided we would not drive to Eagle today, but just stay in the RV and wait for better weather. However by 6:30am I could see more or less clear sky looking up through the clouds. So off to Eagle we went, leaving about 6:55am.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The road to Eagle was suitable for any rig up to about 35’ long. There are some blind curves to watch out for, but if you look far ahead, well before reaching the blind curves,you can see the road for over a 1/4 mile to see if there is oncoming traffic. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">I had hoped to make it to Eagle in time for the 9am walking tour of town, but it took us a little more than 2 hours for the 60 mile drive. We went directly to the National Forest visitor center for information and talked to a very nice seasonal ranger, Randy Smith, probably about 50’ish. He lives in Eagle year around. I think he said he was born here, or moved here with his parents as a youngster. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Randy told us about the ice dam which formed just down river on the Yukon and dammed up the ice which pushed into parts of the town destroying several buildings. The visitor center has a 15-20 minute video of the ice backing up and flooding the town. Very interesting. Ask for the video if you go to Eagle. It is an amateur video, shot with a hand held camera. Nothing professional, but very informative and interesting. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">A photo of a display panel, detailing the ice dam, outside the visitor center. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Here is a </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P_s3MU98fk"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">link to a 4 minute YouTube video</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"> about the ice dam at Eagle. Not as good as the video at the visitor center though. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">This is what the Yukon River looks like in the summer.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">It took us about 15 minutes to walk around town. Then we stopped in at the Hotel for lunch with a nice view of the river.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">If you do drive your RV to Eagle, t</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">here is a BLM CG about 1 mile from town, .Most campsites are pretty small. All campsites are in the trees, so probably lots of mosquitoes. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">It was a nice days outing and we can say we visited Eagle, AK. We had an uneventful 2.5 hour drive back to our camping spot. Our neighbor left so no loud generator tonight. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The next morning w</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">e woke to dense fog which stayed around until about 3pm. I'm not sure if this was really fog, or just low clouds. Our elevation here is about 3650' so we could be just up in the clouds moving by. Of course, fog is just a cloud at ground level. I didn’t want to drive across the TOTW Hwy in the fog so we just stayed around camp today. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Once the clouds lifted I went out to pick some blueberries on a hillside about ¼ mile away from camp. There are lots and lots of ripe blueberries in low bushes about 6” to 12” high. It took me about 4 minutes to lose interest in picking blueberries. Kneeling or squatting on the ground picking those tiny berries got old very quickly. I picked about 1 1/2 cups of berries and decided that was enough. My intent was to pick at least a half a gallon. Lazy I guess! </span> <br />
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<b>Start of drive across the Top Of The World (TOTW) Hwy. </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The third morning, we woke to high clouds with tiny bits of blue sky seen through the clouds. Yea, hopefully this will be a nice day to drive part of the TOTW Hwy. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The 8 miles of Boundary Rd from the Y junction to Eagle to the Canadian border is beautiful wide and newly paved road. Nice views of the open country side. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">We arrived at the customs station and had the easiest border crossing yet. Just a few questions about guns and how much cash we had with us. A quick check of our passports and we were on our way. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Building at the Customs Station</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Within a 200 yards of the border we ran into dense fog. So much for our nice scenic drive today. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Notice, in the photo above, the small potholes. This was typical of the very few potholes we found on the road from Chicken to Dawson City. </span> <br />
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We didn’t drive far on the TOTW Hwy today. At KM 59.5 we turned off on a side road toward Clinton Creek Mines. About on mile down this road is a very nice level parking area. We shared the parking area with a nice man and his dog from Dawson City camping in their p/u truck with slide on camper. <br />
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Also we had a nice view of the sky and hillsides from our boondocking spot. <br />
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When we didn’t have clouds this is typical of the views from the TOTW Hwy. <br />
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The 4th day we woke to low clouds and some fog, so we spent another day at this boondocking spot. The clouds did lift in the afternoon so we drove about 20 miles down Clinton Creek Rd to the Fortymile river. Unfortunately there were no views of the country side along the road. There is dense brush about 8-12 feet high on both sides of the road blocking the views. <br />
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Bridge across Fortymile River <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">A view of the river from the bridge. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">There are ruins of the Clinton Creek mine several miles down the road across the river, but they are not accessible to the public. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Info about Clinton Creek Mine <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Creek" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.emr.gov.yk.ca/aam/clinton_creek.html" target="_blank">here.</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"> </a> </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The 5th day we woke to partly sunny skies and no fog. Yea! We broke camp and had a beautiful drive along the last 35 miles of the TOTW Hwy to Dawson City. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Some views along the Hwy</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">At the rest stop about 10 miles from Dawson City there is a very informative display about the Caribou herds of the past and the natives who lived off of the land before the gold rush discovered the land. The text from the displays is down below the two images of the display signs below</span> <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The people of the Caribou:</span></b> <br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The Athapaskan peoples and the caribou have lived alongside each other for thousands of years. The herd was an important source of food and shelter for the people.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The once plentiful herds were hunted as they migrated north and south across this country. Spring and fall where the main hunting times. Imagine standing here for two days watching hundreds of thousands of animals cross the river below you. There are still scars in the valleys that lead to and from the river banks, left by the great herds as they climbed out of the water.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Many family groups would gather for the hunt. The animals were most vulnerable as they swam across the river and climbed out onto the banks. If the hunt took place on land they would surround the herd and close in. The startled animals were easily killed by the hunters’ spears and arrows. “Caribou fences” were also used by the Athapaskan people. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The fences were constructed on uphill slopes, close to timber stands for camouflage. They were designed to corral the animals for easy slaughter. Snares were set in the fence to capture those that tried to escape.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The animals were skinned and butchered where they were killed. The meat needed by the village was carried back, the rest was stored in a cache near the site. People would return to collect when required.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The fall hunt produced fat meat and thick hides prized for winter clothing and skin-houses. The hides were prepared with the hair on for extra warmth. The hair was worn on the inside next to the body. Summer clothes and tents had the hair removed. Each skin-house was up to 18 x 12 feet. It could house from 12-15 people. Two sections of hides covered the spruce pole framework, each section having up to forty skins. They were warm and could be assembled quickly, suiting the nomadic life style of the people. </span><br />
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On a roadside display on the Steeze Hwy northeast of Fairbanks I read of reports of over a half a million caribou migrating past. The report stated the man watched a constant stream of caribou past for several days w/o even a break in the herd. <br />
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<b>At the Yukon River, the ferry and Dawson</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">There is a nice Territorial Park just before you take the ferry across the Yukon River to Dawson City. We drove through the CG but decided not to stay there. Several of the campsites are right on the river with pretty good views. Several of the campsites are large enough for 35'-40' rigs. Sorry no pictures. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The ferry crossing is interesting. There is no permanent ferry landing. Just a gravel berm ending at the water. The ferry just noses into the gravel and you drive on or off of the ferry to the gravel. There is a bulldozer to maintain the gravel as it washes away. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">A few views of the ferry and crossing the river:</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><b>Dawson City, YT</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Instead of staying at one of the full hookup RV Parks, we opted for the low price dry camping park in the industrial area about 3 miles east of town. We stayed at “RV Off Road Park”. GPS: 64.041231 -139.376110. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Behind the Quonset hut in the photo above there is a large level parking area. Not much to look at, but it was quiet. No restrooms or hookups. But the price was right at $10/night. We had the place to ourselves. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">We spent two nights here visiting Dawson City. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">I don’t have much to say about Dawson City. A fairly nice little town. All the streets are dirt with wooden boardwalks for sidewalks. The highlights are the board walk along the Yukon River and the <a href="http://www.dawsonmuseum.ca/"><b>Dawson Museum.</b></a> We spent about 3 hours visiting the museum. </span><br />
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson_City" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Info about Dawson City from Wikipedia. </span></a> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Some views of downtown Dawson City</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">When you are in Dawson City, be sure to drive to the top of the Dome Road for great scenic views on clear days of the Yukon river and Dawson City. I didn’t get any pictures from the Dome, but go to this <a href="http://ramcquade.com/?p=9157"><b>blog for great pictures of the views</b></a><b>.</b> </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">That’s all for this part of the blog. Next up is Tombstone Territorial Park.</span> <br />
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<b><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2017/01/alaska-trip-index-april-26september-6.html" target="_blank">Link back to the Alaska blog index page. </a></b><br />
<br />Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-43930597847133339512016-09-22T15:48:00.000-05:002018-12-18T09:22:48.506-06:00Chitina to Tok July 30-August 2, 2016<br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Chitina to Tok July 30-August 2, 2016</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">We made this 280 mile section a three night 4 day trip. Not exactly rushing along. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><b><u>The first day</u></b> we took our time leaving our Copper River camping area near Chitina. We took advantage of Verizon cell signal to take care of some online stuff. Some of the time was spent texting and talking with our son in Oregon to discuss our plans to visit with them and taking each of our grandsons for a couple of weekends in September.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">We just had a short drive of about 64 miles with about a 2 hour stop at the Wrangle St Elias National Park visitor center at Copper Center along the way. If you go to or from Valdez make sure you stop here to learn about the NP. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Our overnight stop for the night was a pullout about 4 miles south of Glennallen. We stopped here on our way to Valdez, and parked on a dirt/muddy area with nice views. This time we stayed on the paved area with trees blocking our view. In the morning I did walk a couple hundred yards or so to take a couple of pictures of the mountains in Wrangle St Elias NP.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><b><u>The second day</u></b> was another short drive of about 74 miles from Glennallen to MM 55.2 on the Tok Cutoff Hwy, very near Nebesna Rd which we will take tomorrow to explore what we can of the eastern part of Wrangle St Elias NP. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">We did stop for breakfast at the Fireweed Café in downtown Glennallen. We both had the basic: 2 eggs, sausage, hashbrowns & toast. Very good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">We also added abut 15 gallons of gas to the MH to insure we had plenty of fuel to get to Tok, where gas is about 20 cents a gallon cheaper. Thank you GasBuddy.com </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">It was a pretty drive today, the sun was mostly out and just a few clouds. The Tok Cutoff highway was not fun. Lots of frost heaves. Later when we got to Tok I asked in the visitor center about the hwy. They said the 7.9 magnitude <b><u><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Denali_earthquake">2002 Denali earthquake</a></u></b> really did a number on the hwy and it has never been the same since the earthquake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Our overnight stop was at a pullout on the Tok Cutoff Hwy at MM 55.2. GPS 62.718132 -144.091681</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">A picture of our O/N parking place from Google Earth</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">We had a quiet night here. Very little traffic on the hwy after about 6-7pm</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><b><u>The third day</u></b> we moved to Nabesna road a gravel/dirt road which goes about 42 miles to a dead end. <b><u><a href="https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/nabesna-road-guide.htm">The NPS has a very good road guide available.</a></u></b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Be sure to stop at the visitor center about 1/2 from the start of the Nabesna Rd for road conditions and other info. Nabesna Rd is paved to MM 15.2. After that the road was in good condition, but sections of it will be slippery when wet. There is a nice maintained campground at MM 27.8, Kendesnii Campground. Ten campsites, picnic tables, fire rings, and two vault toilets provide a nice spot for camping. Some of the campsite are larger enough for 35'-40' rigs. Note: if the road is wet parts of it becomes slippery. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Not far after the CG there are some stream crossings which could be difficult for RV’s or low clearance vehicles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Todays drive was only 22 miles. We made a quick stop at the visitor center about 8am and picked up a printed copy of the road guide. We found a very nice camping site at MM 16, the Kettle Lake Wayside primitive camping area. We had nice views of a kettle lake and the mountains in the distance. We had a good Verizon signal from the campsite. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Here is view of the camping area with a picnic table. There is room for 2 RV’s one on either side of the single picnic table.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Views from the camping area the next morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">We quickly got the RV setup and started our drive toward the end of Nabesna RD. Other than to drive the road, I wanted to hike Skookum Volcano Trail </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/upload/Skookum-Volcano-Trail.pdf" title="https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/upload/Skookum-Volcano-Trail.pdf"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/upload/Skookum-Volcano-Trail.pdf</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"> I wasn’t sure just how far I would go on this trail. It is a 5 mile round trip, with an elevation gain of 2000’. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The first mile was easy walking through the woods and some open country. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">At about the one mile mark you turn to the left and start hiking up a creek. No trail here, just rock cairns to help guide your way. The going gets rough here. You are hopping from rock to rock, and there are several stream crossings. You either get your feet wet or search for some rocks to hop on to get across. I turned around at at about mile 1.7. I could see the “trail” was just going to follow this rough stream for as I could see. It was an enjoyable, but tiring hike. Also my energy level wasn’t very high today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Carin marking the trail</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Difficult hiking:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Pretty valley</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Looking back toward the road in the bottom of the valley in the distance</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">We drove to the end of the road. Not much to say about the rest of the road other than a nice drive. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"> There was one more hike which sounded interesting, the 2 mile round trip Rambler Mine Trail at the end of the road. The trail leads towards the remains of the abandoned Rambler Mine, an area that was active after WWII. The one-mile trail is steep, but the effort is supposed to reward you with superlative views of the Nabesna River and Nutzotin Mountains.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">However I didn’t take the hike. By the time we got to the end of the road, it was getting to be early/mid afternoon and with an hour drive to get back to camp I didn’t want to spend a couple of hours on the Rambler Mine trail and get back to the RV in the late afternoon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><b><u>The fourth day</u></b> we drove the rest of the Tok Cutoff Hwy to Tok, AK and then on to about MM28 on the Taylor Hwy toward Chicken AK. for gas and propane along with lunch from a Thai food truck next to the visitor center. A very good lunch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The Tok Cutoff Hwy from Gakona to Tok was the bumpiest road we drove on, on the entire trip. Lots of nasty frost heaves. The road surface was good, so it was easy to drive 50-55 mph, but the frost heaves made you hit your brakes pretty hard if you didn’t keep a close eye out for the bumps. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">I forgot to take pictures of the scenery, but I here is a typical view copied from Google Earth</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">In Tok we needed a dump station as well as gas and propane. We tried the Shell station very near the junction of the Tok Cutoff Hwy and the Alaskan Hwy. No dump station and not much help on where to go to dump. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">We did find the best place in Tok for a dump and fuel, as well as a free vehicle wash with fill up. The Tesoro gas and truck stop about 0.6 miles west of the junction of Tok Cutoff Hwy and the Alaskan Hwy. Friendly folks. It doesn’t look like much, but they have everything you could need and it is all easy to access. The vehicle wash isn’t much to look at, just an open spot with the high pressure washing wand, but if you need to get the dirt off, it works fine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">While filling the RV with gas, another RV’er in a Class C came over and started complaining about the Ford Chassis and how the engine would downshift on up hill climbs and was very loud with the high RPM’s. Well, I told him, that was the nature of the Ford V10 engine. A small bore engine developing its power with higher RPM’s. Then once he found out we were going to go across the TOTW (Top Of The World) Hwy he started telling me all the horror stories of the TOTW Hwy. No guard rails, people driving off the road, etc, etc. Once that didn’t get a rise out of me (I guess he expected me to get scared of the drive) he left me alone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">We stopped by the visitor center for info about the Taylor Hwy and the TOTW (Top Of The World) Hwy. The road is reported to be in good condition. While parked at the visitor center we noticed a Thai food truck across the side street. Lunch! We had a very good lunch. It was a little bit of a wait as they pretty much cook one meal at a time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">From Tok it was on to the Taylor Hwy and our overnight stop at large and fairly level pullout at about MM28 on the Taylor Hwy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">View of the rain clouds in the distance from our overnight parking spot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">From here our plans are to go up the Taylor Hwy to Chicken and Eagle, AK and then across Top of the World Hwy to Dawson, YT. </span><br />
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<b><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2017/01/alaska-trip-index-april-26september-6.html" target="_blank">Link back to the Alaska blog index page. </a></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"></span>Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-89596218146074938752016-09-20T14:47:00.000-05:002018-12-18T09:35:47.926-06:00McCarthy, Kennecott Mine ruins and waking on Root Glacier July 27-29, 2016<span style="font-size: small;">McCarthy, Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark and waking on Root Glacier July 27-29, 2016</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A side trip to <b><u><a href="http://www.alaska.org/destination/mccarthy">McCarthy</a></u></b> and <b><u><a href="https://www.nps.gov/wrst/learn/historyculture/kennecott-mines-national-historic-landmark.htm">Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark</a></u></b> is well worth the effort if you have the time. Also once you get to Kennecott, take the 4 mile round trip hike to <u>Root Glacier</u>. Two links to NPS info about Root Glacier hike: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/upload/Root-Glacier-Erie-Mine-Trail.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/upload/Root-Glacier-Erie-Mine-Trail.pdf</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/upload/Root%20Glacier%20Update%2012-2.pdf" target="_blank">www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/upload/Root%20Glacier%20Update%2012-2.pdf </a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Root Glacier is the only easy to access glacier I found in Alaska. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Picture of Kennecott Mines from the NPS website</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>OPTIONS FOR VISITING MCCARTHY AND KENNECOTT</b><b>. </b>To drive there is about </span><span style="font-size: small;">60 miles of good but a little bumpy gravel road. from Chitina to McCarthy. There are commercial transportation options, including flying in for a day trip. I did not research the commercial options. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">-- Park your RV at an RV Park in Kenny Lake and drive your tow vehicle or toad about 2.5-3 hours one way to McCarthy. (RV Park info farther down) The first 27 miles are on a good paved road to Chitina, about 35-40 minute drive, and the last 60 miles (2 hours) on a good gravel road. More info about the road farther down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">-- Dry camp about 1.5 miles past Chitina and drive your tow vehicle or toad on the 60 mile gravel road to McCarthy. Two dry camping options here. Details farther down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">-- Take your RV on the gravel road to McCarthy. If your research shows enough for you to do to stay for 4-5 days (3-4 nights) then I would say go ahead and take your RV. For an overnight or 2 night trip, then don’t take your RV. There are cautions about driving the gravel road. Details farther down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Road Guide to McCarthy Rd: <a href="https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/mccarthy-road-guide.htm" target="_blank">https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/mccarthy-road-guide.htm</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Info about McCarthy and Kennecott Mines.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Link to NPS information website: <a href="https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/mccarthy-road-and-kennecott-area.htm" target="_blank">https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/mccarthy-road-and-kennecott-area.htm</a> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">-- To get to McCarthy is a 60 mile drive on a gravel road, which by many reports is an absolute “no, no” even in a 4x4 SUV. There are also reports of old railroad spikes sticking up, just waiting to poke a hole in your tires. <b>As usual the reports are blown way out of proportion</b>. I found the road to be in good condition. Little to no wash board. There are some pot holes, but nothing really bad. The road conditions could change based on the weather. In May 2015, </span><span style="font-size: small;"> (Bob) McQuade drove his Toyota Prius to McCarthy w/o incident. <a href="http://ramcquade.com/?m=201505" target="_blank"><u><b>Details in his blog here.</b></u></a> I drove my mid sized p/u with no problems. The road is wide enough for 2 vehicles to pass. However there is <u>no shoulder</u>. The road drops off about 1 1/2 to 3 feet if you stray off the edge of the road. Drive slow and carefully. Pull to the side and slow down to 10-20mph when oncoming vehicles approach to be safe. Better yet, pull to the side and stop for oncoming vehicles. Keep in mind this is a road many people drive every day. People live and work in McCarthy. They drive their vehicles to and from there. Tour Vans bring people there every day in tourist season. Trucks bring supplies to the area. It is not like this is some backcountry deserted road. On the other hand I only saw about 10-15 other oncoming vehicles on my 60 mile 2 hour drive. Not much traffic. However there is no cell phone signal until you get to McCarthy. I had a strong Verizon cell signal in McCarthy and at the camping/parking area at the foot bridge. Also good Verizon at the Copper river bridge near Chitina. No gas or vehicle service anywhere in the area except gas in Chitina and Kenny Late. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">-- I did drive our toad (Chevy Colorado p/u truck) pretty slowly, about 30-35mph most of the way. It took me almost two hours to drive the 60 miles. About 3 or 4 times I had to slow down to about 5mph to navigate a pot hole or two. A number of times I slowed down to 15-20mph to maneuver around pot holes. Almost no washboard, which was nice. If you wanted to beat up your vehicle you could drive 45-50mph, but you can’t dodge the pot holes at that speed. I was able to miss 80%-90% of the pot holes. There is about 16 miles of paved road, starting about 4 miles from the bridge over the Copper River. In 2016 this paved road was in very good condition. Note: We parked our MH in a camping area about 1.5 miles past Chitina and I drove our Chevy Colorado to McCarthy. Sharon stayed at the RV since there is NO handicapped access at McCarthy or in getting to Kennecott. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">-- If, in your research, you find enough things to do in McCarthy and the area to spend 3-4 nights, I would not hesitate to drive a RV. Just plan on going slow and take about 2.5-4 hours for the drive. The road will rattle and bounce your RV some. If you take your time and go slow you shouldn’t have to worry about flat tires. DO be sure to have a full size spare tire, the tools and ability to change the tire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">-- I saw several 25’-28’ Class C MH’s, a number of Vans and Class B’s and a good number of cars and SUV’s, either driving on the road, or at the camping/parking area. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">-- There is no public vehicle access to McCarthy. You park ($5 for the day) at or near the end of the road and walk on a foot bridge across Kennecott river. From there it is a 1/2 mile walk to McCarthy, a 5 mile hike to Kennecott, or at the foot bridge pick up the shuttle van ($5) to town or Kennecott. Take the van it is a long walk to Kennecott. The residents have a road & bridge to town, but it is not open to the public. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">-- Camping or overnight parking at McCarthy. Your best bet is to pay $20/night and park your RV on the hard packed gravel at the end of the road. No dump or fresh water available. Dry camping only. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Picture of the camping area from the foot bridge to McCarthy:</span><br />
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Closer view of the camping area.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Info about Camping at Kenny Lake or Chitina:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>-- Kenny Lake: </b> We didn’t stay at an RV Park in the area. For info go to RVParkReviews.com: <a href="http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/alaska/copper-center/kenny-lake-mercantile-rv-park-10380" target="_blank">http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/alaska/copper-center/kenny-lake-mercantile-rv-park-10380</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We did park overnight on a very nice, quiet paved pullout, about 200 yards past Kenny Lake. GPS: 61.732522 -144.938628 We had Verizon cell phone reception in Kenny Lake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We parked down the paved loop pullout on the right, about 100 yards past the trees. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>-- Chitina: </b> Actually about 1.5 mile past Chitina, across the bridge over the Copper River. There are two places. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-- A free Alaska DOT campground with about 10-14 sites under the trees with muddy ground to walk on if you get out. There are about 3-4 campsites large enough for 35-40 footer’s and several more for 25-30’ RV’s. This campground is on the RIGHT about 1/4 mile past the end of the bridge. GPS 61.528270 -144.403861 </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">-- The other is a camping on the LEFT side across from the DOT CG. GPS 61.529626 -144.406988 This area is the on Alaska Native Corporation land and they charge $25/night. Self registration. If you don’t pay you could be accused of trespassing and fined (arrested?), or at the least be made to pay the camping fee. This is native land so you are subject to their laws, not Alaska laws. This parking/camping area is right on the Copper River in the open with good views and is fairly level. It is not muddy. You park on hard packed gravel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We really don’t like being in the trees, so in spite of really thinking the $25 was a rip off, we paid the fee. In this same area there is a one acre area of NF land with free parking and boat launch. BUT it is not marked as to where it starts or ends. Park in the wrong place and you could get in a dispute with the Native Alaskans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We had good Verizon cell service at our camping area</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our camping spot & view. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Back to our stay here and my day trip to McCarthy and Kennecott</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">-- I didn’t try to take our MH to McCarthy. Partly because I wasn’t sure of the road condition. Mostly though I didn’t take the MH because of the lack of good info about what to expect on the road and where to park/camp once we got to McCarthy. To complicate matters there was no way for Sharon to visit McCarthy and Kennecott. There is no handicapped access to the town or the mine. If she was able to get to the Kennecott mine buildings she could have driven her scooter around the are. Since I knew we were not going to spend 3-4 nights at McCarty I didn’t want to drive the MH that far on the gravel road just for a 2 night 1 day stay. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I made a day trip in our truck to McCarthy and enjoyed the trip, the town, the mine buildings and hiking on the Root Glacier. I felt it was well worth the effort to visit the McCarthy area. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I left camp about 6:45am and over all had an easy, but slow drive. </span><br />
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A few miles from camp the road goes up on a bluff with a great view of the Chitina river. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">On the paved part of the road, as I rounded a bend there was a small black bear on the road. It started looping down the road in front of me and then turned back to look a me before disappearing into the brush. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Farther along there were two swans on a pond nicely lit by the morning sun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">At McCarthy, I parked at the foot bridge, paid my $5 fee to the attendant and walked across the bridge to catch the 9am shuttle. The shuttle runs every 30 minutes. <b><u><a href="https://mccarthykennicottshuttle.com/">Link to the website for the shuttle for more info and the schedule</a></u></b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The foot bridge</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Kennecott river from the footbridge</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Some photos of Kennecott</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The same buildings, but from the top. Little or no restoration work on the upper part yet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The electric power plant for the mine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The important people, working at the mine, had their families with them and lived in some nice cottages.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Hike to and short walk on Root Glacier</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">After checking out the buildings at the mine, I took a very nice <b><u><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjHyt6ErtvQAhVhwlQKHcn6AGIQFgggMAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nps.gov%2Fwrst%2Fplanyourvisit%2Fupload%2FRoot%2520Glacier%2520Update%252012-2.pdf&usg=AFQjCNGrLX9cqwrVLXe9EBOcr-Dk7s5Tqw&sig2=QWcWLlFUEo5-xQlF5qd2Rw&bvm=bv.140496471,d.cGw">4 mile round trip hike to Root Glacier</a></u></b>. (click on the link for NPS PDF doc about the hike). Root Glacier is the only glacier I found in Alaska with easy access to walk on the glacier. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The first 1.6 miles is an easy walk and the last 400 yards or so is considered moderate. The last part has some ups and downs and the last 200 yards is on fairly loose rock. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Picture of the last 100 yards or so:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">View of the tongue of the glacier and a tour group putting on their crampons before going onto the ice. Crampons are spikes you strap on the bottom of your boots to walk on ice. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=crampons&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=54203630016&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6733051893330639183&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1026201&hvtargid=kwd-42461143&ref=pd_sl_2fp8ltrkbs_e">Info from Amazon</a></span><br />
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A view of Root Glacier with hikers on the glacier. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I didn’t have any crampons but </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">knew from a walk on a </span>glacier in Jasper NP in Canada, many years ago, you can walk on a glacier with lugged soled boots. You do need to be careful not to slip. To go any distance you really want to have crampons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The ice melts into little peaks, with about 2-4 peaks per square inch. The lugs on your boots stick just fine to the sharp ice peaks. Not as well as the crampons, but well enough to walk for a couple hundred yards or so. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Close up of the ice showing the sharp peaks. My hat is there for a size perspective. </span><br />
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A closer look at the rough and jagged ice. <br />
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A tiny crevasse, only about 2-3” wide<br />
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Ice melt running into an drain hole. Don’t fall in or you could get sucked down if there was a lot of water flowing. Not to mention it would be impossible to get out w/o help. <br />
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<b>Kennecott Glacier</b><br />
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In this photo of Kennecott Glacier, look closely at the gravel in the distance. That is a glacier out there, it is just covered with gravel.
You should be able make out 4-5 different color bands of gravel.
Standing at this same place I counted 6 or 7 bands of gravel. <b><br /></b><br />
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Root Glacier flows into the larger Kennecott Glacier. While the Root Glacier has exposed ice, the Kennecott is covered with rock and gravel debris. <br />
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<b>Downtown McCarthy</b><br />
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There is not much to McCarty. A couple or three hotels and a restaurant. Several B & B’s in the area and some number of private homes. Kind of a funky, but interesting little town. There is a small museum with lots of historic photos of the area. McCarthy is not actually a town, it is a privately owned community. No government, no taxes. There is some sort of owners council or organization to oversee the the town.<br />
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Note the dirt streets in the pictures below. Looks like something out of an old west movie. <br />
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<b>Then the 2 hour drive back to our camping spot. </b> <br />
The only thing unpleasant about this day trip was the drive back. Oh, the drive was as easy and uneventful as the drive out. It was just the need to “drive” 2 hours back after a day of activity. I never cared much for day trips. Way back when the kids were young and we went camping for weekends, Sharon would say “instead of all the packing and unpacking for going camping for the weekend, why don’t we just pack a lunch and drive the 2 hours to the river spend the day and then come home”. All the driving for just the day, especially the trip home, just did not excite me. <br />
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That's all for this entry. Next we move on to the eastern part of Wrangle St Elias National park and then to Tok and soon our departure from Alaska. <br />
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<b><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2017/01/alaska-trip-index-april-26september-6.html" target="_blank">Link back to the Alaska blog index page. </a></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span>Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-19464364455721648412016-09-19T15:54:00.000-05:002016-12-11T06:16:51.105-06:00Valdez July 22-27, 2016<span style="font-size: small;">Valdez July 22-27, 2016</span> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">We only spent 4 full days/5 nights in Valdez. We could have stayed longer, but the cloudy and rainy weather got old. We did see most of what we wanted to see, however we did not take a boat cruise to see whales and glaciers. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The day we arrived in Valdez, we parked at a really nice boondocking spot with a very nice view of the bay.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(I forgot to take a pic of the BD spot but found this pic from Google Earth) </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We had a quiet afternoon until about 7:30pm, just as we were ready to eat supper. There was a knock on the door and a uniformed safety ranger was there to tell us the chief of police didn’t want people to be parking overnight here. We were in Old Town Valdez a sensitive area. No we couldn’t just move early in the morning. We could finish supper and then move though. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It’s not as though there is anything left from the old town. It was just grassy, rocky and muddy fields. Every thing from the old town had been demolished and/or moved away after the 1964 earthquake and tsunami.</span> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Instead of trying to drive around the area looking for someplace to move to, I just moved us across the road, to kind of an out of obvious sight spot. No more problems through the night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have to admit sitting on that open gravel spit, we were at earlier, we really stood out and probably were a glaring sight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In the morning I did some reconnoitering and found a very nice gravel spot on the edge of the Valdez Glacier Stream along the Glacier Haul Dump road (the road to the trash dump for Valdez). GPS: 61.11825 -146.22163</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We stayed at this quiet and scenic boondock spot for our remaining 4 nights in Valdez. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Because of the cloudy and rainy weather we didn’t do as much sightseeing and take as many pictures as I normally would. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We did drive back up to Thompson Pass and Worthington Glacier and here are a few pictures from that 3 hour drive. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Waterfalls along Keystone Canyon on the way to Thompson Pass. Both are more impressive in the spring with more water flowing. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Horsetail Falls</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Bridal Veil Falls</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A glacier at Thompson Pass</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And a couple of pictures of Worthington Glacier</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">For some beautiful spring time pictures of the waterfalls and Thompson pass in the spring go to <a href="http://ramcquade.com/?p=8351" target="_blank"><u><b>Bob McQuade's blog . </b></u></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">There are three excellent museums in Valdez, all worth taking the time to visit.</span> <br />
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<u><a href="http://www.valdezmuseum.org/category/exhibit-tab/permanent-exhibits-2/valdez-museum-on-hazelet/"><span style="font-size: small;">The Old Town Valdez Museum on Haselet</span></a></u> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Lots of history and excellent displays of Old Town Valdez, the Good Friday 1964 Earthquake and the history of the area. They have a <u><a href="http://www.valdezmuseum.org/old-town-model/">1/20th scale model of Old Town Valdez</a></u> as it was before the earthquake. </span> <br />
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<u><a href="http://www.valdezmuseum.org/category/exhibit-tab/permanent-exhibits-2/valdez-museum-on-egan/"><span style="font-size: small;">Valdez Museum on Egan</span></a></u> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">This museum covers the history of Valdez and the area, including: early exploration, native culture, gold rush, founding of Valdez, the Richardson Highway, the history of the pipeline, the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, and the history of Alaska Bush pilots. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mjwhitneymuseum.org/"><span style="font-size: small;">Maxine and Jesse Whitney Museum</span></a></h3>
<span style="font-size: small;">This museum is one large room with all the Alaska things that Maxine collected throughout her life in Alaska. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Quote about the museum and collection from Wikipedia:</span> <br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">"Prince William Sound Community College is home to the Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum. The museum houses one of the largest collections of Native Alaskan art and artifacts in the world.</span></i> <br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;">Coming to Alaska in 1947, Maxine opened a gift shop. She traveled around the state to Native villages purchasing works directly from artists, basket weavers and furriers, to later be sold in her store; she continued to gather items into the 1980s. The Eskimo Museum in Fairbanks came under ownership of Maxine in 1969. Ms. Whitney donated her collection of art and artifacts to PWSC in 1998, and it now resides on the main campus.</span></i> <br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Exhibits include masks, dolls, fur garments, various sizes of ivory and baleen with scrimshaw work. There are also Alaska wildlife mounts, including a moose and a polar bear; along with other exhibits on Alaska and its rich history. The Whitney Museum is open year round."</span></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Solomon Fish Hatchery</span></b> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We also visited the Solomon Fish Hatchery in Valdez. The two main attractions are seeing all the Salmon coming up this little stream and then trying to work up the fish ladder into the hatchery and seeing the Grizzly bears coming to feed on the salmon coming up the stream. Unfortunately the bears were not around while we were there. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Salmon are so thick in some areas you can almost walk on them w/o touching the bottom of the steam. </span> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Links to more info about the Hatchery, <u><a href="http://www.valdezfisheries.org/the-hatchery/"><b>here </b></a></u>and <u><a href="http://www.solomonfalls.com/the-solomon-gulch-hatchery/"><b>here</b></a></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Next we are heading to McCarthy and Kennecott Mines National Historic Area. </span><br />
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<br />Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-39055134256898853692016-09-18T14:46:00.000-05:002018-12-17T09:48:30.469-06:00Seward to Valdez July 12-22, 2016<span style="font-size: small;">Seward to Valdez July 12-22, 2016</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Talk about moving slowly. It took us 10 days to drive the 424 miles from Seward to Valdez. We did have some 2 night stops along the way though. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We had a beautiful clear day when we left Seward. That gave us a wonderful drive through the valleys of the Kenai Peninsula. On our other days of driving through this area we had low clouds and rain. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A beautiful lake, marsh area and mountains at Tern Lake Junction.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A valley and lake north of Tern Lake Junction</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our stop for today was a pullout on Turnagin Arm about 3-4 miles from Hope. Great view of the water. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our view at breakfast the next morning.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We made a quick tour of Hope. An interesting small town with lots of original buildings from the gold rush era around 1900. The dirt roads and bumpy walkways would have made it difficult for Sharon to get around in the scooter or power chair, so we just viewed the town from the car. We also had a good lunch at <u><a href="http://www.hopealaska.info/organizations/discoverycafe">Tito’s Discovery Cafe</a></u>.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our next stop was boondocking at Tangle Lake about 3 miles east of Portage on the way to Whittier. A 38 mile drive from our boondock spot near Hope. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In the afternoon we visited <u><a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/chugach/home/?cid=stelprdb5251094">Begich, Boggs Visitor Center</a>.</u> The visitor center has lots of good displays about Chugach NF, the Portage Glacier and the magnitude 9.2 earth quake on Good Friday 1964 which devastated the Portage area and Anchorage. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I had a huge surprise when I stepped outside the next morning. Parked right behind us was the 4X4 Born Free Class C motorhome we used to own. I had the MH coverted from 2 wheel drive to 4 wheel drive and made several other modifications. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Due to some medical problems Sharon has, the Born Free wasn’t working well for us and we decided to sell that MH in the spring of 2014. I took it to PPL Motorhomes, a large consignment dealer in Houston, TX to sell. With a consignment dealer you usually don’t know who buys your RV, so we didn’t know who purchased. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Quiet a surprise to see it parked right behind us! Later on in the morning I talked with the new owners. At first they didn’t seem to believe me that we were the previous owners. Just the coincident of them parking behind the former owners. It didn’t take long for me to describe, in detail, the features of the MH for them to realize I was telling the truth. They had a number of questions about the MH that I was able to answer for them. It truly is a small world! </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here are links to a couple of blogs about our travels with our Born Free 4X4 motorhome:</span> <br />
<b><u><a href="http://travelswithhomer1.blogspot.com/2014/02/february-2014-two-week-trip-to-big-bend.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Trip to Big Bend NP in Feb, 2014. This is the first entry of an 8 part blog.</span></a></u></b> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Trip to and from Salt Lake City to upgrade the Born Free to 4 wheel drive. 1st entry of an 8 part blog </u></b> </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Back to our Alaska trip. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The main reason we stopped at Tangle Lake was to visit Whittier and experience the drive though the railroad tunnel. The tunnel is shared by trains and vehicles. On the hour cars/trucks go in one direction and on the half hour cars/trucks go in the other direction. When a train is scheduled to use the tunnel, it preempts the vehicle traffic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The following 3 pictures are from the internet showing the tunnel to/from Whittier</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">There is a nice hiking trail starting near the east end of the tunnel up to the top of the pass between Whittier and Portage. Great views of Portage Glacier and the large bay or fjord by Whittier. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Start of the trail</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">At the top of the pass </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">View of the fjord from the pass</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I didn’t take any pictures of the town of Whittier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">However I did take a couple of pics inside a funkly little restaurant we ate at, Swiftwater Seafood. The fish & Chips was OK, but the interesting decor inside is a better draw then the food. :</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our next stop for two nights was in Anchorage. We parked in Cabelas parking lot with about 40 other RV’s. Cabelas has free 48 hour RV parking that we took advantage of. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In Anchorage we walked through Earthquake Park and read the well done and informative displays about the damage the Good Friday 1964 earthquake did. I didn’t see anything significant to take pictures of. Mainly you can see where the ground slid down with the trees still intact and standing from 52 years ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In the downtown area there are museums with much more detail about the damage done to the city and surrounding area. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We spend most of the second day in Anchorage going through the Anchorage Museum. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The two areas we found most interesting were</span> <br />
<u><a href="https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/exhibits-events/permanent-exhibits/alaska-native-cultures/"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Alaska Native Cultures</span></b></a></u><span style="font-size: small;"> with displays of native Alaskan peoples clothing, children's toys, hunting equipment, etc all made in the traditional manner.</span> <br />
<u><a href="https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/exhibits-events/permanent-exhibits/alaska-native-cultures/"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Alaska Gallery</span></b></a></u><span style="font-size: small;"> a large room showing the history of Alaska from the ice age to present. However the Alaska Gallery will be closed for renovations until September 2017. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">From Anchorage we spent a couple of nights at Walmart in Wasilla. We almost always never park for more than one night at Walmart. It is not a campground after all. However with all the RV’s parked here, some appearing to be here for days on end, we felt it was acceptable practice to spend a couple of nights. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We hoped to visit Sarah Palin, but she was out of town, so that didn’t happen. We <u>were</u> able to see Russia from Walmart’s parking lot though. :)</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The first day in Wasilla we drove up to Hatcher Pass to visit the <u><a href="http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/indmine.htm"><b>Independence Mine</b></a></u>. The drive up to the mine is very pretty. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Either before or after you vist the mine area be sure to take short drive of about 5 miles up a steep gravel road up to Hatcher Pass. Beautiful views from the road and pass, but don’t take your RV. Very steep and dusty. With the cloudy sky providing very poor lighting I didn’t take any pictures of the mountains and views. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Independence Mine is a historic gold mine with many of the original buildings still intact or restored. Well worth spending an hour our two to visit. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mine buildings</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The ore processing structures are pretty dilapidated. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sharon’s scooter got a good workout going up and down the pretty steep trails in the mine area.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The next day we visited the Iditarod Race Headquarters where Sharon got her puppy dog love fix:</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Inside the headquarters they have a small museum which only took about 15 minutes to see. They also have a very well done video about sled dogs. What the dogs are bred for, how they are trained and cared for and why they love to run and pull sleds. Much of the video is to answer questions raised about using these dogs to work to pull sleds. Some people feel the dogs shouldn’t be used to pull sleds. Personally I guess if dogs shouldn’t be used to pull sleds then horses shouldn’t be used for herding cattle, pulling sleds, or the Amish shouldn’t be allowed to use horses for farming. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The following day was a travel day. We usually don’t visit museums on a travel day, but we wanted to visit the <u><a href="http://www.cityofwasilla.com/departments-divisions/museum"><b>Dorthy Page Museum</b></a></u>, a museum of the history of Wasilla. The museum was small, but interesting if you have the time. It only took about 1 ½ hours to tour the museum. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I only took one picture at the museum. That was this photo of the staircase going down to the lower level. It looks like you are going down into an active mine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">However 9 steps down there is a doorway to the right. What looks like steps going farther down is a painting on the wall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We had a fairly short travel day of about 66 miles to tonight's boondocking spot. A large mostly level pull-out at MM 99.7 on the Glenn Highway with a nice view of the Matanuska Glacier in the distance. We were far enough off the hwy so what little road noise there was, wasn’t bothersome. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In the afternoon we were just sitting in the motorhome relaxing and piddling with our laptops, when I saw a small SUV stop to check out the view of the glacier. To my surprise the luggage rack on the top of the SUV was covered by a solar panel about the same size as the top of the SUV. I quickly grabbed my camera and went outside and commented to the driver about the solar panel on the SUV. He popped open the rear door and showed me (and some others standing near by) a cooler sized refrigerator powered by small battery, an inverter and the solar panel. Instead of trying to keep ice in a regular cooler, the fridge. Very inventive idea! </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The next morning was overcast and gray. The farther east we went toward Glennallen the brighter the sky got. Unfortunately we never got the bright blue sky with puffy clouds we hoped for. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Pictures along the Glennallen Hwy:</span> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Fireweeds</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The mountains in Wrangle St Elias National Park in the distance.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Instead of continuing on to Valdez we made today another short drive of only 91 miles. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here are a couple of pictures from our BD spot overlooking the Copper River with the Wrangle St. Elias NP mountains in the background. We were about 5 miles south of Glennallen on the Richardson Hwy. Very nice views. I just wish we had clearer weather to see the mountains better.</span> <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiS6m_9e9_SxX4yvjusaIg9UH_ZtIrPYiazCa9NkWl7jWHdetwnKo_7WG0LtQpzjjr0mzCcBHcWTkYVSnaVfFAMNmOMsuV3xpLtuahUAXrAJCbF0bEtBhJ4VHzzcfrZWOY7yP2pBdW2c4/s1600/13+Glennallen+BD+spot+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiS6m_9e9_SxX4yvjusaIg9UH_ZtIrPYiazCa9NkWl7jWHdetwnKo_7WG0LtQpzjjr0mzCcBHcWTkYVSnaVfFAMNmOMsuV3xpLtuahUAXrAJCbF0bEtBhJ4VHzzcfrZWOY7yP2pBdW2c4/s640/13+Glennallen+BD+spot+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The next morning we woke to light but steady rain. This turned our nice boondocking spot into a muddy mess. Since we had internet connectivity with our Verizon Jetpack we knew the rain was coming, so yesterday I positioned the motorhome so all we had to do was pull straight out of the mud. If we would have had to do any maneuvering in the mud we would have gotten stuck. The highway tires we have are worthless in mud or snow. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It was a rainy 112 mile drive to Valdez and most of the scenery was obscured by the clouds and rain. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is the Welcome to Valdez sign about 20 miles from town:</span> <br />
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<br />Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-21917730543881542582016-09-17T16:47:00.000-05:002017-05-02T15:01:08.270-05:00Seward. Part 2 Whale & Glacier Boat Tour July 6-11, 2016<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Seward,
AK Part 2 July 6-11, 2016 All day boat tour.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watching
the weather forecasts we could see, what hopefully would be a nice
sunny day, for an all day boat tour to see glaciers caving and whales
& other marine wildlife.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
selected <a href="https://majormarine.com/tour-areas/kenai-fjord/">Major
Marine Tours</a> for our trip. They offer tours from a 3.5 hour bay trip to an
8.5 hour trip to a more remote Fjord in a smaller vessel. We opted
for the <a href="https://majormarine.com/tour/northwestern-fjord-cruise/">8.5
hour trip</a>. We felt the smaller vessel would take us closer to
the glaciers and give better views of the marine wildlife. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some of the tours offer a Salmon & Prime Rib meal. However someone in a blog mentioned that the meal was scheduled during the stop at the glacier, when you would want to be outside watching for the glacier to calve. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It
turned out to be a great trip. We saw several orca whales, humpback
whales, one of which breached about 12-15 times for us, a glacier
which calved a number of times while we watched, a couple of groups
of stellar sea lions and great scenery. All on a nice sunny day with
little wind. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Waiting
for the boat to arrive for our tour.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Leaving
Seward</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
Resurrection Bay. Beautiful water.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Orcha
Whales</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
view of the open ocean beyond the point of land in the distance. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
captain was telling us this is one of longest stretches of open water
in the world. ~2700 miles to Hawaii, and ~9500 miles to the Antarctic. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bear
Glacier</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A humpback
whale feeding </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
whale would dive and release air bubbles, scareing the small fish
towards the surface </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">then
the whale will come up from below with it’s mouth open catching
the fish.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
had a spectacular display from a young whale breaching a few hundred
yards from the boat. He must have breached 12-15 times. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It
was difficult to get good pictures, but here is a still photo of a
not very spectacular breach.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
video is better</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Moving
on towards the glaciers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even a picture of Sharon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
very small iceberg. There were a number of these small icebergs with
weird shapes. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Approaching the glacier</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Several
pictures of the glacier calving. </span></span>
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AK Part 1 July 6-11, 2016</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
spent almost a week in Seward, arriving just after the 4<sup>th</sup>
of July crowd left and the festivities ended. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On
the 4<sup>th</sup> of July weekend Seward has a big race up and back down
Mt Marathon. It is “only” 5K (3.2 miles) in distance, however
it climbs about 3000’ with an incline of about 45 degrees much or
most of the way. The race winners complete the climb in around 40
minutes. Heck, it takes me about 40-45 minutes to go 5K and that is on
level ground. </span></span>
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of Mt Marathon. The race goes to the peak on the right just above the snow bank.
Coming down the racers slide down the snow bank. Pretty tricky. Go
too fast on the snow and you won’t be able to stop before crashing
into the rocks at the bottom of the snow bank. </span></span>
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info about the 4</span></span><sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">th</span></span></sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
of July weekend in Seward <a href="http://www.seward.com/welcome-to-seward-alaska/signature-events/fourth-of-july-july/">here</a>.
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Originally
we had planned on arriving in Seward about 10-12 days before the 4<sup>th</sup>
to get a waterfront campsite and stay through the 4<sup>th</sup>.
However at the last minute we changed our mind and went to Homer for
a much quieter weekend. </span></span>
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retrospect, maybe we should have gone to Seward and braved the crowds
and noise. Maybe the next time we go to Alaska we will spend the 4th in Seward. </span></span>
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we had a nice stay in Seward. We had a very nice waterfront, dry
camping, site with great views. </span></span>
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campsite viewed from the bay on a boat tour we took. More on the
boat tour in the next blog entry. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
city operates several campgrounds along the shoreline of the bay.
All sites are first come first serve unless you reserve for a group
of 10 or more RV’s. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
stayed in the Iditarod CG, the smallest CG with only 10 campsites.
On <a href="http://www.cityofseward.us/DocumentCenter/View/2969">this
map</a> the Iditarod CG is campsites #100-109. We really liked the
Iditarod CG. With it</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">s</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
small size it was quiet & calm. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
other camgrounds were very busy. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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in Seward, don’t miss going to the <a href="http://www.alaskasealife.org/">Alaska
Sealife Center</a>, a great aquarium.</span></span></div>
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at the entrance to the Alaska Sealife Center</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
spend a very enjoyable and informative couple of hours viewing the marine wildlife.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
highlight was watching a pair of harbor seals in courtship. The
aquarium guides said they were almost positive the female was in
estrus and it would be only a matter of hours or a day or two before
they would mate. Also if we happened to see them to start mating, be sure to
let the aquarium staff know. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One
of the seals swimming in their pool</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
female flirting with the male. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She
is being a little hussy, isn’t she!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After
the flirtation on the rock she was chasing the male round and round
in the pool. </span></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfH-z7t9eRHUxsqna4g9n9jZcc98l47hF_qrdTjTFGy9H50iYhbAV6Q0IT2x75Hxq-qHp4nsXZ1-WxOHXkPXz2F8673cRbGGJuPojQaVDf87PzjwwrmOxMSYvcrs6nPBPrcV7ndPhkO4/s1600/22+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfH-z7t9eRHUxsqna4g9n9jZcc98l47hF_qrdTjTFGy9H50iYhbAV6Q0IT2x75Hxq-qHp4nsXZ1-WxOHXkPXz2F8673cRbGGJuPojQaVDf87PzjwwrmOxMSYvcrs6nPBPrcV7ndPhkO4/s640/22+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then
there was the giant octopus.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A short video of the octopus</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>EXIT
GLACIER & HARDING ICEFIELD TRAIL</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">On
a very nice afternoon we visited Exit Glacier and the short trail to
viewpoints for the glacier. Some of the trail was smooth packed dirt
just perfect for Sharon’s scooter</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4gnY5_fetCpbhAxpVruh4g4gfWDopPv_kmuzDPQvsbO0nEtyPpqu4_13xxkR9blZ8RT2pqS0hLNd39Xhh9FsMnBEi5VV6NiDWvjNWvw9u5iN8aQ8cvmvrineijXC7opVBQRaH_04Qx0/s1600/2+Sharon-Exit+Glacier+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4gnY5_fetCpbhAxpVruh4g4gfWDopPv_kmuzDPQvsbO0nEtyPpqu4_13xxkR9blZ8RT2pqS0hLNd39Xhh9FsMnBEi5VV6NiDWvjNWvw9u5iN8aQ8cvmvrineijXC7opVBQRaH_04Qx0/s640/2+Sharon-Exit+Glacier+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">While
Sharon drove her scooter back to the visitor center, I hiked another
1/3 mile on a rocky trail to closer views of the glacier. Oops, no
pictures of the glacier from this trail. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">However
in the river below the glacier there were some blocks of glacier ice in the
river. I put a small chunk on a rock for the picture below. I thought about carrying this chunk of ice back to the RV for
drinks tonight, but with the ice melting, it would have made a real
mess.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
day or two later on a beautful sunny day I left early, about 7:30 am,
</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">and drove to Exit Glacier
for a ambitious hike on the Harding Icefield Trail. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
entire trail is 4.1 miles oneway with an elevation gain of about
3000’. However, there are significant views of Exit Glacier at
Marmont Meadows, mile 1.4 – 1000’ elevation gain, and at “Top
of the Cliffs” mile 2.4 – 2000’ elevation gain. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">For
a map of the trail as a PDF file go <a href="https://www.nps.gov/kefj/planyourvisit/upload/HIT_New_Distances_reduced.pdf">here</a>.
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On the map images below, click on the image to see a larger and clearer view.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Image
of a map the lower half of the trail</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgHxpuKm6KCZt4DZDepFzTQdpI6tYbX5023xmCekyUi4lReOSK8ioLvur2GOvlfzwbyP8Anw_WHLII9WHZADKCu3R7gVSn3k5K0K2zOYNP6FmMELu44mZ2H5YykAn7uHsXEr8ePkOY7w/s1600/3a+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgHxpuKm6KCZt4DZDepFzTQdpI6tYbX5023xmCekyUi4lReOSK8ioLvur2GOvlfzwbyP8Anw_WHLII9WHZADKCu3R7gVSn3k5K0K2zOYNP6FmMELu44mZ2H5YykAn7uHsXEr8ePkOY7w/s320/3a+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="180" /></a></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Image
of a map the upper half of the trail. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqtPCl5Pa0DOU1ir9tx2CKQWxroF8ZTSVhpRgrJUi0e96tdVkzLedhDZ4y90IUQb6PImEqatYf73MHpdWA6TbV6LojJdh75CPF-pdor1T6J7vInIaobjRT_A5Q-OGkaxpgLw3gwkbOhs/s1600/3b+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqtPCl5Pa0DOU1ir9tx2CKQWxroF8ZTSVhpRgrJUi0e96tdVkzLedhDZ4y90IUQb6PImEqatYf73MHpdWA6TbV6LojJdh75CPF-pdor1T6J7vInIaobjRT_A5Q-OGkaxpgLw3gwkbOhs/s320/3b+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="180" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">M</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">y
plan for this hike was to hike to the point I felt comfortable
climbing to and then return. If that was just the 1.4 mile point,
that was fine. I did make it to the 2.4 mile point with great views
of the Harding Icefield. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
hardest part of the hike was the first 1.4 miles to Marmont Meadows.
The trail is quite steep in places and lots of high steps on rocks.
Above Marmont Meadows the trail switchbacks up “The Cliffs” on a
fairly gradual incline. Much easier than the first part. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">An example of the
rocky trail for the 1</span><sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">st</span></sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">
1.4 miles</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lcKVbp8QdMMc7GrMxwp4Y_FN6QM6mDaGVbxk92yn9qETAMz0Oqqy8loZpb_pZZODu7SGsbVhtyQLuoTfJM6g-kAMfXbj_TJ0XZG_dBQXjWl0YO7mtNGCiSjPOhvnUs0x3AC6QxszR0I/s1600/4+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lcKVbp8QdMMc7GrMxwp4Y_FN6QM6mDaGVbxk92yn9qETAMz0Oqqy8loZpb_pZZODu7SGsbVhtyQLuoTfJM6g-kAMfXbj_TJ0XZG_dBQXjWl0YO7mtNGCiSjPOhvnUs0x3AC6QxszR0I/s640/4+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="360" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Marmont
Meadows with the cliffs in the back ground. The trail switchbacked
to the top of “The Cliffs” from here.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0d7h5AiHPTVKX8sPQXAlYBtQF-a-ai2WU6BmRnFCDHSisqU6IWmJ3ZrnDuOUVUOIkPu0Tllfdlyo8ONjqC9ctFPxhQXL2_LOUOAK9UHvSraJvb9UxJRrjLMB9n_4VIa2ZQ1ljRvCyII0/s1600/4a+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0d7h5AiHPTVKX8sPQXAlYBtQF-a-ai2WU6BmRnFCDHSisqU6IWmJ3ZrnDuOUVUOIkPu0Tllfdlyo8ONjqC9ctFPxhQXL2_LOUOAK9UHvSraJvb9UxJRrjLMB9n_4VIa2ZQ1ljRvCyII0/s640/4a+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="364" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Views of the trail through the Cliffs part of the trail.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FrLZqA5lrZ5aq4jndV_PSuuEc4uxI38_SdYFHekMfvCYGqHEFemvi9XM2KOE3bOYyZYwR588p8DA1SRCVsTmFV2P-WPGj_IK_PnLgy9e2IeNPSqTvkAT9p-Ay0RWB3yy72bUYo6I1O0/s1600/4b+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FrLZqA5lrZ5aq4jndV_PSuuEc4uxI38_SdYFHekMfvCYGqHEFemvi9XM2KOE3bOYyZYwR588p8DA1SRCVsTmFV2P-WPGj_IK_PnLgy9e2IeNPSqTvkAT9p-Ay0RWB3yy72bUYo6I1O0/s640/4b+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxq_TNujbiecozV6chNQNMQ_7gw7vT9FbgjJXeUvUY-ypI3gtLXczr7Lzvu5AHp_eNKEX2hVEK08UlhoaxoThT2NdmctReSeXnV04O1M4k_edbH2Cf88sPJawl__1LKHMT45KgWwQ7vg/s1600/5+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxq_TNujbiecozV6chNQNMQ_7gw7vT9FbgjJXeUvUY-ypI3gtLXczr7Lzvu5AHp_eNKEX2hVEK08UlhoaxoThT2NdmctReSeXnV04O1M4k_edbH2Cf88sPJawl__1LKHMT45KgWwQ7vg/s640/5+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="360" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Various views along the trail</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEmM_EtNuLPTE7xIli1MqsAUzDo_EzfV5TXgZy5SO4IHl9ctSAgRPu5kbHHejVYlRbUsiJHDgY6ppMe4i8-EQ1vma4-zLEKEQllTd0VzFi-R5cvZ59ym7nMVVL5eALCADJVkwnE5Gj74/s1600/6+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEmM_EtNuLPTE7xIli1MqsAUzDo_EzfV5TXgZy5SO4IHl9ctSAgRPu5kbHHejVYlRbUsiJHDgY6ppMe4i8-EQ1vma4-zLEKEQllTd0VzFi-R5cvZ59ym7nMVVL5eALCADJVkwnE5Gj74/s640/6+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWFw5RsbXYJTKmpPS1CotT8Smwjqs6_Y5_c1N0i-7Sz19K-BqA_1JipeaCyjW4u6Aja4jaNyczWANpIhwmfBJmxdwSE6La1VhkrN6TNj_mIeQHrggpg301-nR877XuwXhpWfotkz4am8/s1600/7+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWFw5RsbXYJTKmpPS1CotT8Smwjqs6_Y5_c1N0i-7Sz19K-BqA_1JipeaCyjW4u6Aja4jaNyczWANpIhwmfBJmxdwSE6La1VhkrN6TNj_mIeQHrggpg301-nR877XuwXhpWfotkz4am8/s640/7+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qQj4q1l1qZiS5qChIwzscUlD7OAtSAH-u5mVDOJeM9uSYsvnNRFO4SGt0j4a8ztljzbor70kvZAKEhAGeLVOKhDQv3atBsW8KWX-ti4bAKb7GH979v850_lcRJztzqxfdAa52Cnpp98/s1600/7a+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qQj4q1l1qZiS5qChIwzscUlD7OAtSAH-u5mVDOJeM9uSYsvnNRFO4SGt0j4a8ztljzbor70kvZAKEhAGeLVOKhDQv3atBsW8KWX-ti4bAKb7GH979v850_lcRJztzqxfdAa52Cnpp98/s640/7a+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLGw5MAROXnEfYwfzsgvF8AwNUJjlOVxLYAG56kDdpmWsE4B7MZe08sRRnAigcvYn8eSaIOd4OJI0XbC55hJYZPY8uB0xq6h37XNw0E_IRyRqr1Hk-W50c0FbKqcmpPpvZfnu_69-9xo/s1600/8+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLGw5MAROXnEfYwfzsgvF8AwNUJjlOVxLYAG56kDdpmWsE4B7MZe08sRRnAigcvYn8eSaIOd4OJI0XbC55hJYZPY8uB0xq6h37XNw0E_IRyRqr1Hk-W50c0FbKqcmpPpvZfnu_69-9xo/s640/8+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="516" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbyj3N5K-dW70KlG1G9vnqawf5FkHGyfY_JdmMG_9w2YV9URu1fjjnDLhQta1A0DPSNNDWhF0CC6JHKMc0HZisdGUOQEd2jci8Pk3Qf10dpjE0WJkfvUaZiAZsa4ABCQnVelUj272dlg/s1600/8a+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbyj3N5K-dW70KlG1G9vnqawf5FkHGyfY_JdmMG_9w2YV9URu1fjjnDLhQta1A0DPSNNDWhF0CC6JHKMc0HZisdGUOQEd2jci8Pk3Qf10dpjE0WJkfvUaZiAZsa4ABCQnVelUj272dlg/s640/8a+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">At
the “Top of the Cliffs” viewpoint.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_orXF19AGvnNdX7fSGAduaZM7DokKKI5wD5HcsvRFUvnFRXOIS11KbSPMbPE17nzcrXw1zgHHiguvvMjQPbLu9BK6mU6y_RIK9gxJHUQnasmNyFCW8TXsIrwm8ZRG3Mvf57JnU-6o_A/s1600/9+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_orXF19AGvnNdX7fSGAduaZM7DokKKI5wD5HcsvRFUvnFRXOIS11KbSPMbPE17nzcrXw1zgHHiguvvMjQPbLu9BK6mU6y_RIK9gxJHUQnasmNyFCW8TXsIrwm8ZRG3Mvf57JnU-6o_A/s640/9+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.nps.gov/kefj/learn/nature/the-harding-icefield.htm" target="_blank">TheHarding Icefield</a> behind me, and its outflowing glaciers cover 700 square miles
of Alaska's Kenai Mountains in glacier ice.</span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If I had gone to the end of the trail I would had a much better view of the ice field.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMjkS0aDv0n_tvctW0opk282L7XXFaiypMxmTCkozDwX1w-QIsNrg8ulJ5nbEmg2AouQNWn8WuDtr60Yp7hwJtIGUCPO9yjkrNtHZh2wnbtZFMY9ta0FRoYyj_SD2V6x05fAW3n291lg/s1600/9C+Harding+Ice+Field.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMjkS0aDv0n_tvctW0opk282L7XXFaiypMxmTCkozDwX1w-QIsNrg8ulJ5nbEmg2AouQNWn8WuDtr60Yp7hwJtIGUCPO9yjkrNtHZh2wnbtZFMY9ta0FRoYyj_SD2V6x05fAW3n291lg/s200/9C+Harding+Ice+Field.JPG" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=85B0E94C-1DD8-B71C-0773F563F56C1B4B" target="_blank">Credit to the NPS for this image. </a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsKmZEu4qvI-rDT5u6PQtoDSljerJ5PSnatHfWz1UyyffQSHOs5O6YEpAoJUBPJXc5EY_y7gLArbVh9P9Pma2frLIHj0_qH2_s8mlJUhBl1Qn-bVaW3M-ZAOl5Y6onlbV_1X0u-sBF5c/s1600/9a+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsKmZEu4qvI-rDT5u6PQtoDSljerJ5PSnatHfWz1UyyffQSHOs5O6YEpAoJUBPJXc5EY_y7gLArbVh9P9Pma2frLIHj0_qH2_s8mlJUhBl1Qn-bVaW3M-ZAOl5Y6onlbV_1X0u-sBF5c/s640/9a+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSieZQ0euz9k1IWcAWENoy3HpLsVLdkv3eRMRdnJKaqNELAVzJk5zZdxZ1ApZej0ZWLx6PmiWDHoqmTcyGA1MfLe1Qh2OHyS0c1_aAZK4MG06FxlH6GaNtJZNQbdmmcNHyyBHYXWl_N0/s1600/9b+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSieZQ0euz9k1IWcAWENoy3HpLsVLdkv3eRMRdnJKaqNELAVzJk5zZdxZ1ApZej0ZWLx6PmiWDHoqmTcyGA1MfLe1Qh2OHyS0c1_aAZK4MG06FxlH6GaNtJZNQbdmmcNHyyBHYXWl_N0/s640/9b+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
trail going beyond “Top of the Cliffs”. Look for the labels pointing to
a couple of hikers and the trail continuing on. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmS1XfguczvAopNroFaiCZ2wdOaVK-ZSC0ZpgU-MdTXrbgwkXZmn5e06wudauUGBYN6zUP-03LjvR5f9v2Rqi70DiuuV-k2qpS90q-nmWJdFFduiUpa9gMhgMv9q-g9tVQY_vOXmijjk/s1600/10+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmS1XfguczvAopNroFaiCZ2wdOaVK-ZSC0ZpgU-MdTXrbgwkXZmn5e06wudauUGBYN6zUP-03LjvR5f9v2Rqi70DiuuV-k2qpS90q-nmWJdFFduiUpa9gMhgMv9q-g9tVQY_vOXmijjk/s640/10+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Looking
down on a switchback.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfl1s8OOPzkCuyq24w7DE7jY2sFtFiVUmi4g745u2xdPjwo-UR_nfmK6uvUko4b23qLLAAB_K4IpJmodnRV24kNxMtQs0v8mMHLqWJkf-_TKopxX4LykLxH1zi66Dn430kPGTJAyuK8I/s1600/11+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfl1s8OOPzkCuyq24w7DE7jY2sFtFiVUmi4g745u2xdPjwo-UR_nfmK6uvUko4b23qLLAAB_K4IpJmodnRV24kNxMtQs0v8mMHLqWJkf-_TKopxX4LykLxH1zi66Dn430kPGTJAyuK8I/s640/11+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
am really glad I started this hike early in the day. As I was going
down I must have passed or let pass me, about 40-50 hikers. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Here
is a group in a ranger led hike</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9yYnpc7AI7OSv6td_VRrFJuux-Dpf7PtyAmVg4Q__aDdTFLu2Oc7Khz00esI4tUtgWc6_PjR_pPTDqZuB3xQSh4ITk5TS3r0qPWEnc4VYsZY1OgvVZfTjNJDO2FSc6wNPb5UP91ToXU/s1600/12+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9yYnpc7AI7OSv6td_VRrFJuux-Dpf7PtyAmVg4Q__aDdTFLu2Oc7Khz00esI4tUtgWc6_PjR_pPTDqZuB3xQSh4ITk5TS3r0qPWEnc4VYsZY1OgvVZfTjNJDO2FSc6wNPb5UP91ToXU/s640/12+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="510" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Some
flowers and and a Marmont from along the trail.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b3UbXOl6jzSiRryOrOD5fPULxndYZnrc4j8Ri__NRZTnN2QnKDx4gIhJ6TN-UTIYu1w3ZUXdzOsIwxq5alw_QXHe9xalJTaGSageyR386UW1RF8KghNjxzG3lNQ6y4FrIOAEp2Sdy7U/s1600/14+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b3UbXOl6jzSiRryOrOD5fPULxndYZnrc4j8Ri__NRZTnN2QnKDx4gIhJ6TN-UTIYu1w3ZUXdzOsIwxq5alw_QXHe9xalJTaGSageyR386UW1RF8KghNjxzG3lNQ6y4FrIOAEp2Sdy7U/s640/14+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /> </a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A Salmon Berry. Looks like a large raspberry. They are delicious. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarPYuxunvmZx6J8YSmUf2XU0tsrw1WzspBkDFaOJfLuiKMlUjdnVIsrUGvk8QVGv88yMakbLjw3I0-zdLQep_hx2sGJqozkJZwEsGZEG8qnQVdHNjA2MbHgbpMLCp7ahgR4x1hVl4nnU/s1600/15+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarPYuxunvmZx6J8YSmUf2XU0tsrw1WzspBkDFaOJfLuiKMlUjdnVIsrUGvk8QVGv88yMakbLjw3I0-zdLQep_hx2sGJqozkJZwEsGZEG8qnQVdHNjA2MbHgbpMLCp7ahgR4x1hVl4nnU/s640/15+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="360" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfrnn7okMUr08MOoRxkI4uhTxkn-gNqHsrF0AisJzOejr-62rnLhBZ9yPZBMrDusJhYnvjAS7etDv3-EJZGyxwC93Mx2GQRFd0CADfCPOQ_NUaOeax_JsJL-Ct3J1zU6OXkOzjDeYyjk/s1600/16+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfrnn7okMUr08MOoRxkI4uhTxkn-gNqHsrF0AisJzOejr-62rnLhBZ9yPZBMrDusJhYnvjAS7etDv3-EJZGyxwC93Mx2GQRFd0CADfCPOQ_NUaOeax_JsJL-Ct3J1zU6OXkOzjDeYyjk/s640/16+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58wrhPMaB4uTpAK7uw7cNyB_mrXEYi-qxdgm8e9fgqCSt5jf6YfAk6sEDShHp7F2TaupGo5KoxgMx_hRM9nQ_Y3Hi3fqZPaWRdak50hD3bNaiIHpZo-J5mvdgcxog3CoFcTMmUFywlWY/s1600/17+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58wrhPMaB4uTpAK7uw7cNyB_mrXEYi-qxdgm8e9fgqCSt5jf6YfAk6sEDShHp7F2TaupGo5KoxgMx_hRM9nQ_Y3Hi3fqZPaWRdak50hD3bNaiIHpZo-J5mvdgcxog3CoFcTMmUFywlWY/s640/17+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="594" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYCvTMOg1k-NjvjQk1GDQJzrrn2-3DcRsgy7AzpRPu0bMrAOCEeAJAQPZw0jVzKXrqlx3SmyYPN0hwjO3LosRj_UtfX-_iuieZw_KAWGih5kpapvLfyW9sFN8WhI4n8cn8p9oZeGeFko/s1600/18+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYCvTMOg1k-NjvjQk1GDQJzrrn2-3DcRsgy7AzpRPu0bMrAOCEeAJAQPZw0jVzKXrqlx3SmyYPN0hwjO3LosRj_UtfX-_iuieZw_KAWGih5kpapvLfyW9sFN8WhI4n8cn8p9oZeGeFko/s640/18+icefield+hike+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
have been lax in my exercise routine since we stated this trip, or I
would have attempted to do the whole 8.2 mile 3000’ elevation gain
hike. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">But
4.8 miles and 2000’ is not bad for a 71 year old who thinks of
himself as about 45!! </span></span></span>
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Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-69001824059422053852016-08-18T15:12:00.003-05:002017-05-02T14:59:48.259-05:00At Homer part 2. In and around the Homer area June 23-July 4, 2016<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">At
Homer part 2. In and around the Homer area June 23-July 4, 2016. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We
spent an enjoyable 2 weeks in Homer. We had a mostly quiet spot at
Mariner park with a great view of Cook Inlet out our side & front
windows </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">and/or our front
yard. </span></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULFZH6Q6VhTKBDbvjkEKVCwwt1aP7Pmc8uy0IZ2t3omk0TWRZLwLUVk_6xRUk-VDee5EwVU7v6EQnGGS5lXgHChQRdweRqYOqCxxeOkxU8HqK8mEFvkf945FH7pEEHB8n32QD-UVBzFA/s1600/12a+Mariner+Park+CG+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULFZH6Q6VhTKBDbvjkEKVCwwt1aP7Pmc8uy0IZ2t3omk0TWRZLwLUVk_6xRUk-VDee5EwVU7v6EQnGGS5lXgHChQRdweRqYOqCxxeOkxU8HqK8mEFvkf945FH7pEEHB8n32QD-UVBzFA/s640/12a+Mariner+Park+CG+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Moon
setting with the sunrise shining on the mountains</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZV1sB36CRdbzbr35uBMdOVSkOjtOO5TTwQRvv0pXiXhnpunjQizpRA6Dwu-KHtHzewQso_c5SiwLgh5Apsh9PfGz9m6t-0fi5OMHo0WIuwxoRJavoYSo7LKf0RJJQbBVmcPjaxYNCPAQ/s1600/17+Mariner+Park+Beach+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZV1sB36CRdbzbr35uBMdOVSkOjtOO5TTwQRvv0pXiXhnpunjQizpRA6Dwu-KHtHzewQso_c5SiwLgh5Apsh9PfGz9m6t-0fi5OMHo0WIuwxoRJavoYSo7LKf0RJJQbBVmcPjaxYNCPAQ/s640/17+Mariner+Park+Beach+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I
can't say we did much exciting </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">in
our two weeks here</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">. I
covered the main event, the trip to Seldovia, in the last entry.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We
don't travel as though we are on vacation. We travel to go places
and see things at our pace. No reservations requiring us to be
somewhere on a particular date or time. We move and go when we feel
we have seen what we want in an area. We partly staying in Homer for
2 weeks to get though the 4</span><sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">
of July weekend. We got here early to be sure we had a scenic &
comfortable spot to be for the 4</span><sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">
of July weekend. Which we do. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">During
our 2 weeks here We mostly took a few short driving trips, ate lunch
a few times in town, visited the museums and visitor centers here.
More on that later. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">On
the road leading to Homer Spit there is a sign pointing to fresh
salmon for sale, 3.4 miles along Kachemak Dr. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We
drove there just to see what they had for sale. It turns out they
have salmon for sale on Tuesdays & Fridays. The commercial
fishermen are allowed to fish on Mondays & Thursdays. They pack
their catch on ice and some of the catch is brought to a warehouse
store for sale. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Our
first week here we bought a whole, head on, 6.5 pounds Chum salmon
for $2 a pound. We had to filet it ourselves. We pan broiled a
couple of pieces, very tasty. Sharon also made a dill sauce to put
on the salmon. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I
also decided we would make fish soup out of the head and bones. The
soup turned out OK, but not a recipe to keep. Mostly simmered the
fish for about 15 minuets and then picked the bones clean. We added
some veggies to the water from cooking the head and bones along with
salt, pepper and some spices and cooked them til tender, added the
fish meat back and vow la we had soup. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The
second week we bought a sockeye (red) salmon for $4.50/lb. The
sockeye is the premium species. Again the fish was about 6 pounds,
however we bought one without the head on. More meat less waste. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We
pan broiled a couple of pieces and have not been able to tell the
difference between the lower price and higher priced species. I
guess we will need to taste them side by side and see what we think.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We
visited the Pratt Museum, great displays and info about the area,
people, history and wildlife around the Kenai Peninsula. Well worth
spending 2-3 hours there. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We
also visited the </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Alaska
Islands & Ocean Visitor Center. Again very interesting and
informative displays. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
also found a small out of the way bagel shop right next door to where
we bought the salmon. Outstanding bagels, made fresh every morning.
We ate lunch here several times. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Driving tours near Homer:</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If
you are staying in Homer for several days, be sure to drive the East
Rd to where it turns to gravel. There are good views of the glaciers
across Kachemak Bay. The gravel part is in good condition until you
get to near the end where it switchbacks down a 20-25% grade to the
beach. There is one switch back I had to back up about 10' to make
the turn. We are in a Chevy Colorado p/u not a full sized truck.
Also a 2 wheel drive vehicle may not be able to make it back up. The
sharp turns keep you from having the speed and momentum to keep
going. I went up in 4x4 low range. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">From
the East Rd, there are good views of the glaciers across Kachemak Bay. (wild roses blooming in forground)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfT3ZkBhFGSB5GGKAIwJHnnGAu8CKy-RaEfcc48xJk5fH7iCPJuL-NDtagXgj3gAg5Xh8mEESyXBQjSBwMHLvbeFce9nO50JchRyu4cHCAjXB03ObUUlGReRieJvlE95LXLcTgoEJm-Kc/s1600/56+East+Rd+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfT3ZkBhFGSB5GGKAIwJHnnGAu8CKy-RaEfcc48xJk5fH7iCPJuL-NDtagXgj3gAg5Xh8mEESyXBQjSBwMHLvbeFce9nO50JchRyu4cHCAjXB03ObUUlGReRieJvlE95LXLcTgoEJm-Kc/s640/56+East+Rd+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTnatYDpbDXDikI5yA0_jJOatLIKgNLGATn0yfrcJC3ua6GhAllRZu0CsSA7GJniyi1wqplUPChWFVci-64yq22Xyyr1DHAyv3TiVxuXuJzFLodLo9G19nbAWtQWOMwOaymvAWn3AWZQ/s1600/57+East+Rd+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTnatYDpbDXDikI5yA0_jJOatLIKgNLGATn0yfrcJC3ua6GhAllRZu0CsSA7GJniyi1wqplUPChWFVci-64yq22Xyyr1DHAyv3TiVxuXuJzFLodLo9G19nbAWtQWOMwOaymvAWn3AWZQ/s640/57+East+Rd+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
picture of Alaska Cotton wildflower</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
in a ditch along the East Rd</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1ea2BF-3eGrotC8CHKmPI_y1hdCoPHq_zu6gBNjFwKgp2rhkJsescxPsTphiANsWTzSYIKmNlVm1OdRxh4M_aSSjV7UN8UKwiaZcOKAk7vKcXOzQUf743h2qd1RcnL38jruzluNBBJw/s1600/55+East+Rd+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1ea2BF-3eGrotC8CHKmPI_y1hdCoPHq_zu6gBNjFwKgp2rhkJsescxPsTphiANsWTzSYIKmNlVm1OdRxh4M_aSSjV7UN8UKwiaZcOKAk7vKcXOzQUf743h2qd1RcnL38jruzluNBBJw/s640/55+East+Rd+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Another
nice drive is Skyline Dr along the hillside above Homer.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzmtHcniNPTr8S0BwciNTNcgLtXFCfPj4s7WvXy3wRGetZX__zuyXgzQQyqEBBAqS2zWJKixgmUiDiDt0BpYPeRm9R_VG8zyj5zJmvM71A_82JGQFsPuaccyBWW2CMqBpvZNncgAVwyE/s1600/58+Skyline+Dr+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzmtHcniNPTr8S0BwciNTNcgLtXFCfPj4s7WvXy3wRGetZX__zuyXgzQQyqEBBAqS2zWJKixgmUiDiDt0BpYPeRm9R_VG8zyj5zJmvM71A_82JGQFsPuaccyBWW2CMqBpvZNncgAVwyE/s640/58+Skyline+Dr+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DZ5VSKbYweSX9TAF0YMR9CK8goEemPait6xhvKZM4jPzZxP3l2EyPZqX1rKF5plWSSVFeed_SpVApl1iPw4LV94QhjgYzmT-54t7ImZsyrIIaaXWXIxVJVd1w2RPj2ktURiPdfIf9qU/s1600/59a+Skyline+Dr+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DZ5VSKbYweSX9TAF0YMR9CK8goEemPait6xhvKZM4jPzZxP3l2EyPZqX1rKF5plWSSVFeed_SpVApl1iPw4LV94QhjgYzmT-54t7ImZsyrIIaaXWXIxVJVd1w2RPj2ktURiPdfIf9qU/s640/59a+Skyline+Dr+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Tidal Pools at minus low tides:</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If
you stay at Mariner Park, or you can park in the day use area, it is
very interesting to walk out to the tidal pools at minus low tide.
It is best at -3' or -4'. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Unfortunately
I never had a sunny day to go to the tidal pools so these pictures
aren't as nice as I would like.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
rocks and sand at low tide. I believe the rocks are erratics, left
by the receding glaciers from the last ice age. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwXU2_PuZBgB8iPiwAFE88mrviBYa-0fPgvSyBB9TFK1Sd6bdszewcRdlqV6AVUgdXzo1ibek-5uz2wBKTV34gx6s76EKcCPOY2jB7hzMz20Yvn0wdR6sKxvoqNR7vh6F1ccVsXBxTck/s1600/107+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwXU2_PuZBgB8iPiwAFE88mrviBYa-0fPgvSyBB9TFK1Sd6bdszewcRdlqV6AVUgdXzo1ibek-5uz2wBKTV34gx6s76EKcCPOY2jB7hzMz20Yvn0wdR6sKxvoqNR7vh6F1ccVsXBxTck/s640/107+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Attached
to the large rocks (boulders) is a variety of sea life.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">An
all white sea anemones. This one is about 2.5 to 3 inches in
diameter with very fine tentacles.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6KsSjqRLOusD9za59LbrWgk4i6b_WdPB5aULi8hYj61gCx_IDwJojj_GLoHq9QUZq_G2B9wRxNw9XX1Iy8drMBL4BVTWqngpPxtL3hSqQvMGdD1WiSNiu5YmMLbJGqLloaoQ-yrQ0bk/s1600/115+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6KsSjqRLOusD9za59LbrWgk4i6b_WdPB5aULi8hYj61gCx_IDwJojj_GLoHq9QUZq_G2B9wRxNw9XX1Iy8drMBL4BVTWqngpPxtL3hSqQvMGdD1WiSNiu5YmMLbJGqLloaoQ-yrQ0bk/s640/115+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
pretty one reaching out horizontally. This one is about 4 inches in
diameter. Notice my hat right above for size perspective. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYys9pjDLoMCkNt4TKFPNXb2Pm7rPGag6JRnYTRsIFj0OshXEcXy6I09mb8RDGYrhRDzrxGlPlrxhJx2YfBaze0z3tpex2xPEV7dJ5nq9sbuQJ0N-gfFA2NWh9ARmuIV8BK6s0WhcreY/s1600/116+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYys9pjDLoMCkNt4TKFPNXb2Pm7rPGag6JRnYTRsIFj0OshXEcXy6I09mb8RDGYrhRDzrxGlPlrxhJx2YfBaze0z3tpex2xPEV7dJ5nq9sbuQJ0N-gfFA2NWh9ARmuIV8BK6s0WhcreY/s640/116+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="552" /></a></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Same
as the above, only hanging down to reach the water</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7A6iV9FeT_qs-CFXpsURLtqG7rm9vr445KLrTnCCO1a4ZmZi2jrW3iMvl6Rtaw8SaBHwu79v_9HDHyGBucP2oIgnOC16xw_-w_8iDYCVzuL14HXMaKppy_e0gYQdJU-ZCdIU4cYe3dRA/s1600/117+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7A6iV9FeT_qs-CFXpsURLtqG7rm9vr445KLrTnCCO1a4ZmZi2jrW3iMvl6Rtaw8SaBHwu79v_9HDHyGBucP2oIgnOC16xw_-w_8iDYCVzuL14HXMaKppy_e0gYQdJU-ZCdIU4cYe3dRA/s640/117+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="570" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
one is hanging down over a foot to reach the water at low tide.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge89edeecNPLeaLwvWYd4T6yOvNnjlLVIB1QLJgSZzGrlXGIt7_gGIbBFo5EAqgqONYHVsZwbcrxfc24zzNX5PyuXYKaSTwjCl6jxHdINdMxFARYUlY7jPpGnvNOKQ5mxFMbgXv1cxg9I/s1600/119+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge89edeecNPLeaLwvWYd4T6yOvNnjlLVIB1QLJgSZzGrlXGIt7_gGIbBFo5EAqgqONYHVsZwbcrxfc24zzNX5PyuXYKaSTwjCl6jxHdINdMxFARYUlY7jPpGnvNOKQ5mxFMbgXv1cxg9I/s640/119+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
blue tinged star fish clinging to the underside of a boulder</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4npzJ1NNEVkHZmu5Y9WoX6PHHeT_aDlfePV3q52MO3Xdvd9DusJD9zi3wruYliMOPq5HXEwe_GrJYMNJHDsvNyiN2UrPHuXucn8OS-gcDUIFF05xhGOdXtxGMBeFwzE26-UdcnlWawBM/s1600/118+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4npzJ1NNEVkHZmu5Y9WoX6PHHeT_aDlfePV3q52MO3Xdvd9DusJD9zi3wruYliMOPq5HXEwe_GrJYMNJHDsvNyiN2UrPHuXucn8OS-gcDUIFF05xhGOdXtxGMBeFwzE26-UdcnlWawBM/s640/118+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
star fish waiting for the tide to come back in. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7D-zdYDnktX-4e2wIfByD10elcHh6ACcWrAR1wCDWjlyre_xbf5Nwuantzc0CCaeV5avj6T4uDnJi8ATPhRjSwcWnVlI7IXTsMidC_NHJmyxux2zFkDy8L3UrhUtA0WkHEE2f_iWiJQo/s1600/109+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7D-zdYDnktX-4e2wIfByD10elcHh6ACcWrAR1wCDWjlyre_xbf5Nwuantzc0CCaeV5avj6T4uDnJi8ATPhRjSwcWnVlI7IXTsMidC_NHJmyxux2zFkDy8L3UrhUtA0WkHEE2f_iWiJQo/s640/109+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">On
one of my walks I saw this pair of bald eagles. A mature and an
immature one. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTU7ahdz41eWetciBPPThYDepSbpXvlv3EKKfKWLiZ1w8QkvTrK7dEktQTEUNWKm1mwE7bLi9kwgEmNf2XiXSmEmX7PFtUQuXRb1qiT72lJZP33WeVnPpjF5zq3SXQPXRP05wHUDsCfI/s1600/110+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTU7ahdz41eWetciBPPThYDepSbpXvlv3EKKfKWLiZ1w8QkvTrK7dEktQTEUNWKm1mwE7bLi9kwgEmNf2XiXSmEmX7PFtUQuXRb1qiT72lJZP33WeVnPpjF5zq3SXQPXRP05wHUDsCfI/s640/110+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
mature eagle decided he wanted the boulder the other one was sitting
on</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNSjp9Cdd0ppB6sA3ops4rn2PQrWe5HiOo9gDcSv0IO0t3_6amylaTFv5eDF5stALj0_0IECXAm-4izfwSnlzigykLdojNANySbeb7g2YW2UMXMGl_an2huJ4zWGKYh6xs7_2-4gLWlo/s1600/113+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNSjp9Cdd0ppB6sA3ops4rn2PQrWe5HiOo9gDcSv0IO0t3_6amylaTFv5eDF5stALj0_0IECXAm-4izfwSnlzigykLdojNANySbeb7g2YW2UMXMGl_an2huJ4zWGKYh6xs7_2-4gLWlo/s640/113+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And
chased the immature eagle away</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBUYVcC70myjdRo5MMTlj2VFevj3t8whrbSW8fiDY1eHZ8luvaTuU1ETf9euElPt3K9wtkI60dbNgJAkI_LxuTNVXuZX7J7awNGzIYcj_SNTiIMdP1tZSpRYmJrs1IQkwc75t5JJUxp8/s1600/114+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBUYVcC70myjdRo5MMTlj2VFevj3t8whrbSW8fiDY1eHZ8luvaTuU1ETf9euElPt3K9wtkI60dbNgJAkI_LxuTNVXuZX7J7awNGzIYcj_SNTiIMdP1tZSpRYmJrs1IQkwc75t5JJUxp8/s640/114+Low+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And
to end this blog entry several views from our front yard here at
Mariner Park in Homer:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
bald eagle on the beach. Look for the bright white ball with a dark
object below in the upper center of the photo below. Some years ago
we were told that to find the bald eagles, look for a big white golf
ball in the distance. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhWaer2vGCdgeNrz63fjqcu5gj4_ejZnVz5mx4WFqx2lSNjFgmvvKgysWIILh2r3_-NtV3q3aCNq-QuUS-pZHIWe0PFSPPrI6zGjRnuHaSlyVmhqKhGNS46fSKi1HUd409a7XifY6h6g/s1600/50a+Eagle+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhWaer2vGCdgeNrz63fjqcu5gj4_ejZnVz5mx4WFqx2lSNjFgmvvKgysWIILh2r3_-NtV3q3aCNq-QuUS-pZHIWe0PFSPPrI6zGjRnuHaSlyVmhqKhGNS46fSKi1HUd409a7XifY6h6g/s640/50a+Eagle+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
bald eagle taking off and flying away</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECaVz0aVWMl88kJD98BWy0Soh11-zcRUTdbg_Rzq8jVQ7puWYZjpvxi0rP_kbB8uhPmr-tWD-ZGHpapH_nogMKfxKEthLKH0kFDBNWW7IxQLsH33sXi9IWqDr-oghAcLPIdKbDdx0paA/s1600/50b+Eagle+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECaVz0aVWMl88kJD98BWy0Soh11-zcRUTdbg_Rzq8jVQ7puWYZjpvxi0rP_kbB8uhPmr-tWD-ZGHpapH_nogMKfxKEthLKH0kFDBNWW7IxQLsH33sXi9IWqDr-oghAcLPIdKbDdx0paA/s640/50b+Eagle+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0V4zQDYTGBHPggVjdyx8WfoNJKOIDGvyOPu7Ze5DzED4-ORpQj6liVhJH07mD00g345kbXJeMv5Iy0j-KO9E1Ptgxbf94FiacJk1pI7prCIzbFE_pc-rFYARymewT3WJR5bPjgTf8P00/s1600/50+Eagle+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0V4zQDYTGBHPggVjdyx8WfoNJKOIDGvyOPu7Ze5DzED4-ORpQj6liVhJH07mD00g345kbXJeMv5Iy0j-KO9E1Ptgxbf94FiacJk1pI7prCIzbFE_pc-rFYARymewT3WJR5bPjgTf8P00/s640/50+Eagle+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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Views from our front yard:<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLFqccXsmNvvbCZc-mmP0tUnwY4uoQO-SWBKPbV0j95aC15y57aMZqKyxfhrjzO3ZvweHJWwr9aBnI539dfgdFr-i3NmGqUeIzaNH4elKKD-x9x8ENli6uDb8ZX0M4ZjLQ7gz2qM1dHo/s1600/100+Mariner+CG+Morning+View+1+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLFqccXsmNvvbCZc-mmP0tUnwY4uoQO-SWBKPbV0j95aC15y57aMZqKyxfhrjzO3ZvweHJWwr9aBnI539dfgdFr-i3NmGqUeIzaNH4elKKD-x9x8ENli6uDb8ZX0M4ZjLQ7gz2qM1dHo/s640/100+Mariner+CG+Morning+View+1+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizundymzegXmvH88SP68cUurW7aUo0S7WhpJhce95MZj0CRA4xRVGsAQob9boTX-hk_VJ33ce0B2VDcj2BMwX4sFfS1084i2jKKZVQvTkA0yFT1thPKt2g-JPfsOhPhsAwtjZ47XKZBYY/s1600/52+Late+PM+Sun+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizundymzegXmvH88SP68cUurW7aUo0S7WhpJhce95MZj0CRA4xRVGsAQob9boTX-hk_VJ33ce0B2VDcj2BMwX4sFfS1084i2jKKZVQvTkA0yFT1thPKt2g-JPfsOhPhsAwtjZ47XKZBYY/s640/52+Late+PM+Sun+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKeRYmXrJoZOiCNXqJdmsdiaYTiU91UsWSnYdX0rYkLki-L4O2gf6dJpGw2d5p7UoBEbn2MZypCc_yGSfymuA6O3OmJMaV6181Bksdw2jrzAGXizebghX0CsEZ6tmQ0DuGxouM1OnyyM/s1600/53+Late+PM+Sun+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKeRYmXrJoZOiCNXqJdmsdiaYTiU91UsWSnYdX0rYkLki-L4O2gf6dJpGw2d5p7UoBEbn2MZypCc_yGSfymuA6O3OmJMaV6181Bksdw2jrzAGXizebghX0CsEZ6tmQ0DuGxouM1OnyyM/s640/53+Late+PM+Sun+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Next
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Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-91252732514364110222016-08-18T14:19:00.000-05:002018-12-17T08:50:56.285-06:00At Homer part 1. Boat Tour to Seldovia. June 22, 2016<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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At Homer part 1. Boat Tour to Seldovia June 22, 2016</div>
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The
first full day at Homer we had a beautiful sunny day. We took a
7hour boat tour to Gull Island and Seldovia. More info on the boat
tour <a href="http://www.rainbowtours.net/seldovia-wildlife-tour.htm">here</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Leaving
the small boat harbor</span></div>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjutAtaIyNTO0PJNtVrnRUJIriPvQfYVYzMSu2vEJOXLp9AiUfOYG-fT02sHqfpxkwtq91Q8MQCrPVteZLU-0pf4KrN16HLtcDJuIaX6eQJmB_PUQgay64qqCxGr80pev6bKrHVqFDco/s1600/20+Seldovia+Tour.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjutAtaIyNTO0PJNtVrnRUJIriPvQfYVYzMSu2vEJOXLp9AiUfOYG-fT02sHqfpxkwtq91Q8MQCrPVteZLU-0pf4KrN16HLtcDJuIaX6eQJmB_PUQgay64qqCxGr80pev6bKrHVqFDco/s640/20+Seldovia+Tour.JPG" width="640" /></a></span>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Out
in the bay</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeuniBWkVxN4c5W86eDwEJDLv52A7TfeEhpQPVx3EUQTfE_tXYBrUoo9qjqa9N2_pkQcgN-svL35G23ckiXkXCSrr8K3ksnwKnByDek4kuyVKHCe2DQR4Q6VpnuVI1hEDDfJ2g5zvGVo/s1600/21+Seldovia+Tour+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeuniBWkVxN4c5W86eDwEJDLv52A7TfeEhpQPVx3EUQTfE_tXYBrUoo9qjqa9N2_pkQcgN-svL35G23ckiXkXCSrr8K3ksnwKnByDek4kuyVKHCe2DQR4Q6VpnuVI1hEDDfJ2g5zvGVo/s640/21+Seldovia+Tour+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">On
the way to Gull Island we saw this poor young humpback whale tangled
up in the rope from a buoy. </span>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEg3OrYXnm0SkbLrUSjH289EtMeR2cf7xbsYNaNvTBN1Blfv9nssRWnmK-ie10qWXnnT671e3oGTLZll2vVSzKttEyaW2Pzx5YMoWRnVAHfHBzZxU2yjfKlK6Iz6Cu3rmF2HGho4Kqn50/s1600/23+Whale+Seldovia+Tour+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEg3OrYXnm0SkbLrUSjH289EtMeR2cf7xbsYNaNvTBN1Blfv9nssRWnmK-ie10qWXnnT671e3oGTLZll2vVSzKttEyaW2Pzx5YMoWRnVAHfHBzZxU2yjfKlK6Iz6Cu3rmF2HGho4Kqn50/s640/23+Whale+Seldovia+Tour+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">A
couple of days later we found out he got untangled with help from the
wildlife people. If he was unable to get free he would die. </span>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Our
first stop was viewing Gull Island, a sea gull rookery. There are a
thousand or more birds on these two small islands. </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Right now there
are serious problems with the gulls nesting. There are a couple of
immature eagles living at the island. A few times an hour the eagles
will make a pass by the cliffs scaring up gull. Makes it very
difficult for the birds to stay on the nest while the eagles swoop
by. </span>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Approaching
Gull Island. The little specs you see around the island are the
gulls flying. Click on the picture for a larger and clearer view. </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZ1WaCgHkcRc7JY6k7rqvufE5_W5hwsSbuvVXd9mlgshMWH7zrClC_LH8plRLbSS2hJ3tOw1ib11FGDcDTGPx91H-E7FVjTUF0q23Wp9iQ9E8SAgKnirRIzgJ2pAH8AIKbMe2AVMteXk/s1600/24+Gull+Island+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZ1WaCgHkcRc7JY6k7rqvufE5_W5hwsSbuvVXd9mlgshMWH7zrClC_LH8plRLbSS2hJ3tOw1ib11FGDcDTGPx91H-E7FVjTUF0q23Wp9iQ9E8SAgKnirRIzgJ2pAH8AIKbMe2AVMteXk/s640/24+Gull+Island+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Gulls
on the rocks and common mures in the water. </span>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4zyR7JXpFDAP-TFvWnbUl73uRbIfVEGkkvOL05mH86VJivevqOsuHtFMdmmZjBAAaFYlvF0xFNMlvMY_OuS11K5x4q7-4fTwrHIyfrbrBvmEIBazWRJHDvQ1Sn_cgpvxieovHfG4lDs/s1600/25a+Sea+gulls%252C+common+muers+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4zyR7JXpFDAP-TFvWnbUl73uRbIfVEGkkvOL05mH86VJivevqOsuHtFMdmmZjBAAaFYlvF0xFNMlvMY_OuS11K5x4q7-4fTwrHIyfrbrBvmEIBazWRJHDvQ1Sn_cgpvxieovHfG4lDs/s640/25a+Sea+gulls%252C+common+muers+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">A
few of the gulls managed to lay eggs in these nests</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVL83JGG6dG13QSIPFsUtoMN8l-koOQ4umDZs51HNa3c4z-XeNIbv78TFxaAWeSGsNMezvLl7zE1nkIw2CrBfT6YZGuvxzHzpz_M2yemWn4dSTmFpkr-MJQQV6S2NzkSDXNuj0AYNv3E/s1600/32+Gull+Nests+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVL83JGG6dG13QSIPFsUtoMN8l-koOQ4umDZs51HNa3c4z-XeNIbv78TFxaAWeSGsNMezvLl7zE1nkIw2CrBfT6YZGuvxzHzpz_M2yemWn4dSTmFpkr-MJQQV6S2NzkSDXNuj0AYNv3E/s640/32+Gull+Nests+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsONNOk-UBlA772IhZ1eGu6_Xhuv0MVVt0I9X9EYoDLIo5eAACIBAlr89EULST7rER3c28TuTf8LfmgKreP-x_7bmgAuUsDo8vjBZY5XeT8aQjFf4BvlFeW0maSlQpUqfIVco3TWcXQs/s1600/33+Gull+Nests+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsONNOk-UBlA772IhZ1eGu6_Xhuv0MVVt0I9X9EYoDLIo5eAACIBAlr89EULST7rER3c28TuTf8LfmgKreP-x_7bmgAuUsDo8vjBZY5XeT8aQjFf4BvlFeW0maSlQpUqfIVco3TWcXQs/s640/33+Gull+Nests+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I
guess that since these nests are back in kind of protective overhang
they feel safe from the eagles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The
eagle is sitting on the tip of the rock in the upper right corner in
this photo</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4-RgDx5QuSdU0DOO0mhSCgkJjW7u2Skv7HqMSl_Hq3ZEwqHPA8-zIGPaLmaR75oRRsa_NZGHK3iNHNiU_OybXVhQmp1f4fR2FTo-R6H1YQkCcLjCRJstbnbxaJ0Jj4wxtmB7RFPs0D4/s1600/30+Eagle+Gull+Island+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4-RgDx5QuSdU0DOO0mhSCgkJjW7u2Skv7HqMSl_Hq3ZEwqHPA8-zIGPaLmaR75oRRsa_NZGHK3iNHNiU_OybXVhQmp1f4fR2FTo-R6H1YQkCcLjCRJstbnbxaJ0Jj4wxtmB7RFPs0D4/s640/30+Eagle+Gull+Island+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">A
closer view of the eagle</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelI_As1ZsN2N68S8Wp5c4mPOxVWvCIFZH5d9_CpQyqTQhrrm9-fhkyvxbGDjAg1raN5KMdjQD9rioDMoqCI_cj5OB8o33dbPp5l22bkW2L4CzX1Dfv_mQ8BT-iexPGLKj-oTv6SrA1n4/s1600/31+Eagle+Gull+Island+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelI_As1ZsN2N68S8Wp5c4mPOxVWvCIFZH5d9_CpQyqTQhrrm9-fhkyvxbGDjAg1raN5KMdjQD9rioDMoqCI_cj5OB8o33dbPp5l22bkW2L4CzX1Dfv_mQ8BT-iexPGLKj-oTv6SrA1n4/s640/31+Eagle+Gull+Island+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Near
the island we saw these rafts of </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Common Mures (Common Murre)</span>. They fly out to feed
in the evening and come back to rest here during the day. </span>
</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMBR5uaiYi9OQEJFuu_ercOVI1vhhB-98xKsQ7bk0bSUA7Os16_KYnEEmbr2SURpy_UnLkS8pvhqTJoQ-wRJiR_9y2G4io9HGLZYHz7Hdp68uINNkfSMBLGh5fa0ONXWheg6QlBGDFGI/s1600/26+Raft+Common+Mures+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMBR5uaiYi9OQEJFuu_ercOVI1vhhB-98xKsQ7bk0bSUA7Os16_KYnEEmbr2SURpy_UnLkS8pvhqTJoQ-wRJiR_9y2G4io9HGLZYHz7Hdp68uINNkfSMBLGh5fa0ONXWheg6QlBGDFGI/s640/26+Raft+Common+Mures+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">A
closer view of the Common Mures (Common Murre)</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8DFilJ5vfk7ah3gcq2x3up02cELY6AsKSM09CrQsv9JJ5PUffJQ1FhBt79fT6LfgxpNkYbeCu3bEk80YwHjLsdCRGE61GlysiJHv43V5_pqwq8zZ7LJSNJrRPuohPrqMVWRFuLWf_kc/s1600/29+Common+Mures+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8DFilJ5vfk7ah3gcq2x3up02cELY6AsKSM09CrQsv9JJ5PUffJQ1FhBt79fT6LfgxpNkYbeCu3bEk80YwHjLsdCRGE61GlysiJHv43V5_pqwq8zZ7LJSNJrRPuohPrqMVWRFuLWf_kc/s640/29+Common+Mures+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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Detailed info about <span style="font-weight: normal;">Common Mures (Common Murre) from the <a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/common-murre" target="_blank">Audubon website</a>. </span>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">From
Gull Island we slowly cruised along the coast line and a string of
islands to Seldovia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Some
views along the way:</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The
rivers flowing into the bay here originate from glaciers and have
huge amounts of glacial silt in their water. When the bay water is
still the silty water creates a distinct border with the clearer
water of the bay. </span>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGacP7VBLK3EhGYqXraxnnBFOpQLfajkAaTJ04ur61F-n4et6LQ6Mq19DCvi_GvtgalNrGQlLOze0b0E0baDvdbhosaiZxpz-MA_IQLCEIf9l_dkxfZQUkCRmW8TujGLHaNeFzPywAQY/s1600/35+Glacial+Silt+Line+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGacP7VBLK3EhGYqXraxnnBFOpQLfajkAaTJ04ur61F-n4et6LQ6Mq19DCvi_GvtgalNrGQlLOze0b0E0baDvdbhosaiZxpz-MA_IQLCEIf9l_dkxfZQUkCRmW8TujGLHaNeFzPywAQY/s640/35+Glacial+Silt+Line+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBUV6TBrPrTgRrzgbVEJKrkpiG9OPetW889e0gSyX2wNuAqKao-Q6aToybW6Nap8WJsgyXZsEsYq9xEnJwRYiO4xhD_Z7x_j2XJOije1l_yY-BuDK-yRlXIWr4YcoXuqdnKdOrUIUiZU/s1600/36+Glacial+Silt+Line+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBUV6TBrPrTgRrzgbVEJKrkpiG9OPetW889e0gSyX2wNuAqKao-Q6aToybW6Nap8WJsgyXZsEsYq9xEnJwRYiO4xhD_Z7x_j2XJOije1l_yY-BuDK-yRlXIWr4YcoXuqdnKdOrUIUiZU/s640/36+Glacial+Silt+Line+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Sea
otters floating</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnNsBNvx_VaZrz4IucaJOO_ZXEQ_MizGgB8rtdtcJ7yeNdSUgpz7iygert2O8ZF72634oYXKGuxVQuLUfm4azFOWAixYrr4-WuH1Z8DGN-RYYqZ0U8YtVAxTNjOSXTFox2TxmyZ7Q50E/s1600/38+Sea+Otters+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnNsBNvx_VaZrz4IucaJOO_ZXEQ_MizGgB8rtdtcJ7yeNdSUgpz7iygert2O8ZF72634oYXKGuxVQuLUfm4azFOWAixYrr4-WuH1Z8DGN-RYYqZ0U8YtVAxTNjOSXTFox2TxmyZ7Q50E/s640/38+Sea+Otters+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">A
couple of the otters sunning themselves on the rocks</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBF4KA40g4-73OE4fhNzhxaMKRjaI26SwRV-zbcS_QENvY5m7D5rUElg3RAl36yz8o3K_XL3EOXnQJbscRtFKTIPugHE1ciXC4dHd5iVCfuYvrDD7-5XmytjBh6mZ4TfghiS403FqU3S4/s1600/37+Sea+Otters+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBF4KA40g4-73OE4fhNzhxaMKRjaI26SwRV-zbcS_QENvY5m7D5rUElg3RAl36yz8o3K_XL3EOXnQJbscRtFKTIPugHE1ciXC4dHd5iVCfuYvrDD7-5XmytjBh6mZ4TfghiS403FqU3S4/s640/37+Sea+Otters+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">A
view of one of the islands with Iliamna Volcano in the back ground.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoIcCh_Qoif3D2FMSa36MatiZWeEnK7b3KB2f7aJERRKzvSXudu0y6E0aDQGIrN5IXNQMNleqM9MoVOdOWr2eKaeYkE7C6how0hZQPSqebWAnVeTZ4UtqCNhcMP0bNWFa_fQlydvPQ58/s1600/39+Mt+Ilianna+Kayakers+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoIcCh_Qoif3D2FMSa36MatiZWeEnK7b3KB2f7aJERRKzvSXudu0y6E0aDQGIrN5IXNQMNleqM9MoVOdOWr2eKaeYkE7C6how0hZQPSqebWAnVeTZ4UtqCNhcMP0bNWFa_fQlydvPQ58/s640/39+Mt+Ilianna+Kayakers+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">If
you look closely in the above photo you will see some yellow kayaks
just right of center. On several of these islands there are private
cabins for rent. From Homer, water taxis will take you the cabin you
have rented. </span>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">We
arrived at Seldovia right at lunch time with about 3 hours to explore
the town, or to take a hike on one of the local trails. </span>
</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">We
opted for lunch at the Tide Pool Cafe with a view of the harbor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cZs-Xwwj9cybNSg8rFpSI98t7SlipSUDCHVwnUCFMwoozVUrTqcTmcT9A5KtN4MdBKWQ5c8Onet9ekKwSj4NW5Z0ZMmr0yk3uPXP-V3HPMIYZUPcEIBYYKvnlgJeRlxtkhyphenhyphenfMuEz89E/s1600/41+Lunch+Soldovia+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cZs-Xwwj9cybNSg8rFpSI98t7SlipSUDCHVwnUCFMwoozVUrTqcTmcT9A5KtN4MdBKWQ5c8Onet9ekKwSj4NW5Z0ZMmr0yk3uPXP-V3HPMIYZUPcEIBYYKvnlgJeRlxtkhyphenhyphenfMuEz89E/s640/41+Lunch+Soldovia+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Fish
& Chips</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalEwNIWNmb6XTu_wbTH9p3y9H-x-oEE1aGMKP2ESyNdN-Spz8jJfCKapO3ExsjSj3lx35glRHjf5I97-BnNz6CMIM4QO90mg7xaH0wRENK4IAZPNvHxNyALbCDSwVP-KmIKq28ck3iqk/s1600/42+Lunch+Soldovia+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalEwNIWNmb6XTu_wbTH9p3y9H-x-oEE1aGMKP2ESyNdN-Spz8jJfCKapO3ExsjSj3lx35glRHjf5I97-BnNz6CMIM4QO90mg7xaH0wRENK4IAZPNvHxNyALbCDSwVP-KmIKq28ck3iqk/s640/42+Lunch+Soldovia+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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Lunch was OK. The fish had an extra heavy layer of batter and not a lot of fish. Pricey at $18 each. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">After
lunch we walked around town.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">A
bald eagle posed for us in this tree along the boardwalk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvdTMeGMQ9eOeD7ihGZSd0nXw7kCJgaybkUwyMg_mz8Zp7m0ylz0kW0UQbG5XNYZeU_D-KYYmxVEHwU8EWCfR5NJrLDoek32-Qjce7NnVQzZ_W8_sqjspdMtfYPhmSAo5ht-VkDzHqzY/s1600/43a+Eagle+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvdTMeGMQ9eOeD7ihGZSd0nXw7kCJgaybkUwyMg_mz8Zp7m0ylz0kW0UQbG5XNYZeU_D-KYYmxVEHwU8EWCfR5NJrLDoek32-Qjce7NnVQzZ_W8_sqjspdMtfYPhmSAo5ht-VkDzHqzY/s640/43a+Eagle+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">A
closer look</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6653AwiCU-IXL__lANRXClWOt3Q9uM9BAPzbEFGDwYGAS-cEI974NOaAcikz3BbDqnyhOGdFtt-5N2B_V0QdZbaYga68BlhZYEeCjj0r3hBLJ-m1DELLTqtGHAikWgdREuCfHFM0ilE/s1600/44+Eagle+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6653AwiCU-IXL__lANRXClWOt3Q9uM9BAPzbEFGDwYGAS-cEI974NOaAcikz3BbDqnyhOGdFtt-5N2B_V0QdZbaYga68BlhZYEeCjj0r3hBLJ-m1DELLTqtGHAikWgdREuCfHFM0ilE/s640/44+Eagle+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="616" /></a></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Back
at the harbor we posed for a picture<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0K_pK7mCehYv_urToWw6xP9XIYqfDtrC8ulim2MUvp7MfZGqFCXjbHVhn9PLyaqmbakGIA5kBVa_zNGLnFZ65uqj_yp2Z_1AebCOu93c_N9LOb-5RCaye3aL4OBWpd2aWZ-zPnQ8N3FY/s1600/45+Good+looking+couple+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0K_pK7mCehYv_urToWw6xP9XIYqfDtrC8ulim2MUvp7MfZGqFCXjbHVhn9PLyaqmbakGIA5kBVa_zNGLnFZ65uqj_yp2Z_1AebCOu93c_N9LOb-5RCaye3aL4OBWpd2aWZ-zPnQ8N3FY/s640/45+Good+looking+couple+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
More info about the town of Seldovia <a href="http://www.seldovia.com/">here</a>
and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seldovia,_Alaska">here</a>.</div>
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;">On
the ride back to Homer we saw a couple of whales at a distance. I
was unable to get a picture though.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;">We
did see these sea otters a few miles from shore in about 400-600' of
water. I thought they stayed in shallower water. I guess not!</span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFC77CgF_CyLK9CJ46iK_AZ0Ks7ypzka2aAWqRhigPayDaE9bBTeBgDjiTU8oA3Gh-DSiXTDFco8qcAbGZhjPf7zGGOIabQYuu-d8JEMNoPSIbu4kf8slUdUTeFF8vmfJPCeZKi43DxME/s1600/46b+Sea+Otters+in+Deep+Water+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFC77CgF_CyLK9CJ46iK_AZ0Ks7ypzka2aAWqRhigPayDaE9bBTeBgDjiTU8oA3Gh-DSiXTDFco8qcAbGZhjPf7zGGOIabQYuu-d8JEMNoPSIbu4kf8slUdUTeFF8vmfJPCeZKi43DxME/s640/46b+Sea+Otters+in+Deep+Water+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;">A
view of the water & mountains</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rAeq5u0VT0d4oIeRSsOofayBCF-cqeqXgiu80sq4HkFYm1rlcjvHrVVwGZfqsMK-K2FHrb-hh3wyZ_ZcfbPUHEETPDG1SG5BY-PqzkIEyD08Z2bn0JCFw77DIuBF2ufG1Y4AsWkTMwY/s1600/46a+coming+back+from+Seldovia+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rAeq5u0VT0d4oIeRSsOofayBCF-cqeqXgiu80sq4HkFYm1rlcjvHrVVwGZfqsMK-K2FHrb-hh3wyZ_ZcfbPUHEETPDG1SG5BY-PqzkIEyD08Z2bn0JCFw77DIuBF2ufG1Y4AsWkTMwY/s640/46a+coming+back+from+Seldovia+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Back
at camp we had some very nice views from the side window of our motorhome and/or our front yard. Just another reason we dry camp rather than stay in an RV Park. </span></div>
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Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-29869766836491008122016-07-13T11:41:00.000-05:002017-05-02T14:58:32.280-05:00Denali National Park to Homer. June 17-21, 2016<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Denali
National Park to Homer. June 17-21, 2016</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
got a last look at Denali Mt on the road from Tek (Teklani<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ka)</span> CG <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">driv<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ing</span></span> back to the
front country.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAyf_apxhwBGIWp0MH22kTR9irCjLNEaMIhAKlHcIQa7f-dNudbZeEcuFLFShdJxW-2MQg5fVc6dHdNC69-NTH12r5B_3EXbuEikrnpmwGhe86cJLlYlv8bFtLEUoNrc-Y8Qs5q5akmo/s1600/50+Last+look+at+Denali+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAyf_apxhwBGIWp0MH22kTR9irCjLNEaMIhAKlHcIQa7f-dNudbZeEcuFLFShdJxW-2MQg5fVc6dHdNC69-NTH12r5B_3EXbuEikrnpmwGhe86cJLlYlv8bFtLEUoNrc-Y8Qs5q5akmo/s640/50+Last+look+at+Denali+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Driving
down the Parks Hwy from Denali to Anchorage, the state has built two
rest stops. They call them State Parks, and charge a $15 fee if you
park overnight. However in reality they are large rest stops with
marks on the asphalt designating RV parking. </span></span>
</div>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Denali
North SP has a very nice view of the Alaska Range and Denali Mt. From
the RV parking area.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOutJFKqwgUG1mLlxBA-LgZDiAVLWh9rns9EskNh0Gv0o_uuPA81YkseMao0QsN0znA75DeIu_q_tOa6ua7IQVYiduconpp01j5RI_E2gFYbe3vhS6JXomS7bi8wweEi2zbSe4ZTHSrY/s1600/51+Denali+SP+View+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOutJFKqwgUG1mLlxBA-LgZDiAVLWh9rns9EskNh0Gv0o_uuPA81YkseMao0QsN0znA75DeIu_q_tOa6ua7IQVYiduconpp01j5RI_E2gFYbe3vhS6JXomS7bi8wweEi2zbSe4ZTHSrY/s640/51+Denali+SP+View+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here
is a view of the RV parking area</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_XMtyb1PaAvt1y3bKy49hIXGTzY1qZlSTc6aIeYmnhwT8pMkr820IXWewYEbEBxUCCdF7B83RsUMusYJPQQg1sAU1A17cA2OPR3fBuPVxTwHnUeKfGYL_yv52el63zgXSXaENlWIuoo/s1600/52+Denali+SP+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_XMtyb1PaAvt1y3bKy49hIXGTzY1qZlSTc6aIeYmnhwT8pMkr820IXWewYEbEBxUCCdF7B83RsUMusYJPQQg1sAU1A17cA2OPR3fBuPVxTwHnUeKfGYL_yv52el63zgXSXaENlWIuoo/s640/52+Denali+SP+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Denali
South SP has a limited view of the mountains from the parking lot,
although you can walk about 100 yards to an overlook for a good view.
</span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
decided to not stop at Talkeetna. I have read folks really enjoy the
town but we didn't want to join all the crowds looking at visitor
centers and museums about Denali and mountain climbing. Mostly the
crowds we didn't want. </span></span>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
spent a quiet night at Walmart in Wasilla. </span></span>
</div>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
next morning we bought most of our supplies at Walmart in Wasilla.
$130 was the payment for our FREE night of parking. It has been about
2 weeks since we stocked up on necessities so it was time. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next was
a stop in Anchorage for some more stuff. We made our first stop the
Sam's Club on the north side of Anchorage. I had plans on us parking
there overnight and taking the p/u to the other stores. However when
I asked the security guard about parking <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">O/N</span> in Sam's parking lot, he said if you park
overnight they may come by and tow you away. Sam's does share the
parking lot with a large mall area so the parking lot probably is not
under their control. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So
we got the stuff we needed from Sam's and spent the next 2-3 hours
driving through city streets and parking lots of Costco, Fred Meyer's and Safeway. It is always so much
fun trying to find a parking space in some of these parking lots. We got what
we needed from Costco, Petsmart (cat food) & Safeway and headed
out of town on the Seward Hwy to the Kenai Peninsula. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At
this point we didn't know just where we were going to spend the
night. I knew there are some boondock spots <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">on</span> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">the Seward Hwy</span> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">along the Turnagain Arm<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">. Also ther<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">e are </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">National Forest CG's
on the road from Portage to Whittier. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Map o<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">f Anchorage to Portage. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtJ5rg-nBl4_Sf0kPYeLh0cxT5SXpK8xkPBtg8S1e444Y-wjNejjzIdCdy0HPd8e064T9RZwYMw5ReHhQkhaNhOlXiepZrjq5EUtimFzYBvAClBttk1LSQLnhdu5HFYEnR3DAVXNSVaM/s1600/1A+Map+Turnagain+Arm.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtJ5rg-nBl4_Sf0kPYeLh0cxT5SXpK8xkPBtg8S1e444Y-wjNejjzIdCdy0HPd8e064T9RZwYMw5ReHhQkhaNhOlXiepZrjq5EUtimFzYBvAClBttk1LSQLnhdu5HFYEnR3DAVXNSVaM/s640/1A+Map+Turnagain+Arm.jpg" width="640" /></a> </span> </span></span>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
Anchorage there might have been a little wind, but nothing
noticeable. As we came down the hill to Turnagain Arm the wind hit
us right in the face. Wow! 20-25mph wind with gusts to 35-40mph we
found out later. Fortunately the wind was head on and not a cross
wind. Even so we were being knocked around quite a bit by the wind.
</span></span>
</div>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Many
of the pullouts along Turnagain Arm had cars in them admiring the
view of the water & mountains. At MM94 I pulled into an empty pullout in kind of
a lee from the wind. We could still feel the wind, but it wasn't too
bad. I was really tired of fighting the wind so we decided that if
something didn't happen to change our minds we would park here for
the night. Yep. We spent the night here. Great view of the water and
mountains. Some road noise. Just before going to bed I turned the
RV around so our bedroom window was away from the highway. Much
better. </span></span>
</div>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
view we enjoyed this afternoon and evening</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkAalx5vgS4x82NJQtzf0XbWdzTpUOuOSCOILWGCgRwZWMtNPMgSlwu4hxNUW93z5BYMmGcqIPFjpaCQhJqZMQAztFRcq5Ec8vMjoZY7WmuL7M8a8UGWy0_ZlMvXc2ucStG3b2ZQYjVI/s1600/1+Turnagain+Arm+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkAalx5vgS4x82NJQtzf0XbWdzTpUOuOSCOILWGCgRwZWMtNPMgSlwu4hxNUW93z5BYMmGcqIPFjpaCQhJqZMQAztFRcq5Ec8vMjoZY7WmuL7M8a8UGWy0_ZlMvXc2ucStG3b2ZQYjVI/s640/1+Turnagain+Arm+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzOar25FaUJKQLfeQ5DXXv-If7I3RtHPqHKcCYg6eFCIxfDoW0DlMKBPh4BvbXCkl1wB2bkdsIL5US_nRMgV9WX-iXH3gwkVoB6KF_V5WpYRVp8rV773hmzc14FfaydFwMzY8WG6lI3g/s1600/3+Turnagain+Arm+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzOar25FaUJKQLfeQ5DXXv-If7I3RtHPqHKcCYg6eFCIxfDoW0DlMKBPh4BvbXCkl1wB2bkdsIL5US_nRMgV9WX-iXH3gwkVoB6KF_V5WpYRVp8rV773hmzc14FfaydFwMzY8WG6lI3g/s640/3+Turnagain+Arm+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQWJ7SvhpbYVHQSZg6WGO4AU3yXQr_NC8h-FZtUEkwGf_8TJsOrYa4lDKZ4E09hOvjrDv35xouYoISne0oZUjn_AI3Y5y-p1cNwE70o8ahB6-BFyfFnoT1voJBQZ95Q6cC5PnGbudqWM/s1600/2+Turnagain+Arm+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQWJ7SvhpbYVHQSZg6WGO4AU3yXQr_NC8h-FZtUEkwGf_8TJsOrYa4lDKZ4E09hOvjrDv35xouYoISne0oZUjn_AI3Y5y-p1cNwE70o8ahB6-BFyfFnoT1voJBQZ95Q6cC5PnGbudqWM/s640/2+Turnagain+Arm+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
also had a nice surprise shortly after we parked. A view of the bore
tide. It wasn't very high, only about a foot to eighteen inches, but
still, it was a bore tide. We even saw a guy trying to surf the
wave. </span></span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
the photo below, the bore tide wave is the ragged white line across
the brown water.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRr2_WnWuQjbV_37ib34LY7ZdaEJW6nXbNGNutgBO4CnmAcOQvFkgdYG3ooUrjBEqgNfLwcHhVBA5keO4SZsMa23QEZ3cV88nmP0bQBg_qi0L6bcqtmqeRY9FJYfyyFfbzkJstSRehYmg/s1600/4+Bore+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRr2_WnWuQjbV_37ib34LY7ZdaEJW6nXbNGNutgBO4CnmAcOQvFkgdYG3ooUrjBEqgNfLwcHhVBA5keO4SZsMa23QEZ3cV88nmP0bQBg_qi0L6bcqtmqeRY9FJYfyyFfbzkJstSRehYmg/s640/4+Bore+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbs_RZT0LgOuz8AKKdLLeiIZeBeGOcUrRz2gjncWOm-5P1Glyv9rhKr04JwwCJmVnxXmB6swo1gS0B5jXJN54eQUzbfBfH428hxPF_dcbccH0uwUg-KBZ9TXb3Pax5lUthitTOweU1Tqw/s1600/5+Bore+Tide+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"></a><br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">meone <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">t</span></span>rying
to surf the wave. </span></span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQJ5buXsZM9zHQx0ZV0xJQytRuwXXdMUu-l9jRyKojC4BS7jMoHwTmxOLUC4EvEAb849N0LjabFqUg6J1EA2wy9JjnNi5kpiF8kriGBy3P-nXX54VBk44TsAaHvQLWA1o2Ypa0TSc0is/s1600/6+Bore+Surfer+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQJ5buXsZM9zHQx0ZV0xJQytRuwXXdMUu-l9jRyKojC4BS7jMoHwTmxOLUC4EvEAb849N0LjabFqUg6J1EA2wy9JjnNi5kpiF8kriGBy3P-nXX54VBk44TsAaHvQLWA1o2Ypa0TSc0is/s640/6+Bore+Surfer+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
bore tide is when the incoming tide rushes into shallow water so fast
that the water builds up into a wave. Much the same way a wave
coming into a beach builds up. </span></span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.49in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Quote
from Wikipedia: <u> “</u><u>Bores occur in relatively few locations
worldwide, usually in areas with a large tidal range (typically more
than 6 metres (20 ft) between high and low water) and where
incoming tides are funneled into a shallow, narrowing river or lake
via a broad bay”</u></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.49in;">
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_bore"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Wikipedia
bore tide info.</u></span></span></a></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
tides in Turnagain Arm are in the 20' range. On a few days each month the bore tide wave will reach 4' to 4.5' high or higher.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
info and schedule for </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Turnagain
Arm</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
bore tide dates, go </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u><a href="http://www.alaska.org/advice/alaska-bore-tide">here</a>.</u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On
our way to Homer we spent a couple of rainy days at Chugach National
Forest, Quart<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">z</span> Creek CG, near Cooper's Landing to take care of some
chores. No pictures of the CG. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Nice fairly large campsites in dense trees. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
morning we moved to Homer we had beautiful clear sunny weather. We
made a quick stop at Freddies (Fred Meyer's) store in Soldotna for
groceries, gas & propane. Soldotna is the least expensive place
for gas & propane on the Kenai Peninsula. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After
getting stocked up we headed down the Sterling Hwy with views of
Cooks Inlet and the mountains/volcanoes across the inlet. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mt
Iliamma & Mt Redoubt</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxjhEbuLek1juli1Lj0aTyFGBsQd3dZJbqFDTVfd2Tln-Vf9b-g6Mita0OAejHPr5orTGXZDsR725sfbR0-86p6rDiTSSCEA0Eos8NXmH8JVidSNe2UBpdDdiRmDIR_lA_fjJjq4cbIA/s1600/9+Iliamma+%2526+Redoubt+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxjhEbuLek1juli1Lj0aTyFGBsQd3dZJbqFDTVfd2Tln-Vf9b-g6Mita0OAejHPr5orTGXZDsR725sfbR0-86p6rDiTSSCEA0Eos8NXmH8JVidSNe2UBpdDdiRmDIR_lA_fjJjq4cbIA/s640/9+Iliamma+%2526+Redoubt+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mt
Iliamma</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphVVR8XqMdNLPw4_87qRCuD8dizt488AthDka7yWmxzmB2Lp0K2sJQZG0dNFHtUgXCG0RQVX5pNwfazwUNF0eUq1JPj21KGezf1dGFkP-9gN2czYQuCloaSNBD31RlmLts5T-jx7Lr4Y/s1600/10+Mt+Iliamma+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphVVR8XqMdNLPw4_87qRCuD8dizt488AthDka7yWmxzmB2Lp0K2sJQZG0dNFHtUgXCG0RQVX5pNwfazwUNF0eUq1JPj21KGezf1dGFkP-9gN2czYQuCloaSNBD31RlmLts5T-jx7Lr4Y/s640/10+Mt+Iliamma+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mt
Redoubt</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDdaTBdmp5cFzYC2xQbansyINTdtURU-C8teNfErJPOPvB9yQiGdXsG5arbdEuBYj2sKj9s9fgpYIol3mJgsYqn2rhpCfr_9NKj3G6CzMaoOvFpwxG4zN4cxvHPiwHsy2ESNlnF3apYA/s1600/8+Mt+Redoubt+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDdaTBdmp5cFzYC2xQbansyINTdtURU-C8teNfErJPOPvB9yQiGdXsG5arbdEuBYj2sKj9s9fgpYIol3mJgsYqn2rhpCfr_9NKj3G6CzMaoOvFpwxG4zN4cxvHPiwHsy2ESNlnF3apYA/s640/8+Mt+Redoubt+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Info
about both mountains</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlq3tCAylS7tZa7ZyjIlpep9V46SvnHKfQxqkeMjh9U807E52wENIHKh-SS-_rr9FNOHXd2Oa3RPbIOYDRnqQNepPYOrNm-cYtYXKAsympYfsXAjoXvgX7FaHoeMtKeZZpRs22wcn1gD4/s1600/7+Volcanoes+info+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlq3tCAylS7tZa7ZyjIlpep9V46SvnHKfQxqkeMjh9U807E52wENIHKh-SS-_rr9FNOHXd2Oa3RPbIOYDRnqQNepPYOrNm-cYtYXKAsympYfsXAjoXvgX7FaHoeMtKeZZpRs22wcn1gD4/s640/7+Volcanoes+info+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
drive from Soldotna to Homer would have much nicer if there were more
pulloffs with views of Cook's Inlet and the mountains on the other
side of the inlet. Also a couple of the pullouts had bushes
restricting the views. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
Homer we decided our campground for the next couple of weeks will be
Mariner Park on the Cooks Inlet side of Homer Spit, right at the
start of the spit. We did look at the Fishing </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hole
CG, which is on the bay side, but thought it would be busier than we wanted. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/recreation/fishing-hole-campground">Info on the Homer city CG's.</a> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Views
of Mariner Park CG</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVAobOvW1sfsCVO_9PDLb_ERCwjcLEvaFGNJTnhqWLlzclOx-Kds-tS0WtqfrvYW4hArSH1wbpGEARVJA9LdTqQAPWXwvEfwy0tWRn-l1e_Y94qCRvyc7864UUERfwQjJ8M53V6_Hu24/s1600/12+Mariner+Park+CG+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVAobOvW1sfsCVO_9PDLb_ERCwjcLEvaFGNJTnhqWLlzclOx-Kds-tS0WtqfrvYW4hArSH1wbpGEARVJA9LdTqQAPWXwvEfwy0tWRn-l1e_Y94qCRvyc7864UUERfwQjJ8M53V6_Hu24/s640/12+Mariner+Park+CG+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLdjCijKrCx0_Q6r8syWC-gGSX6Q6evPuNa_d2pLd1eHHoPDOegdlPE-k_GqVJVWGvz6-d3ypXxw_ozHAaXGBw_9vhCQ7RNqFsUMkjAyQYFHlXuZ8F9WRhruilBHgH4qZYp1wiDlZEV4/s1600/13+Mariner+Park+CG+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLdjCijKrCx0_Q6r8syWC-gGSX6Q6evPuNa_d2pLd1eHHoPDOegdlPE-k_GqVJVWGvz6-d3ypXxw_ozHAaXGBw_9vhCQ7RNqFsUMkjAyQYFHlXuZ8F9WRhruilBHgH4qZYp1wiDlZEV4/s640/13+Mariner+Park+CG+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDev23NL_RnlDP-4sooY8s1z_0LcFfvIqlHUtobWobV9HC9nLyvSS8faB3LvxpDksxhQLIgHEC8owiTwCpbqvWTaEKUd5W8qKomZ6hyphenhyphenJITcdM-Yh3L3fzwSsYi__-nIx6NuFUM1Yqwqo/s1600/14+Mariner+Park+CG+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"></a><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With 20 to 25 foot tides, at low tide we had a very expansive sand and
rocky beach extending several hundred yards out from the shore line. </span></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDev23NL_RnlDP-4sooY8s1z_0LcFfvIqlHUtobWobV9HC9nLyvSS8faB3LvxpDksxhQLIgHEC8owiTwCpbqvWTaEKUd5W8qKomZ6hyphenhyphenJITcdM-Yh3L3fzwSsYi__-nIx6NuFUM1Yqwqo/s1600/14+Mariner+Park+CG+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDev23NL_RnlDP-4sooY8s1z_0LcFfvIqlHUtobWobV9HC9nLyvSS8faB3LvxpDksxhQLIgHEC8owiTwCpbqvWTaEKUd5W8qKomZ6hyphenhyphenJITcdM-Yh3L3fzwSsYi__-nIx6NuFUM1Yqwqo/s640/14+Mariner+Park+CG+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One thing to be aware of at Mariner Park CG<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">T</span></span>he afternoon breeze comes<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> right off <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">of the water into the CG. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We never had <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">any really bad wind, but several days <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">the wi<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">nd speed got up to about 9-10mph. That made it a little to cool and windy to want to sit outside in the late afternoon or evening. Mornings were usually calm. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Several afternoons we were <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">entertained by people Kite or Wind Surfing</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhII21T_2FUIbCMzN3go-_gacj-vhHiWPdv9p65FKM4meCDZNguqtUtwt0mAojHQ_WORB3w5biiv3nT58do4Yy8mBn4M50h-1x9O0Jb1iJPAexTCskkvXtiIbbmRb1qakO_RrlYwhc8c0g/s1600/18+Kite+Surfing+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhII21T_2FUIbCMzN3go-_gacj-vhHiWPdv9p65FKM4meCDZNguqtUtwt0mAojHQ_WORB3w5biiv3nT58do4Yy8mBn4M50h-1x9O0Jb1iJPAexTCskkvXtiIbbmRb1qakO_RrlYwhc8c0g/s640/18+Kite+Surfing+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a> </span></span></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKi9yLu2rblAba0gNfG5rHLnOIHIqr8vRvztFe8MeHIm_m0WPyqh64IMzisGeIzJPitpo45fxxWFOPh92UU-ZS4gBH8ilTReUkZqFHKoY10UQ_41sNumSHKyjTIcSwaJFmDkuI7Kn8UnU/s1600/18a+Kite+Surfing+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKi9yLu2rblAba0gNfG5rHLnOIHIqr8vRvztFe8MeHIm_m0WPyqh64IMzisGeIzJPitpo45fxxWFOPh92UU-ZS4gBH8ilTReUkZqFHKoY10UQ_41sNumSHKyjTIcSwaJFmDkuI7Kn8UnU/s640/18a+Kite+Surfing+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjho4O6s2sznV6bwRVXxTFmmE0HYMaD0s4m8XhfnAkUs8eE4wQVS0nPVlye_KtE0A4lIUi3T2s89XuC_4M-IH3kXuwVQxvumnqRWo0cjwsX0Ke_2w59oSTCzgoE9qDwjFS3Q9I-54kpHcQ/s1600/18c+Kite+Surfing+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjho4O6s2sznV6bwRVXxTFmmE0HYMaD0s4m8XhfnAkUs8eE4wQVS0nPVlye_KtE0A4lIUi3T2s89XuC_4M-IH3kXuwVQxvumnqRWo0cjwsX0Ke_2w59oSTCzgoE9qDwjFS3Q9I-54kpHcQ/s640/18c+Kite+Surfing+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ext entry: <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">B</span>oat tour to Gull Island & Soldovia.</span></span><br />
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<b><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2017/01/alaska-trip-index-april-26september-6.html" target="_blank">Link back to the Alaska blog index page. </a></b><br />
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Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-83379696047863587602016-07-07T11:42:00.000-05:002019-01-31T13:20:24.559-06:00Denali National Park, Part 2 June 13-17, 2016<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Denali
National Park, </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Part
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
June 13-17, 2016</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">T</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">eklanika
CG, Eielson Visitor Center and Wonder Lake</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZNHup9qEHsp7H1LySyZGb0qSGDL1Bye31CqoHxyi-kGMgOmuYMPUb5rl5q_p3Ecj5lP0JVraaoI-uAbzxGB0YAv2krGtVAz9wdwbeHDhTw0R6R_P8jMp8w46zvzo51s9Le5T3ikpovo/s1600/13+Denali+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZNHup9qEHsp7H1LySyZGb0qSGDL1Bye31CqoHxyi-kGMgOmuYMPUb5rl5q_p3Ecj5lP0JVraaoI-uAbzxGB0YAv2krGtVAz9wdwbeHDhTw0R6R_P8jMp8w46zvzo51s9Le5T3ikpovo/s640/13+Denali+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
had </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4
nights and</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
3 full days at Teklanika (Tek for short) CG. The last two days </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">we
were here w</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">e
had bright sunny skies and were able to see Mt Denali w/o an</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">y</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
clouds obscuring the mountain. Only about 10% of the visitors to
Denali get the see the mountain this way. We were very lucky. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tek
CG is nice. The campsites are well separated so there is decent
privacy. Not a lot of tree cover so solar panels get good sunlight.
Our satellite TV dish is on our roof and we had a clear view to the
SE so we got a Dish Network signal. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
number of the campsites are large enough for 40' rigs. Also I read a
blog of someone who brought his 40' 5</span></span><sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">th</span></span></sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
wheel and HDT (Heavy Duty Truck) to Tek and was able to bit both in
one campsite. If you are a large rig, arrive as soon after the 11am
checkout time for best selection of campsites. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tip</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">s</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
about using the shuttle buses from Tek. </span></span>
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<div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.49in;">
– <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Buy
your Tek Pass when you make your Tek CG reservations. This gives you
a reserved seat on the shuttle bus you select. Usually you will take
this bus ride the first full day you are at Tek. After using your
reserved ride, your Tek Pass allows you to go space available on any
shuttle bus. Note: the shuttle buses are the green buses. Tan buses
are tour buses. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
there are private buses for the Lodge at the end of the park road.
They </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">won't
stop and</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
pick up people waiting for a ride.</span></span></div>
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– <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You
must pick </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">up</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
your Tek CG pass, your Tek vehicle pass and your Tek Pass for the
shuttle bus at the Wilderness Access Center before driving to Tek.
You </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">won't
be allowed</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
go beyond </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the
check point at</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
MM15 without these.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">--When
you are going space available on the shuttle bus, p</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">lan
on being at the bus stop for the first bus of the day </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">15
minutes be</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">e</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
the 6:25am bus. Since this bus leaves the front country at about
5:15am, it usually will not be full. Later buses tend to fill up.
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also
other campers at Tek will be going space available, so later in the
morning you will have more competition for seats. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
Especially </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">when
lots of visitors are in the park in</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">late
June </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">through</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
July</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
This first bus goes to Wonder Lake, but you are going space available
so you can get on if space is available and you can get off any where
you want or ride it to Wonder Lake. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Don't
worry about getting up so early. It is light all night long so it is
not like you will be getting up in the dark. </span></span>
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Additional info about the Tek Pass from the park's website: <a href="https://www.nps.gov/dena/planyourvisit/campground-tek.htm" target="_blank">https://www.nps.gov/dena/planyourvisit/campground-tek.htm</a><br />
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Your Ticket to the Park - the Tek Pass</h3>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Campers who drive an RV or car to Tek are encouraged to purchase a "Tek Pass."</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Tek Pass should be purchased for each member of your party. It allows you to use the park shuttle buses throughout your stay at Tek Campground, for the price of just one trip.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">When you purchase a Tek Pass, you will select the first day you wish to use it (likely your first or second day in the campground), and will select a specific bus for that day. This bus of your choosing will have guaranteed seats for you, on the day and time you chose. On subsequent days during your time at Tek, you may use </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">any</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> non-narrated transit bus, boarding at your campground on a space-available basis.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">All of the non-narrated buses begin their trip into the park with four empty seats, and many shuttles do not run at maximum capacity - so while Tek campers sometimes find a full shuttle, and must wait for the next, such occasions are rare, especially for small parties.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Tek Pass is designed for you to experience points farther in the park during your stay. Therefore, the pass only allows you to travel farther into the park, and back to Tek. If you return to the park entrance by bus, you will have to buy a new ticket to travel back to Tek Campground. </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">Do not return</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> to the park entrance, by bus or your own vehicle, </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">until</span> you are <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">finished</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> with your stay at Tek. Also: </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/dena/planyourvisit/shuttles.htm" id="/dena/planyourvisit/shuttles.htm|" style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(149, 108, 183); box-sizing: border-box; color: #44136c; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.25px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.15s ease-in-out 0s;">Learn more about buses in Denali</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here
is copy of a typical bus schedule. This will give you an idea of what
to expect to help mak</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">e</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
plans. The schedule will change so don't make commitments based on
what you see here. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
were unable to get an early morning (before 9am) shuttle bus
reservation for our first full day at Tek, so we had one quiet
relaxing day at camp. I did take an hour or so walk along the
Teklanika river. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
the afternoon Sharon got on her scooter and we took a walk for about
1.5 miles along the Park road. Didn't see anything of significance
on our walk. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is a picture of Sharon
on our walk. She looks cold doesn't she?</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnyGsK_9NzMU1GhWtKqtJvTvCLWGCVYnH99zHu-NThwCkPSCzBirby42P_xeXCaqyexPdc5HumJAW-yRG65x0DGcxbP1x4VqznvvIdrIpykqZb6WYPzlWbh5Cuf-3ZXTLho52g0_V_iA/s1600/1A+Park+Rd+Walk+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnyGsK_9NzMU1GhWtKqtJvTvCLWGCVYnH99zHu-NThwCkPSCzBirby42P_xeXCaqyexPdc5HumJAW-yRG65x0DGcxbP1x4VqznvvIdrIpykqZb6WYPzlWbh5Cuf-3ZXTLho52g0_V_iA/s640/1A+Park+Rd+Walk+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yellow
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">f</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">lower</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">s</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">we
saw</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
on our walk</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Shuttle
Bus ride to Eielson Visitor Center</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">On
our 2</span></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">nd</span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
full day at Tek we </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">were</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
at the bus stop at the entrance to the CG by 8:45 for our 9:10
scheduled bus ride. About 9:45 a shuttle bus arrived, but it didn't
have a handicapped lift. The driver stopped and informed us </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">he
was the bus which leaves after our bus. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">O</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ur
bus had some mechanical problems and should be arriving soon.
Several other people </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">that</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
were waiting for this bus, boarded </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
left. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Our
bus arrived about 10:15. Sharon's scooter is fairly long and just
barely fit on the lift.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
An inch longer and it wouldn't have fit. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">At
Eielson when Sharon was getting off the bus on her scooter the driver
had difficulty getting the lift to completely unfold at the bottom.
The scooter was binding the drop gate. It took a little work, but he
got it to release so Sharon could get off. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Waiting
at the bus stop for our shuttle</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
saw some wildlife on our ride. Not as much as we had hoped though. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Brown Bear <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">(<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Grizzly)</span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFIhaGBUqZB4UAZ9DIdR_rDMACk0IE0yy4ooPRVzbXttyY8mKQhoWX4t72uwWu5tBGyTnI2l5MIFSRhhGadpCeIlyWIb3hOy7SiIf6OaFUGpgXCaULqVpHhOKX6UvYD4IvuOeB9bnew8/s1600/2a+Bear+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFIhaGBUqZB4UAZ9DIdR_rDMACk0IE0yy4ooPRVzbXttyY8mKQhoWX4t72uwWu5tBGyTnI2l5MIFSRhhGadpCeIlyWIb3hOy7SiIf6OaFUGpgXCaULqVpHhOKX6UvYD4IvuOeB9bnew8/s640/2a+Bear+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Near Ei<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">elson Visitor Center we saw ano<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ther bear in the distance</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaBTH-QYtrlpngtlRjVCCTy2M9duWvey-l3mGcwxR0rd-qkhu3FbFkP8YtvAENxlDcMMVn4uOGi1C6NnIcaTovGrLb0PTjaYZRqBtVDvsq-X6juRpq3I5wAK2KUYmjnfpUydTqyufHbo/s1600/2a1+Bear+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaBTH-QYtrlpngtlRjVCCTy2M9duWvey-l3mGcwxR0rd-qkhu3FbFkP8YtvAENxlDcMMVn4uOGi1C6NnIcaTovGrLb0PTjaYZRqBtVDvsq-X6juRpq3I5wAK2KUYmjnfpUydTqyufHbo/s640/2a1+Bear+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
saw a herd of caribou on a ridge about 1/3 to ½ mile from the road.
Some of them were lounging on a small snow pack. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Being
on the snow pack helps keep the mosquitoes away.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">More of the herd of
caribou feeding on tundra vegetation</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sometimes animals stop on the road and lick the minerals left in the
gravel. The park sometimes puts a salt type mixture on the road to
reduce the dust </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
the animals need the minerals. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Caribou
on road</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
driver said sometimes the animals hold up traffic for 30 minutes to
an hour. The </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">drivers
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">are
not allowed to alter the natural behavior of the animals, so they
can't blow their horn, or otherwise scare the animal.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">What
they can do is slowly drive to within about 25-30 yards of the animal
with the hopes they will move off to the side. The park strives to
be sure the animals are not afraid of the buses, or other vehicles.
This way the visitors stand a much greater chance of seeing wildlife
from the bus windows. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">After
about a 15 minuet delay, the Caribou moved off the road<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We stopped for a few minutes longer <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">to</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> take pictures.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Based on the small size of th<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">is Caribou a<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">nd t<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">he antlers just starting</span></span>, I bel<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ieve it is a yearling <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">male</span>. (<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Born<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> last spring, a year a<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">nd a half ago) Cow Caribou also grow antlers<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">They use them <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">f<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">or protection from <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">pre<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">dators but their antlers are <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">much <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">smaller than the bulls. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
raven pair found a sa</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">f</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">e
place to raise their young. They built a nest on a concrete bridge
support under a bridge. No way to </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">g</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">et
a picture of the nest from the bus. You can get a glimpse of the
nest, but it would be very hard to get a picture. Today </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">one
of the ravens was standing on the bridge railing and talking to us.
Neither the bus driver </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">n</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">or
the passengers were sure if this raven was <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">an adult or</span> one of the
young. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">He or she was "talking" to us. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Probably telling<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> us to move on and leave them alone.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_qK11E5v1toSWM23yenQ_S02FAF9OCqJeCKEJ5V6RrTAZE-zZOyeLP7Gl-ee9gowgcqxfxYt4XwOG8tOs4W5ZDxM3k191tfVyPneCRjyXjpZ5XviCjOjARawaN7LPPmkYYd2zdY7Kd0/s1600/2M+Raven+Talking+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_qK11E5v1toSWM23yenQ_S02FAF9OCqJeCKEJ5V6RrTAZE-zZOyeLP7Gl-ee9gowgcqxfxYt4XwOG8tOs4W5ZDxM3k191tfVyPneCRjyXjpZ5XviCjOjARawaN7LPPmkYYd2zdY7Kd0/s640/2M+Raven+Talking+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Our
first view of Denali this morning</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
first stop on the bus ride is at Polychrome viewpoint. Click on the picture for a larger and clearer view.</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Looking
back at the road cut into the side of the mountain we <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ro<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">de</span> on</span> to get <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">to Polychrome</span>. If you are riding on the right (passenger) side of the bus
going back your view out the window is straight down for about
400'-600'. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
view of the Alaska Range from Polychrome, from east to west:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As
we came around a ridge, these are our views of Denali Mt. Beautiful!</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZNHup9qEHsp7H1LySyZGb0qSGDL1Bye31CqoHxyi-kGMgOmuYMPUb5rl5q_p3Ecj5lP0JVraaoI-uAbzxGB0YAv2krGtVAz9wdwbeHDhTw0R6R_P8jMp8w46zvzo51s9Le5T3ikpovo/s1600/13+Denali+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZNHup9qEHsp7H1LySyZGb0qSGDL1Bye31CqoHxyi-kGMgOmuYMPUb5rl5q_p3Ecj5lP0JVraaoI-uAbzxGB0YAv2krGtVAz9wdwbeHDhTw0R6R_P8jMp8w46zvzo51s9Le5T3ikpovo/s640/13+Denali+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJV9MRUIIx-lqROisleRLNi90Q8x93IZy9hbG2BtZZfkzo3DkBsECwpJ_yL4AcqtQkTAUjMdrPi6PF8Q8NU7gDLfSuNUfCPIq7OcVUKRIktwmeZ29wTv5CSab_BljaSlIbW5QFvg0DMo/s1600/14+Denali+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJV9MRUIIx-lqROisleRLNi90Q8x93IZy9hbG2BtZZfkzo3DkBsECwpJ_yL4AcqtQkTAUjMdrPi6PF8Q8NU7gDLfSuNUfCPIq7OcVUKRIktwmeZ29wTv5CSab_BljaSlIbW5QFvg0DMo/s640/14+Denali+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
couple of miles farther we arrived at Eielson visitor center. We
only had about a 45 minute stay here before our bus would start the
return trip. If we stayed longer we would have to board as “space
available” for the return. Since we needed a handicapped bus we<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> made it</span> a short stay. It could <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">be</span> a several hour wait for a
return ride. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
did get to soak in the fantastic view of Denali Mt for a while before
boarding the bus back to the campground. </span></span></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyc3sTO7TQ1u4stspOf1wdR4zw55YhiJAPXWw013zqOL_zz_8PXHr2_cqOFkx9t9EBnOL0cPSEfaFn9dq6A1PBq6_6ynRLEbQp0gOl6VUVOF6cK2ZXjTPqDR8GI5O-BxJ5qWeYI2oyPxM/s1600/16+Denali+from+Visitor+center+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyc3sTO7TQ1u4stspOf1wdR4zw55YhiJAPXWw013zqOL_zz_8PXHr2_cqOFkx9t9EBnOL0cPSEfaFn9dq6A1PBq6_6ynRLEbQp0gOl6VUVOF6cK2ZXjTPqDR8GI5O-BxJ5qWeYI2oyPxM/s640/16+Denali+from+Visitor+center+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fttA_FdV0GWz3lmdo7tVDF0GiHY9TQwQ3vCZ77kMUP0z57mDRU463XmA59up0oxMVrDs70FBRwmokbthWxSade6w9RU2JOusUFA4glfiKP52CDPyA_cnze9z_9yC_efh8QHVVltgAl0/s1600/15+Denali+from+Visitor+Center+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fttA_FdV0GWz3lmdo7tVDF0GiHY9TQwQ3vCZ77kMUP0z57mDRU463XmA59up0oxMVrDs70FBRwmokbthWxSade6w9RU2JOusUFA4glfiKP52CDPyA_cnze9z_9yC_efh8QHVVltgAl0/s640/15+Denali+from+Visitor+Center+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Shuttle
bus ride to Wonder Lake and a</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
strenuous</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
hike to the ridge above Eielson visitor center. </span></span></b>
</div>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">When
we were planning our visit to Denali NP, Sharon didn't think her back
would tolerate a full day's (8-9 hours) ride to Wonder Lake on the
shuttle bus so she only did the shorter ride to Eielson yesterday. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Another
beautiful sunny day. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">For
our third full day at Tek, I reserved a seat on the bus to Wonder
Lake picking <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">me</span> up Tek at 8:10am. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Sharon s<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ta<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">yed back in the RV <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">doing some quilting. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">For some reason when I made my reservations, the reservation
system didn't show an earlier bus. I noticed there is a Wonder Lake
bus stopping at Tek at 6:25am. So I was at the bus stop at about
6:10am and caught this bus. The bus was only about ½ full.
Departing at 5:15am </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">from</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
the park entrance area is not something a lot of people want to do.
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If
you are staying at Tek and you want a space available bus this would
be good one to take. Just because it is the Wonder Lake bus you
don't have to ride all the way. You can get off wherever you want. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
views to Eielson were about the same as yesterday. Beautiful views
of the hills and mountains. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
ride beyond Eielson parallels the Alaska Range and the lower
mountains leading to Denali Mt. Our driver said we seldom see much
wildlife along this stretch of the Park road. The area is a series of
low hills covered with brush from about 4' to 8' high. Lots of narrow
gullies to hide the animals as well. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I,
and I'm sure some of the other passengers, thought we might be able to
go to the <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">spot</span> at Wonder Lake </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">t</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">o
see this classic view of Denali Mt reflected in Wonder Lake. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnWeIiVqIvETvAnMyzz6DysUQmIcyQM-1hUZTh2C4p6ZMXN7Ha4a85VSw7O3Icb3DMgw-zS-AN4ZJBxIxg4EHgkiFzFmY-c-k5IYzDwB2piYjln-NXZgVNtcbUYIO2trxyfhvbcBUWn0/s1600/18A+Wonder+Lake+Denali+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnWeIiVqIvETvAnMyzz6DysUQmIcyQM-1hUZTh2C4p6ZMXN7Ha4a85VSw7O3Icb3DMgw-zS-AN4ZJBxIxg4EHgkiFzFmY-c-k5IYzDwB2piYjln-NXZgVNtcbUYIO2trxyfhvbcBUWn0/s640/18A+Wonder+Lake+Denali+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(I
got the above picture off of the internet <a href="http://www.alaska.org/advice/best-alaska-photo-locations">here</a>)</span></span></span></div>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">However,
as we approached Wonder Lake the driver told us it was about 1.5 mile
one way hike to get to where the picture is taken. We were welcome
to take the hike and wait for a space available ride later in the
day. The time was already approaching 11am. To hike there and back
would really delay my getting back to camp this afternoon so I didn't
take the hike. Besides there was a little breeze rippling the lake
so the picture would not come out the same. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
had about 40 minutes at the bus turn around point before the bus
would start back. Plenty of time to walk about 100 yards to </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">view</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">point
for</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Denali Mt and eat our lunch. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Pictures
of Denali from the viewpoint</span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyleQqnLqx0Tgfyp8nFKxNLeZDG4lECepQClJfTVyRZvwEQAxb7jHLZfgz1aUFs_l4E6JhSMqx47vE_2FSUGCgXozL-XJ0t0xOpFQ0KUyUMepK6NMXZG23rCRWX9asWWaYrmnEasE5j38/s1600/18+Denali+at+Wonder+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyleQqnLqx0Tgfyp8nFKxNLeZDG4lECepQClJfTVyRZvwEQAxb7jHLZfgz1aUFs_l4E6JhSMqx47vE_2FSUGCgXozL-XJ0t0xOpFQ0KUyUMepK6NMXZG23rCRWX9asWWaYrmnEasE5j38/s640/18+Denali+at+Wonder+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Of
course I have to prove I was actually here with a selfie</span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX_-MVBQyde52K_buZAtEEIIKOwsCfb5MbNRBbtabQAlEvWAw9Shh34bUc_SIWhiXzz0SgnCYenNfc31Q9lAmxwGM5Lmc7IcPehtTgf_kNt6fXhqfsKEN5htHIqnXz1KUwnFpNk3z8QE/s1600/19+Denali+Wonder+Selfie+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX_-MVBQyde52K_buZAtEEIIKOwsCfb5MbNRBbtabQAlEvWAw9Shh34bUc_SIWhiXzz0SgnCYenNfc31Q9lAmxwGM5Lmc7IcPehtTgf_kNt6fXhqfsKEN5htHIqnXz1KUwnFpNk3z8QE/s640/19+Denali+Wonder+Selfie+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
following 3 photos are of the Alaska Range leading up to Denali Mt.
The left side of the first photo are the mountains behind the Eielson
Visitor Center. The bus ride follows this range to Wonder Lake</span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Back
at Eielson, I decided to take the Alpine Trail hike. The trail starts
across the road from the visitor center and switchbacks up 1000' in
one mile. The trail ends at a ridge line with fantastic views. Whew!
This <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">is</span> one steep climb. A steady 20%-25% grade all the way. It
took me a little over one hour to go the one mile. Lots of huffing
and puffing. Lots of breaks along the way as well. It was worth the
effort. I'm not doing too bad for 70+ old codger. 😄</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Views
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Near
the start</span></span></span></div>
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ranger le<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">d</span> hike I passed on the way up</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As I mentioned in a earlier posting, in the back co<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">untry of Denali, everything beyond a few fee<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">t</span> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">from the road is designated as a wilderness area. </span></span>Therefore any group of people going <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">on<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> a <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">hike is limited to a <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">maximu<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">m of 12 people. He<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">nce the small number of people on the ra<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">nger lead h<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ike. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Yep,
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">At
the top along the ridge</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Views
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the bus ride back, we got to see a bear up close</span></span></span></div>
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Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-26556212037157243912016-07-06T09:42:00.002-05:002018-12-17T08:16:26.543-06:00Denali National Park, Part 1. June 6-13, 2016<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Denali
National Park, </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Part
1. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
June 6-</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">13</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
2016</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Part
1. Overview and 1</b></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>st</b></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>
week </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>in
the front country in </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Denali</b></span></span></div>
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We had an easy drive of about 125 miles from Fairbanks to Denali NP. For the first week we stayed at Riley CG, just inside the entrance to the NP. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">T</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">h<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">is is a long post with lots of pictures. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">F</span></span>ront
country is a term referring to the area near the entrance and the area
you can drive your private vehicle to. Back country would be
everything beyond MM15 and the Savage River on the park road. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Initially
we were not sure if we were going to visit Denali. We were here for
3 days in 1999 so it was not </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">like</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
we hadn't see the park </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">before</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While
we were staying in Fairbanks, I began looking at info about Denali NP
and realized there is a number of things we didn't see and do on our
short stay the first time we were in Alaska. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If
we were going to visit Denali, we definitely wanted to stay at Tek'
(Teklanika Campground). Tek is 14 miles past the point that you can
drive private vehicles to on the park road. An
exception is, if you have reservations to stay at Tek CG you may take
your RV to Tek. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rules
and information about Tek CG:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To
stay at Tek you must stay for a minimum of 3 nights. Also once you
are at Tek, if you go back to the front country part of the park you <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">may </span>not return to Tek. The main attraction at Tek is, </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">your are in the back country away from most of the crowds and </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
you can get a “Tek Pass”. This is a bus pass giving you a
reserved seat on a shuttle bus to the interior of the park, usually
for the first full day you are at Tek. After that first day you can
hop on any shuttle bus, space available, </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">f</span>or
no additional charge<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and ride as far into the
park as you wish. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Tek </span>pass is $35. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
The bus will drop you off anywhere you wish and you can day hike.
When you finish your hike, just return to the road and flag down any
bus, which has space available, and ride it back to Tek. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Typical
shuttle bus trips into the park are to Eielson Visitor Center at about
MM65 and/or to Wonder Lake at about MM85. Both are well worth
visiting. Keep in mind these are all day trips. The round trip from
Tek to Eielson is about 6-7 hours and to Wonder Lake is about 8-9
hours. If you start from the park entrance area the trips are about
2.5-3 hours longer. That is another reason to stay at Tek. A
shorter bus ride. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There are a few large, as in long, campsites in Tek. I read in a blog where someone brought their 40' fifth wheel pulled by a HDT (Heavy Duty Truck, i.e. 18 wheeler) and got both the truck & trailer in one of the campsites. HOWEVER none of the campsites in Tek are assigned. If you arrive late in the day, all the campsites large enough for your rig may be occupied. Either stay at Riley CG or outside the park but near enough to arrive at the Savage River check point by about 9am and then drive to Tek. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While
we were in Fairbanks, I checked the online </span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.reservedenali.com/"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Denali
NP CG reservation system</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
Lots of campsites at Riley CG near the entrance, but limited
availability for Tek. The only 4 day openings at Tek were for the
2</span></span><sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">nd</span></span></sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
week we would be in the area, so I made reservations for 7 nights at
Riley CG and then we moved to Tek CG for 4 more nights from 6/13-17.
That really turned out well for us. It was somewhat cloudy with
couple of days<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> of </span>rain the 7 days we were at Riley CG.
However the last 3 days we were at Tek, were bright and sunny. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We were fo<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">rtunate<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> th<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">at we</span></span></span></span> got to see Denali Mountain without any clouds obscuring the view.
The park says only about 25% of the visitors to Denali get to see the
mountain at all. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">E</span>ven then the mountain is partly obscured by clouds.
Sometimes the lower part is obscured, other times you can see the top
and bottom, or only the top is obscured. We were told that only
about 10% of the visitors get to see Denali Mt totally visible. </span></span>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
front country part of Denali</span></span></b></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.nps.gov/dena/planyourvisit/sled-dog-demonstrations.htm"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sled
Dog Demonstrations:</span></span></a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">W</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">e
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">thoroughly
enjoyed </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">visit</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ing</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
the Sled Dog </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Demonstrations<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">.</span> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">W</span>e </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">visited with & petted
the dogs. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Then </span>watched the dogs pull the sled around a loop and stop in
front of seating <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">area. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Once the dogs were settled down, a <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ranger gave </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a 15 minute talk about the dogs and the role they play in the park. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If
you take t</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">he
free shuttle</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
bus to the kennels, you will arrive early enough to have about 15
minutes to visit with the dogs.</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">If</span> you drive, plan on arriving
30-45 minutes before the show because ther<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">e is limited parking</span>. You can visit with the dogs while you
wait. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
The dogs are on about 10'-15' chains at their individual dog house.
Some of the more gregarious dogs are available for petting. Several
of them just lay on top of their house waiting for you to come pet
them. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sharon,
on her scooter trying to pet one of the dogs. I think the dog was leery of the scooter. Probably had never seen one before. While she had difficulty getting close enough to this one, she was able to pet several of them. This gave her, her dog "fix" for the week</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After
all the visitors are seated at a viewing area, the ranger giving <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">the</span>
talk blows a whistle to signal the dog handlers to harness the dogs
to sled. As soon as the whistle blows all the dogs jump up, start
barking and running to the end of their chains. They all want to be
hooked to the sled and go for a run. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One
of the handlers rides the sled around a loop and stops in front of the
viewing area. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They
give the dogs a chew toy to keep them quiet and entertained while the
ranger gives about a 15 minute talk about the dogs and their function
in the park.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
primary reason to have the dogs in the park is for winter patrols.
Most of Denali is wilderness so the rangers can't patrol with
snow-machines. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With the park hav<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ing about 30 dogs in t<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">he kenn<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">el, <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">it would really tax the resources of the workers to exercise all the dogs. The<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">y came up with <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">an <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">innovative pro<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">gram to insure the do<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">gs a<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">re exercised. All the seasonal <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">employees in <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">the park and maybe the area, <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">hotel clerks, gi<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ft shop workers<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">, interpretive<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> r<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">angers, <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">can apply to take <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">a dog out for a run <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">or walk. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">They have to commit<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> to doing this at least 3 days a week. As the <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">interpretive ranger s<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">aid, if you have <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">had a stressful<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> or bad day th<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ere is<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> nothing like coming out and going for a r<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">un with <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">"your dog"<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
Denali Visitor Center</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
is well worth a stop for an hour or so to view the displays of the
park and watch the short video of the park. </span></span></span>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Drive
the park road to MM15, Savage River</span></span></b></div>
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– <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">MM15
is far as you can drive a private vehicle unless you have
reservations at Teklanika CG at MM29.</span></span></span><br />
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– <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Walk
the ½ mile loop trail at Mountain Vista </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Loop</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">at
about MM12</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
If the weather is clear, there are nice views of Denali Mt. Also
very good information displays about the first tourist accommodations
at what was then Mt. McKinney NP.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Views of Denali Mt.
from at or near Mountain Vista </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Loop. Th<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">e<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> views of D<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">enali, obscured by clouds, are typical of </span></span>the views the 25% <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">of<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> the visitors get to see. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The other 75% don't even get to <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">see the mountain because of all the cloud cover. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MtYGok8y9P4r7sPpAFAFSvNh-nAny_IUthQz566py9gaEyXlaFq8uEV568tNkMA2ydJnKGOz3TMXPwMc49hJYT97evY9dIqZMb4jYBmj01zJ4aToVRjXd9g_ejZnrbapvyniGbKxk3k/s1600/8A+Mt+Denali+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MtYGok8y9P4r7sPpAFAFSvNh-nAny_IUthQz566py9gaEyXlaFq8uEV568tNkMA2ydJnKGOz3TMXPwMc49hJYT97evY9dIqZMb4jYBmj01zJ4aToVRjXd9g_ejZnrbapvyniGbKxk3k/s640/8A+Mt+Denali+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Information
about Hiking in Denali <a href="https://www.nps.gov/dena/planyourvisit/dayhiking.htm#OtherTrails">here</a>.
</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Before
you hike in the park you should read through this web page. </span></span></span>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If
you like to hike, take the best hike in the park on </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
maintained trail, Savage Alpine Loop Trail.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
hike is not well publicized, in fact it seems to be a well kept
secret. Very little info available online from the NP. The trail
is considered strenuous. I would call it more than moderate, but way
less than strenuous. It is a 4 mile 1490' elevation gain trail.
However, if you start </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
trail </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">at
Mountain Vista </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Loop</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
parking lot, the climb to the top is</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
slow incline. 1-3% for about 1 mile, about 5-7% the next ½ mile and
then gets pretty steep at 9-12% </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">for
the next 0.9 mile,</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
until you peak out at about 2.4 mile</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s.
The views are fantastic once you get above the tree line at about 1.5
miles. Don't start the trail from the Savage river end unless you are
in superb condition. Going in this direction the first 0.6 mile is a
25-40 degree climb, mostly stone steps switchbacking up a rocky
incline. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If
steep drop offs concern you, once you peak out and enjoy the views,
return the way you came. If you don't mind the steep drop offs, the
last 1.6 miles offer fantastic views to the west </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
a fun climb down a steep trail</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Overview
map of start of trail</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgYiWeSXteSqkMwxLkvXdANc471cy5b89sY-bjGtBm5iXCMwbdn7nYPkaALDy8MfD5gmUZnAHbSwrN9FcmRAOem0RMl3a_2uoKSyGBSASSGWl5V7RMfN8n4ioirh2lL1khHk7Uw2Y2p8/s1600/2+Overview+Map+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgYiWeSXteSqkMwxLkvXdANc471cy5b89sY-bjGtBm5iXCMwbdn7nYPkaALDy8MfD5gmUZnAHbSwrN9FcmRAOem0RMl3a_2uoKSyGBSASSGWl5V7RMfN8n4ioirh2lL1khHk7Uw2Y2p8/s640/2+Overview+Map+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Trail
Sign</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Easy
part of the trail</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Starting
to climb</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Nice
board walk over a mar<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">shy area. The park has <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">bu<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ilt a great trail<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> for hiking. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Up
we go</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dall
Sheep in the distance. Look for white dots left center.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDBoUOI_gN-M8En3H51QW96i_ukKfrS3DGsI2aRPCvSMn7tODtv7NdTb-kLCmR2v4QEy3Ec0T6QHYPg0elyeFwBt5i1ZXc_4xkgRNPAEeMF8kdFxYMN-cVWpxWu1x6POiUD7l6eK6avA/s1600/9+Dall+Sheep+Left+Center+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDBoUOI_gN-M8En3H51QW96i_ukKfrS3DGsI2aRPCvSMn7tODtv7NdTb-kLCmR2v4QEy3Ec0T6QHYPg0elyeFwBt5i1ZXc_4xkgRNPAEeMF8kdFxYMN-cVWpxWu1x6POiUD7l6eK6avA/s640/9+Dall+Sheep+Left+Center+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Getting
pretty high</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8rXBI1Vppm6Xqe5EVFlIOVYQhQJSiAl93eQ7iYxaNrVRyW_KUgO86zRh7fvGfgbohST9K_OTJfRnqmc6P2pYPsjIaq1467SkvQMGHA5GkhC8US_g-rIGwpZld19h1HfUyjH-IGrSl7g/s1600/12+Getting+up+there+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8rXBI1Vppm6Xqe5EVFlIOVYQhQJSiAl93eQ7iYxaNrVRyW_KUgO86zRh7fvGfgbohST9K_OTJfRnqmc6P2pYPsjIaq1467SkvQMGHA5GkhC8US_g-rIGwpZld19h1HfUyjH-IGrSl7g/s640/12+Getting+up+there+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">View
to the west. If it was clear I am pretty sure there would be great
view of Denali Mt. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0lE2AcqQTj5ONPYIafX8FKRwmRqvVQb3ATODE26xEwMYDZLDB8_BaBbXQLCgv57ys6d3s7BQoLEsjVJFZhIyngxpJH0_xLyVRlC3kttElj4auYSHNvVsebf272hqI-giwvHfeRFOoKA/s1600/13+Savage+River+%2526+Park+Rd+West+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0lE2AcqQTj5ONPYIafX8FKRwmRqvVQb3ATODE26xEwMYDZLDB8_BaBbXQLCgv57ys6d3s7BQoLEsjVJFZhIyngxpJH0_xLyVRlC3kttElj4auYSHNvVsebf272hqI-giwvHfeRFOoKA/s640/13+Savage+River+%2526+Park+Rd+West+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Rocky
part of trail</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZP3f70DFzFL5_Yqjwvk4NO5IUd5gUueLWp-7d8nzqWlFRlyMQ0vqsLOoRhDtJgx9ogkN-WdbwZtbOcbqh-gkb8DTuzXdglX9Nyh59oN_7Dl8fgBXuJ_RnygVd0H2F3Y5AYVwO8xhQHo8/s1600/14+Trail+Rock+Steps+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZP3f70DFzFL5_Yqjwvk4NO5IUd5gUueLWp-7d8nzqWlFRlyMQ0vqsLOoRhDtJgx9ogkN-WdbwZtbOcbqh-gkb8DTuzXdglX9Nyh59oN_7Dl8fgBXuJ_RnygVd0H2F3Y5AYVwO8xhQHo8/s640/14+Trail+Rock+Steps+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Looking
west again</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuX07ujtWuqrEgiT_i-xINqOhKMp17MxmaDnQZnDpkoO7uK-hl9teJMNr7SgeBvbcRiGC42DG8kEpx55Tw5voEeiyBePFPmJ_PTZH-rGrvCImH2d01aQTiQYnQb1UD_tKVfqBOvLhdts/s1600/15+Looking+West+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuX07ujtWuqrEgiT_i-xINqOhKMp17MxmaDnQZnDpkoO7uK-hl9teJMNr7SgeBvbcRiGC42DG8kEpx55Tw5voEeiyBePFPmJ_PTZH-rGrvCImH2d01aQTiQYnQb1UD_tKVfqBOvLhdts/s640/15+Looking+West+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Denali
somewhere in the clouds</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSUeUS3MNo994JIQSYXWNXEaCQQweFdRc4p6vA2UHPSPHjSZrgRbYNrsxkHXqXiiv-WXJp8GvtdhbP3nwycT_leC-j004Lc8YWiyADj85nLUsbO96flJMfpe0xCgaUQ9wwOuanpLeSZg/s1600/16+Denali+somewhere+in+clouds+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSUeUS3MNo994JIQSYXWNXEaCQQweFdRc4p6vA2UHPSPHjSZrgRbYNrsxkHXqXiiv-WXJp8GvtdhbP3nwycT_leC-j004Lc8YWiyADj85nLUsbO96flJMfpe0xCgaUQ9wwOuanpLeSZg/s640/16+Denali+somewhere+in+clouds+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">All
downhill from here</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbGYNsjrnNzUnEY2LgF3jhLYVGBQtTildHUJRo_oAAPtc9SwLbl8hUuN-teBawaLbXAPAs9mzHbCWinwdIRej0d50dhO3MNv3yVdurmqO5U_XIWmpJs5UJsXq_8DRDzUV7BC6Uuc3qJc/s1600/17+All+Downhill+from+here+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbGYNsjrnNzUnEY2LgF3jhLYVGBQtTildHUJRo_oAAPtc9SwLbl8hUuN-teBawaLbXAPAs9mzHbCWinwdIRej0d50dhO3MNv3yVdurmqO5U_XIWmpJs5UJsXq_8DRDzUV7BC6Uuc3qJc/s640/17+All+Downhill+from+here+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
trail follows the near ridge line to the point and then switchbacks
down the far side</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2jP5-ocnDAClW00vdc5UJqYmgRhbpN5Nk3mpm7XQ21ydlNXAV_wFV8pa3-ZpqQnj9NwruEbkav7UncXDqo64lIBUMz5FILNgcAP7hQFGnnuP70bOdrlMGRuZx0gqU7rTYTERqChp06w/s1600/18+Trail+lower+left+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2jP5-ocnDAClW00vdc5UJqYmgRhbpN5Nk3mpm7XQ21ydlNXAV_wFV8pa3-ZpqQnj9NwruEbkav7UncXDqo64lIBUMz5FILNgcAP7hQFGnnuP70bOdrlMGRuZx0gqU7rTYTERqChp06w/s640/18+Trail+lower+left+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
had a bit of a surprise at the high point of the trail<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">, <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">seeing <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">t</span></span></span>wo hikers
or climbers above me.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">There
are two people at the table rock in this picture</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsgLIW_zGBNiySE4bwW_nHCNS1KXHswNsQ_t5q_FsLiZ2C806ck0vQdvCrtjpnyb6b9Yv4FFNl0EUVIBZFkPMuiHRZMW7bf4lbnvXL-GkZIjpJ6lUEPVscK0h5eBcpm-4XJ4q_gfuAjU/s1600/19A+2+hikers-climbers+at+Table+Rock+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsgLIW_zGBNiySE4bwW_nHCNS1KXHswNsQ_t5q_FsLiZ2C806ck0vQdvCrtjpnyb6b9Yv4FFNl0EUVIBZFkPMuiHRZMW7bf4lbnvXL-GkZIjpJ6lUEPVscK0h5eBcpm-4XJ4q_gfuAjU/s640/19A+2+hikers-climbers+at+Table+Rock+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">You
can see them in this picture. No trail <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">up there. Just scramble over <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">the rocks. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aiXFGONxo62EDIj9vnIR77hP2DQGQkrxUqywqTQZpneChpcY9GTI19o-mFziaXFx2bmlWE5jW1GCtfoC7q3qo0fw_BpiAGNgjoD9jGhZqcpyGZZPExBFkwsqEulWrioOjIpjyUCA_nI/s1600/19B+2+hikers--climbers+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aiXFGONxo62EDIj9vnIR77hP2DQGQkrxUqywqTQZpneChpcY9GTI19o-mFziaXFx2bmlWE5jW1GCtfoC7q3qo0fw_BpiAGNgjoD9jGhZqcpyGZZPExBFkwsqEulWrioOjIpjyUCA_nI/s640/19B+2+hikers--climbers+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Some
very pretty tiny flowers. Note the size of the flowers compared to my glove to the
right of the flowers. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHqWfKAcb68aIbJQSEHPHEOvElNNDeHix7bE0k7xq-5x5KH6WvN-M85oBCNVvyalSBY-t-ZYY344Cce5ZP9g2iVvPW-52oRbRdh8QFz6121Ao45Emvsy-1sn6cNwd-0V4nrXwLjgcnkU/s1600/20+Flowers+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHqWfKAcb68aIbJQSEHPHEOvElNNDeHix7bE0k7xq-5x5KH6WvN-M85oBCNVvyalSBY-t-ZYY344Cce5ZP9g2iVvPW-52oRbRdh8QFz6121Ao45Emvsy-1sn6cNwd-0V4nrXwLjgcnkU/s640/20+Flowers+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdHn2bJJURg4_cwpzROV8_nHjENs14BJVEw0lrKcqXNsrRnooH4Rz6fnbnG97SJw9BiKiGOYF0PXQ3p6bTkyn9KhuxEd5WCX5Igs5BMaPta8eC72beEWrSETRQLBkEetefdd0TGAw1qk/s1600/21+closeup+of+flowers+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdHn2bJJURg4_cwpzROV8_nHjENs14BJVEw0lrKcqXNsrRnooH4Rz6fnbnG97SJw9BiKiGOYF0PXQ3p6bTkyn9KhuxEd5WCX5Igs5BMaPta8eC72beEWrSETRQLBkEetefdd0TGAw1qk/s640/21+closeup+of+flowers+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Looking
West. The <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">trail foll<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ows the ridge line out to<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> the point. If you don't like <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">heights, this is a good place to t<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">urn around and go ba<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ck the way you came. </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4A0t7A3YLCj00WMwSJDXFBdw3TvC9nWFixnvEwE965XQGlJg7mfAdveX257KK8ASJETfTP-cCnVeyevq91yTM42VTV53f6OlcCRHW_Arui94g8pN0dBET97dZ09se8YueIzpQyZgHyY/s1600/22+looking+west+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4A0t7A3YLCj00WMwSJDXFBdw3TvC9nWFixnvEwE965XQGlJg7mfAdveX257KK8ASJETfTP-cCnVeyevq91yTM42VTV53f6OlcCRHW_Arui94g8pN0dBET97dZ09se8YueIzpQyZgHyY/s640/22+looking+west+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="632" /></a></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Alaska
ground squirrel looking for a handout maybe?</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXTUseJYqJwSCvhcUKpeTo2PxgsKPirVRQD3J-ixWEM-xUqJwikHbPMrTwHVoAqVDXctkuaXHnGcrwpZPWnrt1J61znqkhuCXI0CXNPhIpIOdi3EG_KjIR_oBnkyJwnuuvkkZEF4qZxk/s1600/23+Handout+Maybe+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXTUseJYqJwSCvhcUKpeTo2PxgsKPirVRQD3J-ixWEM-xUqJwikHbPMrTwHVoAqVDXctkuaXHnGcrwpZPWnrt1J61znqkhuCXI0CXNPhIpIOdi3EG_KjIR_oBnkyJwnuuvkkZEF4qZxk/s640/23+Handout+Maybe+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQSzMJ958UXh8gd1W_lY7sdIH4W4JfC5z9b5GVFanrhdQo-Up39sX6JfzmsMFm7DJ55xigvPHfPQidMqFQdq-01ml8HTt-rQpzww_SVWCryrqydoyQKC6ZpUU5WcqTF9lbF8F3AV1MVc/s1600/24+Handout+Maybe+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQSzMJ958UXh8gd1W_lY7sdIH4W4JfC5z9b5GVFanrhdQo-Up39sX6JfzmsMFm7DJ55xigvPHfPQidMqFQdq-01ml8HTt-rQpzww_SVWCryrqydoyQKC6ZpUU5WcqTF9lbF8F3AV1MVc/s640/24+Handout+Maybe+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="560" /></a></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Looking
west again. Denali s<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">hould be visible</span> in the distance, excep<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">t for the clouds.</span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLr3EscCeRsdTlGrijY2_zzO30MQhJC-kzXAoRvXpbKZh9UVFqyB4h6_1tlOzfHEqytP5I0yoItidIjEdifStR3tFWYLZq_6gBg6NiW9JkKgNiE7Ay78EUAjYXcQ-g7kX3zBRD_1YrBPU/s1600/26+looking+west+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLr3EscCeRsdTlGrijY2_zzO30MQhJC-kzXAoRvXpbKZh9UVFqyB4h6_1tlOzfHEqytP5I0yoItidIjEdifStR3tFWYLZq_6gBg6NiW9JkKgNiE7Ay78EUAjYXcQ-g7kX3zBRD_1YrBPU/s640/26+looking+west+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
great job of trail building</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacaKfY7yLmnqjzYLMXCo7vuxSsk1oPajvu8D0NYcfaHTkYiAUTYOX_InKCyxDeN0SC1TPMOlDxPBav-rGYdvGC2L4S352QkGsLxIZbmyOrOYcz1bTTg5j-xUlr6D9cUDHFykMlC5X9NM/s1600/27+Great+Trail+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacaKfY7yLmnqjzYLMXCo7vuxSsk1oPajvu8D0NYcfaHTkYiAUTYOX_InKCyxDeN0SC1TPMOlDxPBav-rGYdvGC2L4S352QkGsLxIZbmyOrOYcz1bTTg5j-xUlr6D9cUDHFykMlC5X9NM/s640/27+Great+Trail+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Looking
west again. You can see the trail following the ridge on the left
side of the photo</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLiWVmwYCzTD4cwT9RcW4hGIizmE571GJbKnG8XncdpnWNdjeYRc9ICQ2w0Vpho1kOVL2H5ojLogiR11bTH7uqF966YYZ5m2gKbrO6hVCA2_60VqydhrcoxAgWZlEz0DSk7sdLmPKG0c/s1600/28+Pretty+view+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLiWVmwYCzTD4cwT9RcW4hGIizmE571GJbKnG8XncdpnWNdjeYRc9ICQ2w0Vpho1kOVL2H5ojLogiR11bTH7uqF966YYZ5m2gKbrO6hVCA2_60VqydhrcoxAgWZlEz0DSk7sdLmPKG0c/s640/28+Pretty+view+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">More
trail</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhxIhg9_BhQIgzMooMhp00uAl3vNN8jR0wXlSS5Oe4P7Zqmfe6pplTBiwR4lOysEl9COBHSD9PzTRxAraJYeU72O5m3dUWcFAidhhE4k3-M_LqaZdFsxm7-PGibh141fj228exfGt7yg/s1600/31+The+trail+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhxIhg9_BhQIgzMooMhp00uAl3vNN8jR0wXlSS5Oe4P7Zqmfe6pplTBiwR4lOysEl9COBHSD9PzTRxAraJYeU72O5m3dUWcFAidhhE4k3-M_LqaZdFsxm7-PGibh141fj228exfGt7yg/s640/31+The+trail+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5umpClfbST02jribwhBimC36IPeksDg6z5aE4Gok8dGnW1v_1cWr8GOaSXMog7FDO-bYMec-8ZFbjOccqxW-ME7ulx6qYLGKPqApFzjjKPNvWJMrkXy2e62q_H0w-aVcqIZaLzGT9eMU/s1600/34+Follows+Ridge+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5umpClfbST02jribwhBimC36IPeksDg6z5aE4Gok8dGnW1v_1cWr8GOaSXMog7FDO-bYMec-8ZFbjOccqxW-ME7ulx6qYLGKPqApFzjjKPNvWJMrkXy2e62q_H0w-aVcqIZaLzGT9eMU/s640/34+Follows+Ridge+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
had to get a selfie in</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKsz089nM5Pnb7W9fhU14Hun_yGMAGn_ARlMvHmpD1Uxwv3INYzqIeQ3OZrl5p4jr6n4f93MVvPOXZeHkj_aVCIEGQg1JnfslpP2Uy5A7Z_x67DquA810pYx9JiwJyevrvIz7668RLs4/s1600/35+Selfie+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKsz089nM5Pnb7W9fhU14Hun_yGMAGn_ARlMvHmpD1Uxwv3INYzqIeQ3OZrl5p4jr6n4f93MVvPOXZeHkj_aVCIEGQg1JnfslpP2Uy5A7Z_x67DquA810pYx9JiwJyevrvIz7668RLs4/s640/35+Selfie+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Looking
down to the river. This bridge is as far as private vehicl<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">es a<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">re allowed to go into the park. There is a checkpoin<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">t at the far side of the <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">bridge. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_naW71A-I3FIS0EAVIuHd7JYvlVBx0hmrlHg2iXvb5cFypJfVjxwIynHtnNMaGbOvD9CrPpMfCRafvVUzFpbadpWh7EfC12sLnPnnb3ustohCBD0brAH8M2G84mwDSbs6IJ__v7UoYo/s1600/37+Savage+River+Bridge+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_naW71A-I3FIS0EAVIuHd7JYvlVBx0hmrlHg2iXvb5cFypJfVjxwIynHtnNMaGbOvD9CrPpMfCRafvVUzFpbadpWh7EfC12sLnPnnb3ustohCBD0brAH8M2G84mwDSbs6IJ__v7UoYo/s640/37+Savage+River+Bridge+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
trail is <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">switch backing</span> down this slope. The view is looking up the <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">slope.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReA3BdQV6pJaud8mIqU5DVr9oHgn90nDQCqbQVLDzjXQ6SxfYmkPOIScAause6NDtOCeljTiU_krZGf4JZVOb5x7JiotedhBOAaZWSsOg-bK4p3xe2iKwAnHoUyAU2GaVZu3aiu5UyR8/s1600/38a1+Switch+Backs+up+there+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReA3BdQV6pJaud8mIqU5DVr9oHgn90nDQCqbQVLDzjXQ6SxfYmkPOIScAause6NDtOCeljTiU_krZGf4JZVOb5x7JiotedhBOAaZWSsOg-bK4p3xe2iKwAnHoUyAU2GaVZu3aiu5UyR8/s640/38a1+Switch+Backs+up+there+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Rock
steps</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C4uNyjBuEvQPVkKcL5Mjgi24S0XZBmAwvBmZH36wZXgNPuQrP7bPUln1MxpVvIzwIAC1FkTrDrfiE2ddo1XfD_2UjPivvSzH9mo3BLZ4Utp-A7cHPPm31hiCNX67ZG03mMfkfNqQOYE/s1600/38b+Nice+Rock+Steps+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C4uNyjBuEvQPVkKcL5Mjgi24S0XZBmAwvBmZH36wZXgNPuQrP7bPUln1MxpVvIzwIAC1FkTrDrfiE2ddo1XfD_2UjPivvSzH9mo3BLZ4Utp-A7cHPPm31hiCNX67ZG03mMfkfNqQOYE/s640/38b+Nice+Rock+Steps+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Y</span>ou can see some of the switchback to the left and down hill.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtuYTgU-nRCrmyA_xNepiJxNSrk3s5zx_exotAZFu4knouCKtQd2WdTxBc5EGQ9L_Vqg2gOsQ6FF4jfex8PJebnjUa3o_rdqrey7itS6-op0o19W7s5NJi6iredO_vGBFIREuTjS8uJA/s1600/38c+Trail+Switchbacks+down+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtuYTgU-nRCrmyA_xNepiJxNSrk3s5zx_exotAZFu4knouCKtQd2WdTxBc5EGQ9L_Vqg2gOsQ6FF4jfex8PJebnjUa3o_rdqrey7itS6-op0o19W7s5NJi6iredO_vGBFIREuTjS8uJA/s640/38c+Trail+Switchbacks+down+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Once
you get to the river, <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">get on</span> one of the shuttle buses for the 2 mile
ride back to Mountain Vista Loop</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.nps.gov/dena/planyourvisit/discovery-hikes.htm">–
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Discovery
Hikes</span></span></b></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is another hiking opportunity which is not well known. Or at least I
didn't know about </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">them</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
until I poked around the NP website. </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Link to Discovery Hikes: <a href="https://www.nps.gov/dena/planyourvisit/discovery-hikes.htm" target="_blank">https://www.nps.gov/dena/planyourvisit/discovery-hikes.htm</a> </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Discovery
Hikes are all day hikes lead by a ranger. The hikes are limited to 1<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">2</span> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">persons including</span> the ranger. The <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">12</span> limitation is because the hikes are in <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">wilderness areas. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Here in Denali, everything more than </span></span>a few feet off of the park road, is
wilderness. In the wilderness areas, group sizes are limited to 12
pe<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ople.</span> You ride a shuttle bus to the interior of the </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">park
and the ranger leads you off across country. No trails. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Some
of the hikes are strenuous, with elevation gains of 1000-1200 feet.
Others are walking up a river and are level, but rocky. Usually you
will be exposed to places you will get your feet wet, so be prepared.
The hikes are not marathons. So even if you have an 800' elevation
gain, if you are reasonably fit you can probably do it. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">One
potential down side. Your ranger leading the walk is an interpretive
ranger. They may be in the<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ir</span> first year or so of
working summers in the park. If so they may not have <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">informed</span> answers to
some of your questions.<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Others may have been working here for years and will have extensive knowl<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">edge of th<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">e <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">park and environment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
discovery hikes are an excellent way to learn about hiking away from
maintained trails in the park. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Day
hikes in the back country do not require permits. Pick a spot get
off the shuttle bus and start walking. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">DO
be cautious about bears, carry bear spray, know what to do if you
meet a bear or other wildlife. When you go on a discovery hike they
will cover these cautions. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
went on one discovery hike and thoroughly enjoyed it. There is no trail on these hikes. You walk on and over the rocks or on the tundra. Walking on t<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">he tundra is kin<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">d of like <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">what walking on memory foam would feel like. I was su<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">rpri<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">se<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">d<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> at how easy and co<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">mfortable walking on the tundra <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">is. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> The weather
was cloudy so <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I didn't take</span> a lot of pictures.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Our
hike started at <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Mile 58 <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">H</span></span>ighway <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">P</span>ass on the park road.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
the photo below, we hiked down the wash/stream behind the ranger,
elevation drop of about 350' and then walked up the wash/stream on
the other side, elevation gain of 400'. The hike was advertised to
have an elevation change of 350'. It turned out to be 7<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">5</span>0'. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">On
the hike I noticed some bright kind of silver/clear things i<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">n</span> some
lupines (blue<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> bonnets to <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">us Texans)</span></span> low to the ground. When I looked closely, I could see these
were large droplets of water, some about as large as a small marble<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">. These droplets are</span>
at the <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">juncture of </span>a number of leaves com<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ing</span> together. I<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> thi<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">nk </span></span>there is something on the leaves which increases the surface tension
of the water to cause it to form this large droplet instead of flowing
out through the leaves. Even when I to<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">uched the <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">goblet</span> of water<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> with my<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> finger it didn't break and flow away. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">It was like touching a bit of jelly.</span></span></span></span> I thought it was most interesting. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAqJoyS4s1YwmV1FE-ypW4OI6WoCwpJOYSLCL8brRCxgdTPkHbuYSCvg88_RUNIbZC97T94_TA05CrQpXev577UKLyLI6RAJQAD5iD4SrUWIL7aOTeDDpJydrjNXx6yzcBGQnSO2-J80/s1600/12+Water+Spheres+in+Lupine+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAqJoyS4s1YwmV1FE-ypW4OI6WoCwpJOYSLCL8brRCxgdTPkHbuYSCvg88_RUNIbZC97T94_TA05CrQpXev577UKLyLI6RAJQAD5iD4SrUWIL7aOTeDDpJydrjNXx6yzcBGQnSO2-J80/s640/12+Water+Spheres+in+Lupine+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a> </span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHbgtNtC9OD_ChaJRC3-bGHDvvVDSIcYjdoB-hT6GufVMSpfvd4hdQqQ-LgUx67z8PjC4b0ZsCp-iG455CZuVvQsIfchSVIPafZ_fsbIhPPaLJX07P91xqORlqceqwbeR3CokzkTbzFs/s1600/13+Water+Sphere+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHbgtNtC9OD_ChaJRC3-bGHDvvVDSIcYjdoB-hT6GufVMSpfvd4hdQqQ-LgUx67z8PjC4b0ZsCp-iG455CZuVvQsIfchSVIPafZ_fsbIhPPaLJX07P91xqORlqceqwbeR3CokzkTbzFs/s640/13+Water+Sphere+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="504" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Some </span>views from the hike</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXN_kQD7bnzewg9-64nEQOMABFqvb0a2ztspyK7mkPd-9Eq2RcmqzD_JpD2L13tY8BFsgl0WvZwjw-Y9KCO874l2SKQnuvPfz1F5pne7NNMbFhE4lO-6OMjJrdguvvgxlYD16LWNLyDFQ/s1600/11+Discovery+Hike+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXN_kQD7bnzewg9-64nEQOMABFqvb0a2ztspyK7mkPd-9Eq2RcmqzD_JpD2L13tY8BFsgl0WvZwjw-Y9KCO874l2SKQnuvPfz1F5pne7NNMbFhE4lO-6OMjJrdguvvgxlYD16LWNLyDFQ/s640/11+Discovery+Hike+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a> </span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TDNw2ny5WlFVP351TjW2cydgaysKJSmgnAuRbAC3HEqrvhyphenhyphen08FY6WhDDFgQLLtqnm3sEJwKgHPpHq4pWw5vDSpfjnrdAsxxFEQO0RR5O57ku9sTwfreKqlj5Bl2iregF9djT6UdBUio/s1600/14+Discovery+Hike+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TDNw2ny5WlFVP351TjW2cydgaysKJSmgnAuRbAC3HEqrvhyphenhyphen08FY6WhDDFgQLLtqnm3sEJwKgHPpHq4pWw5vDSpfjnrdAsxxFEQO0RR5O57ku9sTwfreKqlj5Bl2iregF9djT6UdBUio/s640/14+Discovery+Hike+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="552" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Lunch
break</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgo3xGYv087lsx3TH4mP7xiLh4n9LTnjGNAxqVHGhRD5X5E5nWK8O5FZN49OwiueVhYUFwTY-o6GjopauiPgAMxr36WRBcbuInD8r4c8mXk_3DNsei_5woPrD8g32lvCqE-6fvBvvUpE/s1600/15+Lunch+Break+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgo3xGYv087lsx3TH4mP7xiLh4n9LTnjGNAxqVHGhRD5X5E5nWK8O5FZN49OwiueVhYUFwTY-o6GjopauiPgAMxr36WRBcbuInD8r4c8mXk_3DNsei_5woPrD8g32lvCqE-6fvBvvUpE/s640/15+Lunch+Break+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
bull caribou</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmO9eho27fLHch8o1yaemWNndt1QOicXOzh9J0PhZIBAxN-Ab2JoS5yfT_LbhIELuOtzX2KwkuM7SuPlgNImW7ScVfX-lnnV_QEpr_wOSENFzHZ8eY95BMtC0odl606pe2s4Tk5Rso88/s1600/17+Bull+Caribu+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmO9eho27fLHch8o1yaemWNndt1QOicXOzh9J0PhZIBAxN-Ab2JoS5yfT_LbhIELuOtzX2KwkuM7SuPlgNImW7ScVfX-lnnV_QEpr_wOSENFzHZ8eY95BMtC0odl606pe2s4Tk5Rso88/s640/17+Bull+Caribu+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
nursery herd of Caribou in the distance. The cows and ca<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">lves group together for greater protection from predat<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ors<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">. Click on the picture to open for a larger image.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmP0XyfT0PxSWAv_-E0Ig0Y5dWPjmpPRWqMVHPmmCHzZDpV__whudeCrN-vkBRiLXKjyPR5xfQAdm69BbBBveL1b8RHkW-2O8f1zpHkm4nsEUQUPurdOYQhZHfRDbBrvDXRq3ec6cMg4/s1600/16+Nursery+Herd+Caribu+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmP0XyfT0PxSWAv_-E0Ig0Y5dWPjmpPRWqMVHPmmCHzZDpV__whudeCrN-vkBRiLXKjyPR5xfQAdm69BbBBveL1b8RHkW-2O8f1zpHkm4nsEUQUPurdOYQhZHfRDbBrvDXRq3ec6cMg4/s640/16+Nursery+Herd+Caribu+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">On
the bus ride in and out we saw:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Momma
bear and two cubs</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NP4q_Zeb2ubNSQ_ANAUcQqGO_4ay-AbxKnIIBAJES_dvfO21cR5rWRjqKE31AZ38ucxoDQr9BMJSFbDjf8ilhoh6EJT8aEm0Pceair6853VRBtqXysizqFFdLG302CN4wrfuTjsFtvE/s1600/24+Momma+Bear+%2526+2+Cubs+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NP4q_Zeb2ubNSQ_ANAUcQqGO_4ay-AbxKnIIBAJES_dvfO21cR5rWRjqKE31AZ38ucxoDQr9BMJSFbDjf8ilhoh6EJT8aEm0Pceair6853VRBtqXysizqFFdLG302CN4wrfuTjsFtvE/s640/24+Momma+Bear+%2526+2+Cubs+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">T<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">wo</span></span> Bull Caribou in lower left corner</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVYZx9UdzaK6j4OF8G6TZyaTRbxAL5yw41lazTuFXa250qT_wnYGk62Us2kpuiygImsPNCKQvIQeNipPDl7JbozstA1Qj4GiRecgg7bFQTbm4pLDpiDE8_YoCm5Lb2YeICupMPTjB5zQ/s1600/35+Caribou+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVYZx9UdzaK6j4OF8G6TZyaTRbxAL5yw41lazTuFXa250qT_wnYGk62Us2kpuiygImsPNCKQvIQeNipPDl7JbozstA1Qj4GiRecgg7bFQTbm4pLDpiDE8_YoCm5Lb2YeICupMPTjB5zQ/s640/35+Caribou+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
think the antlers are still in velvet. They are to far away to be
sure.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJu-mEMKHA4DO73kevNjd-l9GYCMJOZ_YFLP2Dln4cmKwYX8yp21R0lorjZl8Ps6XR57v63gFTIDyVtdLzbkGA2Kvnkb6_vlTuQQXwbE-nQdgJfo9YWBuzZ3IRaEGAjh2OcvLAKRf4LMA/s1600/36+Caribou+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJu-mEMKHA4DO73kevNjd-l9GYCMJOZ_YFLP2Dln4cmKwYX8yp21R0lorjZl8Ps6XR57v63gFTIDyVtdLzbkGA2Kvnkb6_vlTuQQXwbE-nQdgJfo9YWBuzZ3IRaEGAjh2OcvLAKRf4LMA/s640/36+Caribou+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorR1G0Nl03NokH1cT7uqPyynLjnZlqOyCBSLmUX7Y3FdzMuIuqaFej0FILAxvJq72BQ-a3XaEeoo6npodt11vq-QeDBE5VfPU_lDMKmUtJ-GonppveTYXruoxpKtz6Tn_wjE8mx42oeY/s1600/38+Caribou+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorR1G0Nl03NokH1cT7uqPyynLjnZlqOyCBSLmUX7Y3FdzMuIuqaFej0FILAxvJq72BQ-a3XaEeoo6npodt11vq-QeDBE5VfPU_lDMKmUtJ-GonppveTYXruoxpKtz6Tn_wjE8mx42oeY/s640/38+Caribou+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
rest of the front country.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">There
are other trails in the front country. I didn't get around to taking
them. Most are much easier than the Savage Alpine Loop.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Not
much to say about the area right outside of the park. Pretty much a
tourist area. We did eat lunch at Rosie's Cafe in Healy, about 15
miles north of the park. Good food and good friendly service. Not a
tourist place, serves mostly locals. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
also ate lunch at a restaurant attached to a cabin rental place at
MM229 on the Parks Hwy. I forget the name. We had a good hamburger.
A bit pricey though at $15. </span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Campgrounds
in the Front Country</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Riley
CG</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Riley
CG is near the entrance and close the visitor centers and hiking
trails. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Riley
is a large CG, about 200 campsites, with about 25 of them in a walk
in tent only area. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Most
of the campsites are in trees, so satellite TV or solar panels are <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">most </span>likely to be unusable. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
campsites are divided between</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
RV's </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">under
30' and over 30'. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">There
is a catch to their length designation though. Not all the sites for
RV's 30' and under are large enough for 29' or 30' RV's. Some are
just large enough for a 22' rig. Also many of them are not large
enough to park a 25' trailer and have room for the tow vehicle. There is separate parking available for <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">tow or towed <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">vehicles</span> th<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">at won'<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">t fit in the campsite. </span></span></span></span>The
over 30' sites are the same way. Many of the sites are not large
enough for 38' to 40' RV's. The prices are $22 for <30 and="" for="" the="">30' <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">sites & $28 for over 30' sites. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">50%</span></span> off if you have a senior or disabled pass.
Tent only sites are $14, if I remember correctly. We had a strong
Verizon cell signal so our phones and internet worked well. </30></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
got lucky and stayed in campsite #151, a handicapped site, which is open
to the south so our solar panels had sun for about 6-7 hours a day.
When it wasn't cloudy that is. Fortunately, with 650 watts of solar
panels, even on cloudy days we g<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">o</span>t enough power to keep our lithium
batteries well charged. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
moose cows with their calves love the area around Riley CG<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> and </span>the
visitor center area<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">. With <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">all </span></span>the people around<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>the entrance area<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">i</span></span>t
keeps the predators away<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">,</span> so they stay here while their calves are
young. It is nice seeing the moose and calves walking through the
CG. However the cows will be very aggressive if they feel their calf
is the least bit threatened. 600-800 pounds of moose with sharp
hooves will do serious damage to a human. </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Be very careful around the moose and calf. The mama will be very dangerous if she feels her calf is threatened. While we were here someone shot and wounded a moose. Here is a link to a newspaper article about the shooting: <a href="https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2016/06/07/a-cow-moose-was-killed-near-denali-parks-post-office-park-rangers-want-to-know-why/" target="_blank">https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2016/06/07/a-cow-moose-was-killed-near-denali-parks-post-office-park-rangers-want-to-know-why/</a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It is not clear if the cow had calves or not, but 2-3 weeks later the park captured a pair of orphaned calves that were hanging around the main visitor area. Normally the park does not capture animals like this. They normally just let nature take its course. Generally a predator will kill the calves as a natural part of the wild. However there seemed to be a large concern the calves would not leave the main visitor area. Also the calves were starting to be fed (a big no-no in the national parks) by visitors. <a href="http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/orphaned-moose-calves-captured-at-denali-national-park/article_e1827ad6-455e-11e6-a10b-a37d582713a3.html" target="_blank">Link to an article about the capture of the calves.</a> </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Moose and calf near our RV: </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Savage CG</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Savage
is at about MM13 of the Park road. About 30 campsites in two loops.
There are trees in this CG, but the trees are pretty well spread
apart so your solar panels should get </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
few to several hours of sun a day. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Some of the campsites have a view of Denali Mt on a clear day. The
CG is within about 200 yards of Mountain Vista Loop which has great
views of Denali Mt on a clear day. Pricing is the same as Riley CG.
No Verizon signal. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Savage
is a much quieter CG and the campsites are <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">not as tight and cramped as Riley</span>. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Except
for the lack of cell phone and internet availability we would much
prefer to stay here. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Denali
Part 2 coming up next is about the back country and Teklanika CG. </span></span></span><br />
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<b><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2017/01/alaska-trip-index-april-26september-6.html" target="_blank">Link back to the Alaska blog index page. </a></b><br />
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Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-78276434442455405792016-06-30T12:08:00.000-05:002018-12-17T07:09:47.379-06:00Driving the Dalton Highway. May 29-June 1<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.02in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Driving
the Dalton Highway. May 29-June 1</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
arrived in Fairbanks on May 19<sup>th</sup>. <span style="font-weight: normal;">One
of the things I wanted to do on our Alaska trip was to attempt to
drive our motorhome up the Dalton Hwy. My plan was to research the
road while we were in Fairbanks and also pick a time to drive it when
we had very nice sunny weather. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">More
on our stay in Fairbanks in another posting. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
Dalton Hwy, originally was the haul road built to haul supplies to
the oil fields at Prudhoe Bay and to support the building of</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the
Alaska Pipeline. It is about 415 miles of mostly dirt and gravel
road with some parts paved. The road ends at Deadhorse, a town built
to support the oil field operations at Prudhoe Bay. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
Dalton is also one of only two roads on which you can drive to the
Arctic Circle and beyond. The other is the Dempster Hwy, near Dawson
City, YT. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
plan on driving part of the Dempster as we go back through Canada.
We are only going to go about 40 miles up the Dempster, not nearly
far enough to reach the Arctic Circle again. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After
doing more research on the Dalton I felt w</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">e
were reasonably prepared for the </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">trip</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
We had a full sized mounted spare tire. The recommendation is for 2
mounted spares, but I figured we would be OK. Our tires are load
range H which has extra load capacity, than the load range G which
are standard for this RV. We are towing a small pickup, so we do have
a spare vehicle in case the motorhome should break down. We have
more than sufficient food, water, etc to sustain us for 10 days to 2
weeks if absolutely necessary. We have towing from Coach Net. Coach
Net is “supposed” to tow you from regular numbered highway and
the Dalton is an official state highway. I didn't call Coach Net and
ask if they would tow us while on the Dalton. I figured we would just
take a chance and deal with any issues if/when they came up.
Besides, calling and talking to a customer rep is meaningless. Even
if they say yes they will, if you do need a tow and they say no, it
means nothing to say “so & so said you would tow us”. The
response would be “well they were wrong and you were misinformed”.
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the Dalton Hwy trip we made sure we had no commitments as to where we
were going to stay or how far up the hwy we were going to go. The
plan was to drive up to the start and see just what the road was
like. At any point that we felt uncomfortable or unsafe we would
either stop until conditions improved or turn around and head back.
Full fresh water tank, empty holding tanks and full gas tank we are
good to go. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After
about a week in Fairbanks, which we spent enjoying the sites in town,
we saw a very nice stretch of weather coming up. So off on our
adventure. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Day
1</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
left our overnight parking spot at Sam's Club in Fairbanks and headed
up the Elliot Hwy for about 73 miles on a paved road with lots of
frost heaves. It took us almost 2 ½ hours to get to the start of
the Dalton Hwy, including some short stops along the way. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
start of the Dalton leaving the pavement and onto the good graded
dirt road</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp16MXEXuQ9DV_PdQ3yiy03YQkqGva-TbOZR63NB1OFWMm1_uHWBQLV9W3xOlSGQviYWV2PaD6ov6tf2KtnO7mCHM-b2txgMs_Goa_HZWVXj1iL5zQHWlTgLEuYM9zXPlw6cg4Zsmamtc/s1600/19+Start+of+Dalton+hwy+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp16MXEXuQ9DV_PdQ3yiy03YQkqGva-TbOZR63NB1OFWMm1_uHWBQLV9W3xOlSGQviYWV2PaD6ov6tf2KtnO7mCHM-b2txgMs_Goa_HZWVXj1iL5zQHWlTgLEuYM9zXPlw6cg4Zsmamtc/s640/19+Start+of+Dalton+hwy+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome
to the</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dalton
Hwy sign:</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M_RMeNcpve9bGRPTctT-G9BshhRT98k2-UDkxwU4004RVpsHOPUpO3qUnn99i3p5pXzqA81bqVmsjj7bkHI84DlVhFU7o4vgKAXo9FmI_SZUXnyjdA617CUrOTZASGeENr3AoQTObos/s1600/21+Dalton+Hwy+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M_RMeNcpve9bGRPTctT-G9BshhRT98k2-UDkxwU4004RVpsHOPUpO3qUnn99i3p5pXzqA81bqVmsjj7bkHI84DlVhFU7o4vgKAXo9FmI_SZUXnyjdA617CUrOTZASGeENr3AoQTObos/s640/21+Dalton+Hwy+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
very nice smooth road was typical of the road for the first 50 miles.
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoWzdqW4RlrtVVfk-7imLVfXo_UEnUVMmYZ0DZqphygtNwupP3kfZTt59x8gZo_ege52sHQ_E0CsVHf2fN-XlWddR_GJaa0YvJ36GucGpB_X_cfaZQ5vhHetpwXj2zGo9BtBxcdksJ_A/s1600/22+Dalton+Hwy+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoWzdqW4RlrtVVfk-7imLVfXo_UEnUVMmYZ0DZqphygtNwupP3kfZTt59x8gZo_ege52sHQ_E0CsVHf2fN-XlWddR_GJaa0YvJ36GucGpB_X_cfaZQ5vhHetpwXj2zGo9BtBxcdksJ_A/s640/22+Dalton+Hwy+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">except
for where it was paved. The paved parts were worse than the dirt.
Pot holes and frost heaves. One major exception though, if th</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">e
dirt </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">part
was wet, it would be slippery.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some
views along the hwy:</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb_-67LyzFCmd0wisUZPuNf4By571h9_kgxhCBsE3hj6WorPiXGFoVvDQ9U0kBo_zjbSgT8o_41EgQubvjYNDj7-tDcu4FC_0WrkVHgNcNFurZMZb9U52gYw8nNWWcmWiWC4RxAL7lOM/s1600/28A+Hwy+%2526+Pipeline+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb_-67LyzFCmd0wisUZPuNf4By571h9_kgxhCBsE3hj6WorPiXGFoVvDQ9U0kBo_zjbSgT8o_41EgQubvjYNDj7-tDcu4FC_0WrkVHgNcNFurZMZb9U52gYw8nNWWcmWiWC4RxAL7lOM/s640/28A+Hwy+%2526+Pipeline+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lots
of ups and downs. Some of the hills are 8%-9% grade. Notice the road
going up the hill in the distance. This was on an exceptionally good
part of the paved road.</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CHK-f-tzlaurwLOaTTeYr2IeQm9qR0wtccndJL_kANTDQ3XXBrkz6XiN_d8-iUnb1o6erLg6ywxeDuZ5CW0Hpji831OgfyRW04G6LhC8cip_VsI2HnIG48C8v38-qjqnXQOYfnmX_y4/s1600/30+Hwy+Down-UP+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CHK-f-tzlaurwLOaTTeYr2IeQm9qR0wtccndJL_kANTDQ3XXBrkz6XiN_d8-iUnb1o6erLg6ywxeDuZ5CW0Hpji831OgfyRW04G6LhC8cip_VsI2HnIG48C8v38-qjqnXQOYfnmX_y4/s640/30+Hwy+Down-UP+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
dip, called the Roller Coaster:</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLH6cd45kyPR0ZSCZl_D8ivg0QumbNzR9FrIKvXrx7oqvuVIBi63CnRpDbM7NuF73uhehXIi3ue42NlxMIkZ5qBWshwAgNaGsPiq4pi_eTkd4enLDhHkjlJJv7-WCTb0LWAw6Af7BFMQ/s1600/33+Roller+Coaster+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLH6cd45kyPR0ZSCZl_D8ivg0QumbNzR9FrIKvXrx7oqvuVIBi63CnRpDbM7NuF73uhehXIi3ue42NlxMIkZ5qBWshwAgNaGsPiq4pi_eTkd4enLDhHkjlJJv7-WCTb0LWAw6Af7BFMQ/s640/33+Roller+Coaster+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Going
up the far side of the roller coaster. </span></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQu1w0D-YIhtQOZzWI8CH26Me5ekWvLh7hMjyu_ckCSPbuB_nHi4yorKm1_yiPN0hhKgobfG9WZWI8AOIDZJ7gt-AV8y9wz0NlaosRpE64HCYxZCnlAVd1OoDQ4kiQbz6dL7OsGuvwL10/s1600/34+Going+Up+Roller+C+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQu1w0D-YIhtQOZzWI8CH26Me5ekWvLh7hMjyu_ckCSPbuB_nHi4yorKm1_yiPN0hhKgobfG9WZWI8AOIDZJ7gt-AV8y9wz0NlaosRpE64HCYxZCnlAVd1OoDQ4kiQbz6dL7OsGuvwL10/s640/34+Going+Up+Roller+C+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="572" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Meeting
a truck on the paved road</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-He4ypkVLdVLVEedyYR9p_aP3iDNE-dIG7ru4iGCIvgz8AJfydyiWrR7MiauL5NWV4w70m0yxFULbra0C0unSOpkYG8h8euKzz1QLHv8KMV_zOW_3GfrN97y1G7mJZ_MIKpvvppJEVY/s1600/31+Truck+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-He4ypkVLdVLVEedyYR9p_aP3iDNE-dIG7ru4iGCIvgz8AJfydyiWrR7MiauL5NWV4w70m0yxFULbra0C0unSOpkYG8h8euKzz1QLHv8KMV_zOW_3GfrN97y1G7mJZ_MIKpvvppJEVY/s640/31+Truck+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Interestingly,
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in
the photo above, </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">if
you look close, there is a </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">dark
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">dot
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with
a white top</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
on the left side of the road (left from our perspective). This is a
person on a recumbent bicycle coming up the hill. More power to
whoever is on that bike. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Approaching
the Yukon River and the bridge over the river</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4hWyQieJaoQWjtP_Fsoeu0Oqh6ByqN7BS4KEv5-i2FbwtDf9j8Jc0GniBHdu8cN9THBgfwdsbQP7OpN0MFQ5KbNjtcGbJ8_8WhkJWLf5S_jSJGfT1pjPynHT0bb97sYUwhKhEWXoFno/s1600/32+A+Approching+Yukon+River+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4hWyQieJaoQWjtP_Fsoeu0Oqh6ByqN7BS4KEv5-i2FbwtDf9j8Jc0GniBHdu8cN9THBgfwdsbQP7OpN0MFQ5KbNjtcGbJ8_8WhkJWLf5S_jSJGfT1pjPynHT0bb97sYUwhKhEWXoFno/s640/32+A+Approching+Yukon+River+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
Yukon River bridge from the shoreline on the north side of the river</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTFDK_DstIW8rQiEN_Gv1vc3WTHPYUfvw7sh0u2xUIuRG4Y4ZG4yn7eHb-kSNtIicRMqsAXai6JN3plqJck-CfAF4TA0owEfmO-tBEvcJUh09A6dOJ9z7eSCO4g_miT7YPazJNduKbs8/s1600/32+D+Yukon+River+Bridge+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTFDK_DstIW8rQiEN_Gv1vc3WTHPYUfvw7sh0u2xUIuRG4Y4ZG4yn7eHb-kSNtIicRMqsAXai6JN3plqJck-CfAF4TA0owEfmO-tBEvcJUh09A6dOJ9z7eSCO4g_miT7YPazJNduKbs8/s640/32+D+Yukon+River+Bridge+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">View
from the bridge</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYjga4h0FCNVQYzaoWUEzkjcmN4osN-Gf_kP4M7_TvTA5Y5jTE36WVoaSpFr_c7VBzKAQRN7flDr5ilpA_9EqdpQY7yceSElFN05ZzBpwsmMoUSIVFc4oXQ9ERRgd7uDFmmLXh4Z_sOA/s1600/32+C+Yukon+River+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYjga4h0FCNVQYzaoWUEzkjcmN4osN-Gf_kP4M7_TvTA5Y5jTE36WVoaSpFr_c7VBzKAQRN7flDr5ilpA_9EqdpQY7yceSElFN05ZzBpwsmMoUSIVFc4oXQ9ERRgd7uDFmmLXh4Z_sOA/s640/32+C+Yukon+River+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On
the north side of the Yukon River is a small visitor center. There are a number of informational displays here detailing the building of the bridge and the Dalton Hwy. Info about the bridge <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._L._Patton_Yukon_River_Bridge" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHE10QEFTrM5vewJ0qxcUPNxHsXQuuc9Ls-6je8CLV9nt3UW84krjPy-v4wTHAs0LXO2kZzwzHZ07ErKT4kEAoFnqzT4hAmovKm0OS3w_2OkbKh_M-Ku5GHfAcmJnBCAq6mv35xas_Vqk/s1600/32+E+Yukon+River+Visitor+Center+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHE10QEFTrM5vewJ0qxcUPNxHsXQuuc9Ls-6je8CLV9nt3UW84krjPy-v4wTHAs0LXO2kZzwzHZ07ErKT4kEAoFnqzT4hAmovKm0OS3w_2OkbKh_M-Ku5GHfAcmJnBCAq6mv35xas_Vqk/s640/32+E+Yukon+River+Visitor+Center+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There
is a gas station, small cafe and sleeping rooms on the other side of
the road from the visitor center. We didn't stop </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">at
the gas station </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">on
the way up, but on the way back we stopped for gas, $5.50/gallon.
Coldfoot, about 135 miles farther north was “only” $4.60/gallon.
Gas in Fairbanks was about $2.60/gallon. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Up
to this point the road was in great condition. A number of frost
heaves and some potholes, but nothing to stress out the driver. </span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From
the Yukon River to “5 mile camp” campground at mile marker 60 the
road graders were working on a 5 mile long section of the dirt road
and making a muddy mess of things. By the time we reached the CG I
had an inch of mud caked up under the wheel wells. Also lots of mud
splashed up on our pickup we are towing. </span></span>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
mud also gave me a taste of just how slippery this road would be if
it was raining. I have to say it made me think again about driving on
the Dalton when it is wet. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There
is not much at “5 mile camp” campground. Just a flat area to
park with a few picnic tables around. A few sites are back in some
low trees, but there will be quite a few mosquitoes in the woods. </span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
CG is free and there is a free dump and fresh water fill station.
Good tasting water too. We made use of both, just in case we needed
to wait out some rainy weather later on. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sorry, I didn't take a picture of the CG. For a satellite view of the CG use Google Maps, Bing Maps or Google Earth and the Satellite View option and go to:</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span>65.918610, -149.827365</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Day
2</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
speed limit on the Dalton is 50mph. However most of our drive on the
Dalton yesterday was at 25-30mph. On a few smooth sections I got up
to about 40mph, but not for long. Today was a repeat of yesterday's
slow driving. Some pot holes, but mostly frost heaves, rough
pavement and rough road. Nothing really, really bad as long as you
took it slow. One driving skill you really must have is the ability
to know where your tires are on the road. One reason is to dodge
potholes and rough parts. The other is, When you meet an oncoming
large truck, you need to pull over to the side and stop. You need to
know where your right front tire is so you don't slip off the edge of
the road. There are no shoulders. Even in the narrow parts of the
road, it is wide enough for 2 trucks to pass with about 3-4 feet
between them. That is, if you are within one to 2 feet of the edge of
the road. If you are as far to the right as you can go and stopped,
then you will leave it to the professional driver to judge just how
much room he or she needs. Believe me, it is much more comfortable
being stopped with an oncoming truck. I am sure the truck driver is
much more comfortable if the tourist is stopped. They don't have to
be concerned if we are going to make a stupid move and cause an
accident. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Back
to our travels.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Lots
of beautiful wide open county with magnificent vistas all day long. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRCgpgHmI2h4XrOPPkOhZrJspkpRDfPmzy33uGtDMKrv2XycLxH0oCka_eV5-fg_umQmpaIRwfACNbx1-S7tQf2k1ilhyPRouratWl37Wyjnc77KPnIffUiJGRP2959N3Q0mwAPAXblI/s1600/35+Hwy+view+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRCgpgHmI2h4XrOPPkOhZrJspkpRDfPmzy33uGtDMKrv2XycLxH0oCka_eV5-fg_umQmpaIRwfACNbx1-S7tQf2k1ilhyPRouratWl37Wyjnc77KPnIffUiJGRP2959N3Q0mwAPAXblI/s640/35+Hwy+view+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
road and the Alaska Pipeline</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3Yjp1jvOfqoz7i4GkeRjcbxaR2Gc1Sh1pgtlBI1FQSXrE0OEn-051X5BtjCp4HBOwzKTyEkmP8pK8fbq3r1d0busg-UP_rpBPbvhtaoUI6-11g-15QDlGaksTrhmOfp1bOUEhjc8iMw/s1600/36+Hwy+%2526+Pipeline+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3Yjp1jvOfqoz7i4GkeRjcbxaR2Gc1Sh1pgtlBI1FQSXrE0OEn-051X5BtjCp4HBOwzKTyEkmP8pK8fbq3r1d0busg-UP_rpBPbvhtaoUI6-11g-15QDlGaksTrhmOfp1bOUEhjc8iMw/s640/36+Hwy+%2526+Pipeline+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Approaching
a 9% grade. Beautiful view.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRG7lKLUGeaxtoWVxx81jMZrOzdyKGD14IwfyczwQGJb6QY8xCIO7fnBn7ygchfkZAiJfj2s7k0Xd3ykW4C6x8NAfJb7dULqX8dCv741Pz4I1Ez68Jen3Ys_9iugSoJFZ6Yz3lFsQgHw/s1600/37+Hwy+%2526+Brooks+Range+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRG7lKLUGeaxtoWVxx81jMZrOzdyKGD14IwfyczwQGJb6QY8xCIO7fnBn7ygchfkZAiJfj2s7k0Xd3ykW4C6x8NAfJb7dULqX8dCv741Pz4I1Ez68Jen3Ys_9iugSoJFZ6Yz3lFsQgHw/s640/37+Hwy+%2526+Brooks+Range+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
made it to the Arctic Circle. MM115</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56WDLGx2lF3QIRZHp3b-qDr7V9wyb3ygTbWySLC9yj70O9ecJxa6GGFoamAJ4IM8KoGhrhZhRAcKji5JLgVn5wIOm2V6tYAWwP2Q5l6LNFabbwWGJIDGWtlxSY2sjhRnDpNtdnWPT3yU/s1600/38+Arctic+Circle+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56WDLGx2lF3QIRZHp3b-qDr7V9wyb3ygTbWySLC9yj70O9ecJxa6GGFoamAJ4IM8KoGhrhZhRAcKji5JLgVn5wIOm2V6tYAWwP2Q5l6LNFabbwWGJIDGWtlxSY2sjhRnDpNtdnWPT3yU/s640/38+Arctic+Circle+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKwvrg1IeaCmZdfHPyJpcz8lWhlezolKiaVm-6fiuW4RTDzJyBa6ax4Vs_KDi1Euyk2xN4P6THZvUNjCdxCZ6AnDvyEz-YFElXy4N7Y1qbyiLsC6Vecp1MYBrVlfhchgmPKlxTwHkgKs/s1600/38A+We+made+it%2521+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKwvrg1IeaCmZdfHPyJpcz8lWhlezolKiaVm-6fiuW4RTDzJyBa6ax4Vs_KDi1Euyk2xN4P6THZvUNjCdxCZ6AnDvyEz-YFElXy4N7Y1qbyiLsC6Vecp1MYBrVlfhchgmPKlxTwHkgKs/s640/38A+We+made+it%2521+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">There
is a BLM CG here at the Arctic Circle marker. We didn't stay</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
here</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Much
nicer places to park overnight at large pullouts or gravel pits. </span></span></span>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
view from Gobblers Knob at MM132. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">There
is room here to park overnight and enjoy the view. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaWjuCx4MmKVCMO11bMgfj0KSOAbdZLAMV-5acv5eBNwzwHvJujzWT8xSP7m9X1SSS4o-xV1FCSqRDsL5VpOzqOeopWZb5uiomlmpMv23zFo-Rf-iK9xJ6UCvdE2MF43Tl01Zr1eZAyU/s1600/39+Gobblers+Knob+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaWjuCx4MmKVCMO11bMgfj0KSOAbdZLAMV-5acv5eBNwzwHvJujzWT8xSP7m9X1SSS4o-xV1FCSqRDsL5VpOzqOeopWZb5uiomlmpMv23zFo-Rf-iK9xJ6UCvdE2MF43Tl01Zr1eZAyU/s640/39+Gobblers+Knob+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
t</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">he
valley in the photo above, the coldest temperature ever recorded in
Alaska occurred. It got to -80F. </span></span></span>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Road
and mountains. The snow capped mountains are the Brooks Range.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj4-95uHsGw5Zq2reK40YZyiX2N8XGFxxEZtwzQhdMaX75_8L3Chq9dtuoh3LONwKcvzwhAbMZ7wB767QyJYL4KIWUhigUi-VhL4-dN0n82xs1UgN1pTl1r1-vKcKa5rdgSE-vFdTXio/s1600/43+Brooks+Range+in+Distance+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj4-95uHsGw5Zq2reK40YZyiX2N8XGFxxEZtwzQhdMaX75_8L3Chq9dtuoh3LONwKcvzwhAbMZ7wB767QyJYL4KIWUhigUi-VhL4-dN0n82xs1UgN1pTl1r1-vKcKa5rdgSE-vFdTXio/s640/43+Brooks+Range+in+Distance+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU8XveIvRuS3TlWWJXhDE91aHpXxU3VkrRiaKZhT-pkCyKSUoirFv3PSnwFV5x_bCDYHVcm30QqPDMrd41_bRUIK2CHUrTTFAoF7jzzTxiwdoN1KUwTx05mypItuKdyl_myX8Y9LYRmg/s1600/44+hwy+%2526+Brooks+Range+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU8XveIvRuS3TlWWJXhDE91aHpXxU3VkrRiaKZhT-pkCyKSUoirFv3PSnwFV5x_bCDYHVcm30QqPDMrd41_bRUIK2CHUrTTFAoF7jzzTxiwdoN1KUwTx05mypItuKdyl_myX8Y9LYRmg/s640/44+hwy+%2526+Brooks+Range+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
stopped at Coldfoot for lunch and to visit the visitor center here. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Coldfoot
really is a truck stop rather than a tourist center. There is a
cafe, post office, some sleeping rooms and a gas station. We filled
up with 45.5 gallons of gas at $4.60/gallon. Total of $209. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Lunch
was great. Also the price was reasonable, for being out in the middle
of nowhere. We both had a ½ pound hamburger, cooked just the way we
wanted it, on an excellent bun they make themselves and some very
good fries. $12 for the burger </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">&
fries</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
We have been paying that much in restaurants in Fairbanks and the
burger</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
w</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ere</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">n't
as good. </span></span></span>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
spent about 2 hours looking at the displays in the visitor center and
talking with the staff. Excellent displays of the plants, country
and animals of this area. The staff was very friendly. Since this
was Memorial Day, at <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">3</span>pm they asked all of us, that wished to, to
join them at the flag pole for 5 minutes of silence to pay respect to
all the fallen soldiers who have fought and died for our freedom. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">From
the visitor center we drove about 20 miles north to our over night
parking spot in a large gravel pit.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JIjpTun1sLPRhhe7SjvJosuJGIQDmP-VNW910IcuuveX3_TzB3QqbSIvZMO2pVIVPBLRrG-7_vavbN4LvgAHGdA0m-Wa1Ppx2r_vVJWYsnTKVzInTdZoL2ea1xUuotvl2gQCDZBJ7mk/s1600/45+Boondocking+spot+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JIjpTun1sLPRhhe7SjvJosuJGIQDmP-VNW910IcuuveX3_TzB3QqbSIvZMO2pVIVPBLRrG-7_vavbN4LvgAHGdA0m-Wa1Ppx2r_vVJWYsnTKVzInTdZoL2ea1xUuotvl2gQCDZBJ7mk/s640/45+Boondocking+spot+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">There
is a BLM CG just a couple of miles north of Coldfoot, but all the
campsites are in the spruce trees, with no view except the tree
trunks. The campsites are easy in and out, with most being pull thru
sites. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Most
of our drive today was on “paved” road. From MM90 to MM208 the
road is “paved”. However the “paved” part of the Dalton is
in worse condition than most of the dirt/gravel parts. However the
paved part from ~10 miles south of Coldfoot to 33 miles north
Coldfoot are about as good as other paved highways in Alaska. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Day
3</b></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
name the natives have for boreal forest here is “Land of little
sticks”. The black spruce trees growing here are very small and
short. Many of the trees, with a trunk about 1.5 inches in diameter,
are about 60 years old.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Xs-D9m92lVKRKX7jJdv9upwjGnPWMSSxQ10IZGjsIOpFWFqQThP-jfLF2qF9fq6keGewVq22D1hL2jekLCDM9KjTk4WClXwAPZldMmK3IHQvqN3WL8KkoTxUG3k2kPiE5I5ieqV-TPg/s1600/40+Land+of+little+sticks+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Xs-D9m92lVKRKX7jJdv9upwjGnPWMSSxQ10IZGjsIOpFWFqQThP-jfLF2qF9fq6keGewVq22D1hL2jekLCDM9KjTk4WClXwAPZldMmK3IHQvqN3WL8KkoTxUG3k2kPiE5I5ieqV-TPg/s640/40+Land+of+little+sticks+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If
you stop at the visitor center at the Yukon River they have display
showing the growth rings of a black spruce 1.5” in diameter and a
white spruce about 3” in diameter. Both are about 60 years old.
They also have a display of an aspen or a birch, about 15-20 years
old, with a diameter of about 3-4 inches. </span></span></span>
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<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.02in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Boreal Forest here is very interesting. It is a mixture of tundra,
low growing bushes and plants, black spruce trees, white spruce
trees and aspen and birch trees. </span></span></span>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
the western part of the lower 48 states, when you look at the
mountains, the north facing slopes are greener and have larger trees.
The south facing slopes are not as green and the trees are usually
much smaller. </span></span></span>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Here
in the far north, the opposite is true. The north facing slopes are
covered with low growing vegetation and the only trees are small
black spruce trees. The south facing slopes have larger white spruce
trees with large areas of aspen and birch trees. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
reason is the permafrost. In late spring the top few inches to a few
feet of ground thaws out. This begins the growing season. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
north facing slopes get very little of the suns warming rays. So only
a few inches to a foot or so of the ground thaws. The only trees
which can survive in that shallow soil are the very hardy black
spruce. They seldom grow taller than about 15', and most are in the
6' to 10' range. The same goes for the level ground. With the sun
low on the horizon it doesn't warm the level ground much. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.02in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
south facing slopes get a lot of the suns warming rays, so the ground
thaws much deeper and is much warmer so the white spruce, aspen and
birch thrive here.</span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Now
when the bigger trees mature they shade the ground which eventually
reduces the amount of ground which will thaw. After a while (years)
these trees will die out and the black spruce will take over. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Fire
plays a major role here. In the summer, lightning from storms start
wild fires. This burns off the trees and ground cover so next summer
the sun warms the ground and fire weed, willow bushes and the aspen &
birch trees sprout. This provides great food for moose and caribou
and ground cover for smaller animals. Eventually these trees grow,
shade the ground, die and the black spruce take over until the next
fire. </span></span></span>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Except
for fires which threaten life and property, the fires are just
monitored and allow to burn themselves out. Some fires that start in
July burn until the first snows come in late August to September. </span></span></span>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Here
are some images from a rest area along the Dalton which describe the
process in some detail. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnetg8zv2ua-qV4iach5pCCsJ3lwYlPJ6eOGkwKlUU270mOhpKE7Spup63zMo62UVVbe0LWHIWDDy2dixKNZg8aehyphenhyphenKh43yn912iTMwHeps7-VKkONnSGlbf-9uEKjiWgXukJUKXKBYFA/s1600/23+Boreal+Forest+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnetg8zv2ua-qV4iach5pCCsJ3lwYlPJ6eOGkwKlUU270mOhpKE7Spup63zMo62UVVbe0LWHIWDDy2dixKNZg8aehyphenhyphenKh43yn912iTMwHeps7-VKkONnSGlbf-9uEKjiWgXukJUKXKBYFA/s640/23+Boreal+Forest+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.02in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7cESE_vyCNzjlw9_yq8fJvKCouBLNix8_BeU8V71jgfG1kC9Umwiwz1GUfyKl16Zg3_An9fEizhJAiib0vSRdh1mN_C7X30Bg_2w9C0BQotfvl6IhwGEaJYvd9-ZE714hFRlh74zGPo/s1600/24+Boreal+Forest+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7cESE_vyCNzjlw9_yq8fJvKCouBLNix8_BeU8V71jgfG1kC9Umwiwz1GUfyKl16Zg3_An9fEizhJAiib0vSRdh1mN_C7X30Bg_2w9C0BQotfvl6IhwGEaJYvd9-ZE714hFRlh74zGPo/s640/24+Boreal+Forest+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.02in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikr5MaDokHc2QZAnCkBzZ_ejDSPTe5y1St8lY-920Emi5VgTI_QNJBvfKlecWK270do2uDhw7kRH_Np-nNt31DE-TVd-TdO-hHDiyFFwXU7N_u3adMJf22FfGOhkcqaHwFPuADEaCTF90/s1600/25+Boreal+Forest+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikr5MaDokHc2QZAnCkBzZ_ejDSPTe5y1St8lY-920Emi5VgTI_QNJBvfKlecWK270do2uDhw7kRH_Np-nNt31DE-TVd-TdO-hHDiyFFwXU7N_u3adMJf22FfGOhkcqaHwFPuADEaCTF90/s640/25+Boreal+Forest+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.02in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJhBH0ELV8HR2HjQhWO5kjdDf71wH3z0VnV3017XhMSqfTgZuVeINkJn91vQCLWX59c2rwl0-X_qMj2M6gZfFtNSIdLLAkoIwxnzDmgTB-1f2EoMjy6Xbkir7-GQ97W1vy14nLuAg-vc/s1600/26+Fire+Info+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJhBH0ELV8HR2HjQhWO5kjdDf71wH3z0VnV3017XhMSqfTgZuVeINkJn91vQCLWX59c2rwl0-X_qMj2M6gZfFtNSIdLLAkoIwxnzDmgTB-1f2EoMjy6Xbkir7-GQ97W1vy14nLuAg-vc/s640/26+Fire+Info+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Back
to today's travels.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">On
the side of the road we saw this small pond with a foot to a foot and
a half of ice in the ground exposed. I'm not sure if this is called
permafrost, or just frozen water from the pond.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
white above the water and under the soil layer is a sheet of ice</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzs2c_-GYB7op5QqTUX8kx-IVzG3TH2IxFiGd3H822qhrrDB7flgcuC866Iw8LG5wOPoW0GVrZDqrK0a9q7jIRqp2lxcDQylcvkSikADeusjnUBXyx9vV3mkTflO6lRoiL0FnsXEyfyM/s1600/46A+Ice+under+topsoil+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzs2c_-GYB7op5QqTUX8kx-IVzG3TH2IxFiGd3H822qhrrDB7flgcuC866Iw8LG5wOPoW0GVrZDqrK0a9q7jIRqp2lxcDQylcvkSikADeusjnUBXyx9vV3mkTflO6lRoiL0FnsXEyfyM/s640/46A+Ice+under+topsoil+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
closer look at the ice layer</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdOzCxiOZp2LrrDhxJkx8_cXkb20yF-wkLkM_9nvY0ZOXJCFG4_eIQhZ6S4y1E9-7ZhqQmiI-wLJER_mSeUzJeWmmGv_4CkNus60ZwxmtWFxqTxqOji8T1AWJMRym6KpQ6Repb9fTCZ4/s1600/46+Closer+look+at+the+ice+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdOzCxiOZp2LrrDhxJkx8_cXkb20yF-wkLkM_9nvY0ZOXJCFG4_eIQhZ6S4y1E9-7ZhqQmiI-wLJER_mSeUzJeWmmGv_4CkNus60ZwxmtWFxqTxqOji8T1AWJMRym6KpQ6Repb9fTCZ4/s640/46+Closer+look+at+the+ice+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Once
the pavement ended at MM208 the road grew rougher with areas of sharp
gravel and lager pieces of gravel/rock. At about 10:30am near MM225
I decided we had gone about as far as I wanted to take the motorhome
on the Dalton. This rough rocky road didn't look like it was going to
get any better. Also a few miles farther north we would have the 12%
grade going up over Atigun pass through the Brooks Range. On top of
that our beautiful sunny days were giving way to high gray clouds.
We turned around and came back to MM222.5 where I found a really nice
place to park for the night right on the shore of the Dietrich River.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJLZ7ZqVATUKohGBiwl_jBk5u-xY5vXO8LDLV7Yt4-QF9yTiIhNoGCebzBvPt7stt_BlsHLRevdVt9f2S3eP2sDJeNRUlQK7dAj4AsZ3uHTAesbh6rvmLrFusBCv7iCHRDQ4TfR_W2pI/s1600/55+Boondock+Spot+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJLZ7ZqVATUKohGBiwl_jBk5u-xY5vXO8LDLV7Yt4-QF9yTiIhNoGCebzBvPt7stt_BlsHLRevdVt9f2S3eP2sDJeNRUlQK7dAj4AsZ3uHTAesbh6rvmLrFusBCv7iCHRDQ4TfR_W2pI/s640/55+Boondock+Spot+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiWNIW-Rz8NHmRqc0sGugeqtOxsoNExSqxPZBKl6OlNNBuI7OBXC7aU5ttL3Iw0Ta_KR-FoakOvMcgb8x8rojGEUjG1-jGBNc61Fj6OYgk0T7rmYgk05C2DecibqHgSCOpKVlxr6Cmbo/s1600/56+Boondock+spot+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiWNIW-Rz8NHmRqc0sGugeqtOxsoNExSqxPZBKl6OlNNBuI7OBXC7aU5ttL3Iw0Ta_KR-FoakOvMcgb8x8rojGEUjG1-jGBNc61Fj6OYgk0T7rmYgk05C2DecibqHgSCOpKVlxr6Cmbo/s640/56+Boondock+spot+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84JChZq9ABxKT2Kj0VKPfs8jQLFap_kmA1G3vRUE4qa-nSSBlZ5Wo5vQl0PQOXEe1GzpiGqq-hZyw7Pxcs6Rpf1YtHg_yzh0neS505aPIWO2O3wHOliCnvfNvphQCH0H0sLdkuoYQ8pI/s1600/57+Dietrich+Creek+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84JChZq9ABxKT2Kj0VKPfs8jQLFap_kmA1G3vRUE4qa-nSSBlZ5Wo5vQl0PQOXEe1GzpiGqq-hZyw7Pxcs6Rpf1YtHg_yzh0neS505aPIWO2O3wHOliCnvfNvphQCH0H0sLdkuoYQ8pI/s640/57+Dietrich+Creek+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">After
getting parked we drove the pickup over Atigun pass. We got to the
far side of the pass and turned around. The gray skies and flat
lighting conditions were </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">discouraging</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
us </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">from
driving farther. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Views
from part way up Atigun pass looking south</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQeQNrMWBs_smK4SKHb-XqiTT2uBiH_tUI_CplNSvc-MT3KIXc2ZHEfCUTv1JP_ZmpgVkH8sV_ZeO5mXIsvA2YDmEXCzla3G6ye06NMiyke_EbHlRu7Mm0sokU50AwvHcylBcbGJwj4s/s1600/51+S+from+Atigen+Pass+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQeQNrMWBs_smK4SKHb-XqiTT2uBiH_tUI_CplNSvc-MT3KIXc2ZHEfCUTv1JP_ZmpgVkH8sV_ZeO5mXIsvA2YDmEXCzla3G6ye06NMiyke_EbHlRu7Mm0sokU50AwvHcylBcbGJwj4s/s640/51+S+from+Atigen+Pass+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXnf5jKOj9muCcdo5cA5-rzszJNPDlWavbZHkw0iVNzs2p4A5Md9sGBtig_yzyvYaIkKHCjv4a6RBpWDKlTFUJccQ5ZmLicRCPGL4eEp-NzENZJv8ehJOiJ2bNyRL4cNukxZcBK6looU/s1600/52+S+from+Atigun+Pass+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXnf5jKOj9muCcdo5cA5-rzszJNPDlWavbZHkw0iVNzs2p4A5Md9sGBtig_yzyvYaIkKHCjv4a6RBpWDKlTFUJccQ5ZmLicRCPGL4eEp-NzENZJv8ehJOiJ2bNyRL4cNukxZcBK6looU/s640/52+S+from+Atigun+Pass+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Looking
down on the north side of the pass.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4irb0N9JDylzP5i2IwdLWAAs7MnIgQlJXpc2x_f8yxezB_EKBEBDbzdq9STvgQkp3HY9HEJlTL2fvUg2EzFPptguQfif1PbFsonFGy6MZ2wU8ribfOd_I7mhUz2lBKsI83nbYKMfp1nA/s1600/49+Towards+North+Slope+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4irb0N9JDylzP5i2IwdLWAAs7MnIgQlJXpc2x_f8yxezB_EKBEBDbzdq9STvgQkp3HY9HEJlTL2fvUg2EzFPptguQfif1PbFsonFGy6MZ2wU8ribfOd_I7mhUz2lBKsI83nbYKMfp1nA/s640/49+Towards+North+Slope+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="578" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6qY1_x-VHiReyqQiBg7PScY7Ug1gkm_e1Y2QFVcbTyO3hVTEFRVZugBmQBR_TvL2onkIpBZYuW2uMAbQg3txVrCtbUfsqS9rwa3BveRfDmlVf3dIxFk2TuH9OzZ8Dh-VPlr1NQ_IjQw/s1600/50+Towards+N+Slope+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6qY1_x-VHiReyqQiBg7PScY7Ug1gkm_e1Y2QFVcbTyO3hVTEFRVZugBmQBR_TvL2onkIpBZYuW2uMAbQg3txVrCtbUfsqS9rwa3BveRfDmlVf3dIxFk2TuH9OzZ8Dh-VPlr1NQ_IjQw/s640/50+Towards+N+Slope+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Road
and pipeline north of the pass.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQDRK-ZAUuAiXNt2m6SXPdT5Xm6iyly1nu8WYYj1eMc3ba10dytNdJpnYKBQGA7cv9y28eaCLlTIQkAGt_eHsprvXbBJjmQKoiqs7GR97ivSyKrTUORfoH9QlRBgRAUnUigTjeoRLGb4/s1600/48+E+side+of+Brooks+Range+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQDRK-ZAUuAiXNt2m6SXPdT5Xm6iyly1nu8WYYj1eMc3ba10dytNdJpnYKBQGA7cv9y28eaCLlTIQkAGt_eHsprvXbBJjmQKoiqs7GR97ivSyKrTUORfoH9QlRBgRAUnUigTjeoRLGb4/s640/48+E+side+of+Brooks+Range+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">On
the way back to the motorhome Sharon spotted this porcupine eating
leaves across a narrow part of the Dietrich river. He/she was really
going to town, chowing down on the leaves. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
watched him/her for about 15 minutes. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmolu9HEhfWU7LcBaMg8LChwnIaZCWHSHagzMWeu01EqtiiYMrZTOmIYO8yAeU_RWcSkUv9Iv3IHTzdSyHaMdMylsCr6xdgggqG3sNexKYThPvJRiT9GM2rum6Aq8Pwh6r-k3aS7vdSuM/s1600/53+Porcupine+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmolu9HEhfWU7LcBaMg8LChwnIaZCWHSHagzMWeu01EqtiiYMrZTOmIYO8yAeU_RWcSkUv9Iv3IHTzdSyHaMdMylsCr6xdgggqG3sNexKYThPvJRiT9GM2rum6Aq8Pwh6r-k3aS7vdSuM/s640/53+Porcupine+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="610" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGhyphenhyphenZ30m_dWqolnEYkHlGXjpTbk6-3Dx0eqEneIxZHYQDlWI5sHyOP2QzWOnvjqOBco9jm002WqtomkmS0YAplrDYRyN4zxbT_RpAlArjWufcKzuCmeNr5lozTkwF6ASOKbqjw49Z4tg/s1600/54+pulling+branch+to+eat+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGhyphenhyphenZ30m_dWqolnEYkHlGXjpTbk6-3Dx0eqEneIxZHYQDlWI5sHyOP2QzWOnvjqOBco9jm002WqtomkmS0YAplrDYRyN4zxbT_RpAlArjWufcKzuCmeNr5lozTkwF6ASOKbqjw49Z4tg/s640/54+pulling+branch+to+eat+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="628" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
had a quiet rest of the afternoon and night. We were far enough off
of the road that the noise from the trucks was not bothersome. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Day
4</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
woke to gray clouds and intermittent sprinkles. Looking to the north
I could see dark clouds building. We quickly packed up and headed
south by about 7am. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Light
r</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ain
started before we got off of the gravel/dirt part of the road. Once
we were on the good pavement the rain got heavier all the way to
Coldfoot. After Coldfoot the rain pretty much stopped. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
still had thoughts of stopping for the night at one of the overlooks
with great views. However every time I looked to the north the dark
clouds were following us. So we kept moving.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">About
MM80 we saw this 18 wheeler hooking up a flatbed trailer with a
travel trailer loaded on it:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MSczeBikHDkv8TkFSA3Rcgb8ySJPk8nbHcmOQSPuvgiXU8daMdZYQuMN1jmLWzvHqe39N-CnF8hCU_1bS6femqwzcP2U81O-wfqhNK9E77KmMBH1O3LMqMuca48a3NzVb1U4Rwty3tc/s1600/58+Trailer+Bent+Hitch+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MSczeBikHDkv8TkFSA3Rcgb8ySJPk8nbHcmOQSPuvgiXU8daMdZYQuMN1jmLWzvHqe39N-CnF8hCU_1bS6femqwzcP2U81O-wfqhNK9E77KmMBH1O3LMqMuca48a3NzVb1U4Rwty3tc/s640/58+Trailer+Bent+Hitch+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a>
</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5woQKspf5nNrMk8Fu-kvKXAD7SEwv5zO3trVMlM-jFZ74OZdY4pfdHs_EC7DupJfnF2aXnuRndjYBjSkJen3kprmB1HjSd8aL6WxNl79K6h6HwrJNYey5AaCoK-XPLM-ZciVF3lhAAo/s1600/59+Bent+Hitch+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5woQKspf5nNrMk8Fu-kvKXAD7SEwv5zO3trVMlM-jFZ74OZdY4pfdHs_EC7DupJfnF2aXnuRndjYBjSkJen3kprmB1HjSd8aL6WxNl79K6h6HwrJNYey5AaCoK-XPLM-ZciVF3lhAAo/s640/59+Bent+Hitch+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As
we passed by we could see the trailer</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">'s</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
“A” frame going out to the trailer hitch was bent up about 20
degrees. It should be level with the rest of the trailer frame. It
looks like the frost heaves and bumpy road caused the frame to break
loose and bend up. Really ruined someones trip. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">At
about MM64 we were back on the part of the road which had been graded
over the last 2 days. The top inch was really muddy. I was driving
about 30mph and I felt the front tires of the motorhome start to
slide a little, followed by the rear tires slip slightly to the side.
I quickly and gently turned into the slide and everything
straightened out. I slowed to 20mph until we got out of the muddy
part of the road. I could see us sliding off the road. Whew! That
was fun!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">At
that point we decided we were going to continue driving until we got
off the Dalton on to good pavement. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">No
more problems the rest of the way.</span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
stopped for the night in a large gravel pit at about MM70 on the
Elliot Hwy, about 3 miles from the start of the Dalton.</span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
drove 230 miles in about 8 hours today. Averaging about 30mph. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
do have to say driving the Dalton was fun. It challenged your
driving skills. We saw some great country. Parked for the night in
scenic locations. Went places a lot of people never have the
opportunity to go. <br />
</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Would
I do it again? Probably not in a larger RV. We are only 29' long
but are not built for slippery roads. Plus we have highway tires.
That probably accounts for the little bit of sliding we did on the
muddy part of the road. In a 25' class C motorhome with mud and snow
tires, I would go again. Probably go all the way to Deadhorse. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">What
we didn't get to see, that I really wanted to, was the musk oxen. We
would have had to go up (down?) the north slope </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">to</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
the last 100 or so miles of the Dalton to see them. I have read that
there are places where you can park overnight with the chance to see
the musk oxen. </span></span></span>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thoughts
about the </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dalton
Hwy:</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
road is ~415 miles of dirt and pavement. Lots of frost heaves, pot
holes and where there is pavement, broken pavement patched by gravel
and/or dirt. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">There
is about 40 miles of good pavement near Coldfoot. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Before
attempting this road read the description of the highway in the
Milepost. Their description is not incorrect, but I do think they
went overboard on the scary parts. The worse part is the potential
for really slippery surface if there is rain. Especially if you meet
an oncoming large truck. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Heed
their advice to pull over and stop when you see an oncoming truck.
Also if a truck comes up behind you, pull over and stop on a straight
stretch of road and let them pass. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
read about all the flat tires on the Dalton. Warnings about needing
to take two mounted spare tires and the tools to change a flat tire.
We didn't have any tire problems on either the motorhome or our
pickup truck we towed. Were we just lucky? I don't think so. Some
luck is involved, of course. However we had no pressure to drive “X”
number of miles to point “A”. We were free and prepared to stop
any time and any place we found a place to park overnight. There are
plenty of places to pull off and park for the night. With that in
mind we didn't need to drive any faster that I felt the conditions
warranted. When we were on sharp gravel or larger rocks we would
slow down to 15 or 20 mph. If we were committed to drive at least
250 miles before we could stop, I might have felt pressure to drive
faster than we did. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
really nice smooth parts of dirt/gravel are hard packed dirt, a
mixture of sand and clay. Get that stuff wet and it gets slick. For
about 1-2 seconds I lost steering control and the rear end started
slipping at about 30mph, on a recently graded wet part. The only
place I could consistently drive at 45mph was for the 30 mile section
north of Coldfoot. Newly paved (2-3 years ago), smooth and very few
frost heaves. The worst section was starting about 35 miles N of
Coldfoot for about 15-20 miles. Rough gravel with rocks, very bumpy
and some washboard. Really rattled the RV. We drove about 15 miles
on this part and decided we had gone far enough on the Dalton Hwy.
Up north somewhere south of Deadhorse there is supposed to be more of
this rough gravel. Some of the road is fairly narrow with no
shoulder. When meeting oncoming traffic pull over and stop.
Especially if meeting 18 wheelers. The scary part is if you slip off
the edge, you drop down into a ditch, or off the edge of the 10-12'
high berm some of the road is built on.</span></span></span></div>
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– <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It
is kind of a fun drive. The drive challenges your driving skills.
Going up we only drove about 60-100 miles each day on the rough part
of the road. However on</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
last day, coming out, we drove 230 miles because of the potential
rain. I don't recommend driving that far in one day on the Dalton.
</span></span></span>
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– <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
did really enjoy the 4 days on the Dalton. Beautiful scenic views,
wide open vistas w/o development to hinder the view. Beautiful
mountains. Interesting history. Lots of boondocking places to park
with great views.</span></span></span></div>
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– <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Stop
in Coldfoot to eat. Great food. We had a ½ lb. hand formed
hamburger on a homemade bun with good fries for $12. Reasonable
prices for being out in the middle of nowhere. They cater to the
truckers hauling stuff to/from the Prudhoe oil fields.</span></span></span></div>
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– <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Spend
an hour or two in the Inter-agency Visitor Center in Coldfoot. The
video and displays are very interesting & informative and the
staff is very friendly & helpful.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Link to a blog from a couple who took their RV all the way to Deadhorse: <a href="http://www.mytripjournal.com/travel-608614-arctic-circle-summer-solstice-highway-road-dalton-day" target="_blank">http://www.mytripjournal.com/travel-608614-arctic-circle-summer-solstice-highway-road-dalton-day</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Info
about the Dalton </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">at
these links</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Milepost:
</span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://www.themilepost.com/highway-info/highways/dalton-highway"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://www.themilepost.com/highway-info/highways/dalton-highway</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ExploreNorth.com:
</span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.explorenorth.com/library/roads/dalton.html"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">http://www.explorenorth.com/library/roads/dalton.html</span></span></a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BLM PDF file about the Dalton: </span></span><a href="https://www.blm.gov/download/file/fid/14675" target="_blank">https://www.blm.gov/download/file/fid/14675</a><br />
BLM info about the Dalton: <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/dalton-highway" target="_blank">https://www.blm.gov/visit/dalton-highway</a> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Article
in Fairbanks Newspaper:
</span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.explorenorth.com/library/aktravel/bl-dalton.htm"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">http://www.explorenorth.com/library/aktravel/bl-dalton.htm</span></span></a></u></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2017/01/alaska-trip-index-april-26september-6.html" target="_blank"><b>Link back to the Alaska blog index page.</b> </a><br />
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Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-52189556222424936732016-06-28T19:08:00.000-05:002018-12-17T05:29:29.561-06:00Fairbanks and The Steese Hwy, May 19-June 2, 2016<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.04in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fairbanks
and The Steese Hwy, May 19-June 2, 2016</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
spent about 2 weeks in the Fairbanks area, including the 4 day trip
on the Dalton I write about in the next blog entry. We also took an
overnight trip part way up the Steese Hwy towards Circle, AK.</span></span></div>
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Snow bank on the Steese Hwy near Eagle Summit Rest Area. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Steese
Highway</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While
you are in the Fairbanks area, take a trip up the Steese Hwy to at
least MM107, Eagle Summit. BLM Brochures for
Steese & Elliot highways <a href="https://www.blm.gov/basic/steese-highway-quick-links" target="_blank">here</a>.
Or stop by the BLM office in Fairbanks for a paper copy. </span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
best time to go is in sunny weather. This can be a day trip, but a
more relaxed trip is to boondock for two nights at a pullout from
MM60-107 and take a day trip from there. If you are members of
Escapees be sure to get the <a href="http://www.daysenddirectory.com/">Days
End Directory</a> for details of places to stay. There are other
sources for boondocking sites by searching online for “free
campgrounds”. </span></span>
</div>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.04in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
first 60 or so miles of the Steese is pretty nondescript. Mostly driving on a
highway through birch, aspen and spruce trees. Beyond MM60 the
highway begins to open up and around MM80 you begin<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> to </span>leave the trees behind
and get into tundra covered hillsides with <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">small black spruce tree<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">s at lower e<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">levations</span></span></span>. </span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
Steese Hwy is paved to about MM85. After that for at least the next
30 miles the road was in excellent condition, suitable for any rig
if the road is dry. If it is wet, it can be slippery. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
drove our RV to MM65 and boondocked at a huge viewpoint/pullout well
off of the road. The next morning we drove o<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ur <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">pickup truck</span></span> to Eagle Summit at MM107. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our
boondock spot at MM65:</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3esT7CHl8VWZ1XifDbNCFLQ0CRZCs6SZ1xGnD1n5kWwQN_5UK-AAyvcpFyAH4E7QwQvJq_IwZZoejZtE9ohOh8eRCl0pqnhAfOIsvsYCctiWU8Ai37YtkqXwYoWwPBuO5VjDoUiNNZdg/s1600/6+65mi+Viewpoint+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3esT7CHl8VWZ1XifDbNCFLQ0CRZCs6SZ1xGnD1n5kWwQN_5UK-AAyvcpFyAH4E7QwQvJq_IwZZoejZtE9ohOh8eRCl0pqnhAfOIsvsYCctiWU8Ai37YtkqXwYoWwPBuO5VjDoUiNNZdg/s640/6+65mi+Viewpoint+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYZfaUI8SDGGTzAfuIVpMfAU2BvjxVyM3sZtiGFcpmG7r_ruaLOkEjBFin-U4faBkieyU-w7Y9GN08shVxgC15PoJrvm7fgDELNszrH74Ojv0B5sEOhyCCqIeiXBeoqrAIQAprGXl230/s1600/7+65mi+Viewpoint+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYZfaUI8SDGGTzAfuIVpMfAU2BvjxVyM3sZtiGFcpmG7r_ruaLOkEjBFin-U4faBkieyU-w7Y9GN08shVxgC15PoJrvm7fgDELNszrH74Ojv0B5sEOhyCCqIeiXBeoqrAIQAprGXl230/s640/7+65mi+Viewpoint+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">afternoon</span> and night we stayed at MM65 was when we realized that, in
this far north climate, trees and bushes grow best on the south
facing slope. This is unlike most of the western US where vegetation
grows best on the cooler and wetter north facing slopes. Here in the
far north, the sun defrosts the ground and permafrost deeper, and the
ground gets warmer, on the south facing slopes. This way the
vegetation has a longer and better growing season. I detailed this
more in my next blog entry about our Dalton Hwy trip <a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2016/06/driving-dalton-highway-may-29-june-1.html">here</a>.
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
the morning we drove our pickup from our overnight spot at MM65 to
Eagle Summit at MM107. Here are some pictures along the road:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Starting
the unpaved part of the Steese Hwy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8giBCvBDlZK6f9j_Jr7bMX7wg-8cqe4f-ZNqg-EzL8Jrvx2NRx7vI0yxW-UKXloUxZq_YsudLmQhKN0L8WcJE9-EJHdRHYMMnLs0KDcarSt8jcLcKzOichfxFFP4fOHbOvikMGxAS9B4/s1600/9A+Steese+Hwy+%257E+MM90+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8giBCvBDlZK6f9j_Jr7bMX7wg-8cqe4f-ZNqg-EzL8Jrvx2NRx7vI0yxW-UKXloUxZq_YsudLmQhKN0L8WcJE9-EJHdRHYMMnLs0KDcarSt8jcLcKzOichfxFFP4fOHbOvikMGxAS9B4/s640/9A+Steese+Hwy+%257E+MM90+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">12
Mile Summit<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> MM85.5. </span> A good boondocking spot with great views</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYo_YtPuQBKmvolRmrvzBigtKX6XBNm0mW23FS7ev5MCNW6wv_uwtXefmG6BOaJV7n7U3931gIQ7_CDlPHSnt1LL3NVUT-UQKdITxQjCotwJI7RanljWSMdh5D3jXy-FWUY5h-BCVDvc/s1600/8+12mile+Summit+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYo_YtPuQBKmvolRmrvzBigtKX6XBNm0mW23FS7ev5MCNW6wv_uwtXefmG6BOaJV7n7U3931gIQ7_CDlPHSnt1LL3NVUT-UQKdITxQjCotwJI7RanljWSMdh5D3jXy-FWUY5h-BCVDvc/s640/8+12mile+Summit+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">At MM94 is </span>Birch
Creek. A rest area and </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a launch point for 110 mile canoe or raft trips down Birch
Creek. The take out is <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">at MM140</span>. More <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">i</span>nfo <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/birch-creek-wsr" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeYim1w_W5bjh6aa5z5_slOl19ihFEerR2YmVXXXHeQM8wu_qZrjzzOewsrW6EY9T0QLP6pjjmUSj1IDKvUsW3TNMFo5ookQ2NIrEEcA8bynBrccnEwlo2PL5k9Qc9VkXTSBSfq9IdGI/s1600/9+Birch+Creek+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeYim1w_W5bjh6aa5z5_slOl19ihFEerR2YmVXXXHeQM8wu_qZrjzzOewsrW6EY9T0QLP6pjjmUSj1IDKvUsW3TNMFo5ookQ2NIrEEcA8bynBrccnEwlo2PL5k9Qc9VkXTSBSfq9IdGI/s640/9+Birch+Creek+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Birch
Creek and the launch point: </span></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4StzYHvNI6kipJHp2F0p645yOcqZdAlj5cwc88vb3UYK7stkRbLzgepkhnkj9ex71MyQPvPtStyjP6sfPoFBzbnBj-21oV1n_ZslRZ0kHuSJs-PLxCQB_nL8pII-7ATVC1k3fE0xtmR0/s1600/10+Ice+Birch+Creek+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4StzYHvNI6kipJHp2F0p645yOcqZdAlj5cwc88vb3UYK7stkRbLzgepkhnkj9ex71MyQPvPtStyjP6sfPoFBzbnBj-21oV1n_ZslRZ0kHuSJs-PLxCQB_nL8pII-7ATVC1k3fE0xtmR0/s640/10+Ice+Birch+Creek+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Summit_(Alaska)">Eagle
Summit rest area</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lots
of the fairly level parking her<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">e at MM107 </span> </span></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv24FjqDySHHVoSVic7Pk7Ip9pNuZp-OvVVBlcwbRTmmDb3oJM5oTCzpCqdhpDjQiKuZoYra7jKz1O6AbQl6MFe5iKZ4zwRuSui2xM8l7eVgLEcsK0dNd_81Q_0V3jovmxZ_SSYcqDpZQ/s1600/14+Eagle+Summit+Parking+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv24FjqDySHHVoSVic7Pk7Ip9pNuZp-OvVVBlcwbRTmmDb3oJM5oTCzpCqdhpDjQiKuZoYra7jKz1O6AbQl6MFe5iKZ4zwRuSui2xM8l7eVgLEcsK0dNd_81Q_0V3jovmxZ_SSYcqDpZQ/s640/14+Eagle+Summit+Parking+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There
is very nice ¼ mile loop trail with information signs about the
tundra plants here. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">P</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">icture
of a Wooly </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lousewort</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
wildflower on the trail</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6BO1AB5e8Y2ng0T9pFOLbrWvB9l6TeJmuPt0zToRCxkK_yNyxapGWQPYrEjB0ZsbiSb14PGBSIB9KkqUYnJRaVN4-J8vgWMmBu2OGiHIBsVW-4TsoAq7AI5GIzv58UW6-Iufn5H-yjk/s1600/12+Wool+Lousewort+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6BO1AB5e8Y2ng0T9pFOLbrWvB9l6TeJmuPt0zToRCxkK_yNyxapGWQPYrEjB0ZsbiSb14PGBSIB9KkqUYnJRaVN4-J8vgWMmBu2OGiHIBsVW-4TsoAq7AI5GIzv58UW6-Iufn5H-yjk/s640/12+Wool+Lousewort+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Eagle
Summit</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is
the start or finish of the 27 mile </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pinnell
Mountain National Recreation Trail, </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which
follows the ridge lines back to 12 Mile Summit. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">However
y</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ou
don't need to walk for miles to enjoy the </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">t</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">rail
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and
a walk along tundra covered hillsides. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Starting
at the parking lot, the</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
trail follows a series of </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">easy</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
switch backs, with an elevation gain of about 125' </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and
about 1/3 mile, to the ridge line. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">there
the trail</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
is fairly level for the next few miles. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Walk
as much or little as you like. In the summer wildflowers bloom here.
We were too early for most of the flowers. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
trail along the ridge line</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VnS_hFxvRBaHhAhO42yA43ZjYWvO9Shz5y_UfTzXmhsfb3v7vAd2dME68t4_Vq81ttoW7I743_OuWnPJUvBxL8_TslpDthNqFdVB1WpiDlJVKshUiCA_gn14vBLtNdEarQdsOMaXcUc/s1600/13+Trail+on+Tundra+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VnS_hFxvRBaHhAhO42yA43ZjYWvO9Shz5y_UfTzXmhsfb3v7vAd2dME68t4_Vq81ttoW7I743_OuWnPJUvBxL8_TslpDthNqFdVB1WpiDlJVKshUiCA_gn14vBLtNdEarQdsOMaXcUc/s640/13+Trail+on+Tundra+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">View
from the trail along the ridge line</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HKCSzgEUv5Z9gh1IQiEP9EfHKv5sXm54onpfCx-yNcywQmFXieGeB87hFaC9wReh9I0Ke0ZjQdAE5PW-SltLH_R3PFRqIFyEgHBzaPI2xYnelJluWHwGcKDt7A6Og9uInzaTvn6R8Y0/s1600/14A+Ridgeline+trail+View+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HKCSzgEUv5Z9gh1IQiEP9EfHKv5sXm54onpfCx-yNcywQmFXieGeB87hFaC9wReh9I0Ke0ZjQdAE5PW-SltLH_R3PFRqIFyEgHBzaPI2xYnelJluWHwGcKDt7A6Og9uInzaTvn6R8Y0/s640/14A+Ridgeline+trail+View+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">More
views of the tundra covered hills from the road near Eagle Summit</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzl9do655wQAkkqL276gjMMLHPQLe99lzKDAHTsnZoqFMnAKaFYbI9igqdIHCDlT23YTBRDNcKe5oHpK4r1ghynmLVEziPavHoNtNrAfJirp3-KietFLoIvjG-qoxkFacaBeY3czmKpU/s1600/15+Tundra+Hills+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzl9do655wQAkkqL276gjMMLHPQLe99lzKDAHTsnZoqFMnAKaFYbI9igqdIHCDlT23YTBRDNcKe5oHpK4r1ghynmLVEziPavHoNtNrAfJirp3-KietFLoIvjG-qoxkFacaBeY3czmKpU/s640/15+Tundra+Hills+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bI3STHKJPFjXQjXfNyqV3AF2DBdDUPbdA2vEOZcfu4SqbLnENSetnaSysF2UNL8SH0tZU4qyvDucNm1-5r-s6Jpb4yr_M7Kq3L-EkqhVI05V7hAdvECDRUz4GCeqpgdWCNRPLvMtRbY/s1600/16+Tundra+Hills+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bI3STHKJPFjXQjXfNyqV3AF2DBdDUPbdA2vEOZcfu4SqbLnENSetnaSysF2UNL8SH0tZU4qyvDucNm1-5r-s6Jpb4yr_M7Kq3L-EkqhVI05V7hAdvECDRUz4GCeqpgdWCNRPLvMtRbY/s640/16+Tundra+Hills+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Snow
bank along the road near Eagle Summit. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>FAIRBANKS</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our
“campground” of choice was the parking lot at Pioneer Park. They
ha<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ve</span> designated RV spots for $12/night. Nothing fancy, but it
was better than being in an RV park. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our
“campsite”.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There
is a 5 consecutive night limit at Pioneer Park, so we also spent a couple
of nights(not consecutive nights) at Sam's Club parking lot. It was
very quiet parked behind Sam's Club gas station. At Sam's I did <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ask </span>a manager for permission to park. Much, much quieter than at
Walmart. Walmart is extremely busy. Lots of RV's coming and going,
plus the store is very busy. Th<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">re are</span> 2 or 3 rigs parked there,
long term, as<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> well</span>. They were there when we arrived and had not left by the
time we were leaving the area. Also it didn't look like they had any
intention of leaving this free parking spot. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
didn't do anything exciting in Fairbanks. Mostly just tourist things.
I didn't take any pictures in Fairbanks.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The
places we visited in Fairbanks:</b></span></span></div>
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– <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.morristhompsoncenter.org/">The
Visitor Center in the downtown area</a>. Great, informative displays
about Fairbanks, the area around Fairbanks and the four seasons in the
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">interior
and north country </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">of</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
Alaska</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
Well worth spending 2-3 hours looking at everything </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">plus
more time for the videos. Plus there is a <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">inter-agency <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">info<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">rmation center here with <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">information<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> about the natural areas in the interior of Alaska. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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– <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.uaf.edu/museum/">Museum
of the North at UAF </a> (University of Alaska Fairbanks)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">An
excellent museum on the UAF campus covering the people and animals of
interior and northern parts of Alaska. </span></span>
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– <a href="http://www.alaska.org/detail/pioneer-park"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pioneer
Park</span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
is not only the place we parked in our motorhome most of the nights
we were in Fairbanks. There are also a number of attractions and
museums in the park. Go to the link above for a full list. We
were here before Memorial Day so most of the visitor activities were
not yet scheduled. The museums were open on limited hours though. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here
are the </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">places</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
we visited </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in
Pioneer Park:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
<a href="http://old.fnsb.us/ParksandRecreation/PioneerPark/attractions/museums/pioneer_museum.htm">Pioneer
Museum. </a> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Well
worth the visit if you have the time. Lots of pictures and artifacts
from the Fairbanks area. An excellent series of small dioramas
depicting gold mining methods</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">from</span> the 1890's to 1930's</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
A theater type show </span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Big
Stampede"</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">about
the gold rush and the early people in Fairbanks. It was interesting
but the last 10-15 minutes got real wordy. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It
was like the narrator was trying to extend the length of the show to
reach about 45 minutes. </span></span></span></b>
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<b><a href="http://www.alaska.org/detail/riverboat-nenana"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Riverboat
Nenana</span></span></span></a></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
restored riverboat which operated on the Yukon River. Only takes
about 15 minutes to go though the riverboat. </span></span></span></b>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.alaska.org/detail/alaska-salmon-bake">Alaska
Salmon Bake</a> </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">$35.
All you care to eat. </span></span></span></b>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">While
the Salmon and Beer Battered Cod were good, and the salads looked
good, we were disappointed in the overall setting and ambiance of the
place. The prime rib was just so so. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">An <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>e</b></span>xtremely</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
thin slic</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">e and not very tas<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>ty</b></span>.</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
The weather the evening we were there was cool by our standards<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>, </b></span>lo<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>w to </b></span>mid
60's. </span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">At the booth where</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> you paid they gave you a quick introduction and handed
you a good sized “cold” </span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">fish</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> shaped plate. They said you are
welcome to use the plate for all your food. If you wanted a clean
plate you could come back and ask for a clean plate. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
would have preferred to have clean plates available at salad bar and
the grill area. It would have been especially nice to have warm
plates at the grill area. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
seating was either outdoors, or in a large dinning hall which was
just a little warmer than the outdoors. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Probably
about 68-70 degrees inside.</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
It wasn't cold enough for them to heat the dinning hall </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
guess</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
For drinks </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(included
with dinner)</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
there was one soda dispenser, the kind you find in gas station<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">convenience stores</span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">. All
the refills you want. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">For
condiments, catsup, tarter sauce, etc there is one cart outside. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
There is a pay bar for fancy drinks or for adult beverages. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If
you are there when 3 or 4 tour buses show up for dinner you will be
standing in line for drinks or condiments. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Getting
there at 5 to 5:15pm you shouldn't have a problem with crowds.<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b> </b></span>We
noticed most tour buses didn't show up till 6-8pm. </span></span></span></b>
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<b>–
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.uaf.edu/campusmap/buildings/georgeson/">Georgeson
Botanical Garden </a></span></span></span></b><a href="https://www.uaf.edu/campusmap/buildings/georgeson/"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">at
UAF</span></span></span></b></a></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is a nice place to stroll through a botanical garden full of flowers
which grow in Alaska. The flowers were not as well documented as I
would have liked. It was an enjoyable place to spend an hour or so
seeing the flowers and other plants which are either grown
commercially or in the wild. We lucked out and got to chat with the
botanist who “discovered” that growing peonies commercially in
Alaska could be a great source of income for small farmers. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
spent about 30 minutes talking with her about peonies and the Alaska
interior in general. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Alaska
is the only place in the world where peonies mature to the harvest
point in the June-September period. The rest of the year, there are
other locations in the world which grow and export peonies. In 2016, Alaska
expects to export around 100</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">,000</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> to 150</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">,000</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> flowers and in 2017 about twice
that many. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Links
to Alaska Peonies <a href="http://www.alaskapeonies.org/">here</a>
and <a href="http://www.alaskaperfectpeony.com/">here</a>. </span></span></span></b>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
enjoyed our stay in Fairbanks. There was a lot of relaxing and quiet
time. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Plus
the two great trips on Steese & Dalton highways</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
Weather was decent. A few days of off and on rain, but no real
downpours.<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Free <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">potable</span> water fill at Pioneer park and free dump stations at gas stations in town. The easiest dump station to <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">maneuver</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> your rig in and out of</span></span></span> is at t<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">he Tesoro Station at the corner of College <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Rd. and <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Illinois<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> St. No <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">potable water though. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-30132345333462610292016-06-27T18:59:00.000-05:002018-12-17T05:14:32.304-06:00Skagway to Fairbanks, via Whitehorse, AK. May 13-19, 2016<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Skagway
to Fairbanks, AK via Whitehorse, YT. May 13-19, 2016</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The
day we left Skagway we purposely took our time driving around the
Skagway area </span><span style="font-size: medium;">before
leaving</span><span style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">We
drove over to the start of the Chilkoot Trail at Dyea and we visited
the historic cemetery in Skagway. Both worth a visit if you have the
time.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">A photo from the road to Dyea. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_pzN59_i1aBFeii-pOHBnBTO-ZrNP9yzXmzSpX4NR1ek6CT8DUqZmAfZlZfQO6l2DbokKs4EmAN0L1MbwHxKtzpMgASnV49fQJlHUXKwzbRyoClDlIj7-c9elDlXth8d5N9wwtvIjts/s1600/1E+Drive+to+Dyea+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_pzN59_i1aBFeii-pOHBnBTO-ZrNP9yzXmzSpX4NR1ek6CT8DUqZmAfZlZfQO6l2DbokKs4EmAN0L1MbwHxKtzpMgASnV49fQJlHUXKwzbRyoClDlIj7-c9elDlXth8d5N9wwtvIjts/s640/1E+Drive+to+Dyea+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I didn't want
to leave town until around 1-2pm. This would allow us to arrive in the
high country several miles east of the mountain pass at the Alaska/BC
border in the mid afternoon. </span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We
arrived at a pullout along about 3pm after a 23 mile drive and a
short stop at Canadian </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">customs. </span>
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<br />
A caution about boondocking along this highway. The US and Canada customs check points are several miles apart and close at night. If you park between the them and have a need to leave you are stuck until they open in the morning. <br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Here
is our overnight parking spot:</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MzP8Q1HEVb1R4qNLw-_A6LWWLtA2XvnyJ8Mq5tW8hH7xJJgbpnqfGjtHph86JrboTRAKo5pHM8Olu4MikWCdib92n2S9SWdYNicbJM6FEj4bg69282UEfmJ0fx0g1Y03bEePTcXJWBs/s1600/1D+BD+Near+Customs+at+Skagway+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MzP8Q1HEVb1R4qNLw-_A6LWWLtA2XvnyJ8Mq5tW8hH7xJJgbpnqfGjtHph86JrboTRAKo5pHM8Olu4MikWCdib92n2S9SWdYNicbJM6FEj4bg69282UEfmJ0fx0g1Y03bEePTcXJWBs/s640/1D+BD+Near+Customs+at+Skagway+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Here
is our view of the lake and snow covered mountain the next morning:</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiaXviz3p371lj8lwBKo6rK700dRX_WyzNIqfFPTnE8C64wYFrmm6tG0hVn3B-lw07zIDtvNVZFX4mUnkGeMkwiOGpyLfYzTO7DKa34JmoAjWHzj7Q58M_aHuX7gm4tjdywyckzLeZ4s/s1600/1C+Morning+O-N+Pking+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiaXviz3p371lj8lwBKo6rK700dRX_WyzNIqfFPTnE8C64wYFrmm6tG0hVn3B-lw07zIDtvNVZFX4mUnkGeMkwiOGpyLfYzTO7DKa34JmoAjWHzj7Q58M_aHuX7gm4tjdywyckzLeZ4s/s640/1C+Morning+O-N+Pking+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFWXeuwuoSkj_4Hugx2OsexbQWtb1BR8jBPEZ9x4dyOhUeQO-0Jabhk6EVF8wnlt7uZH_pBw3WMF30ZifLhXJHZei1qlp7EHaJCwqAZEKdc36j6tFSjtLReK-_1LZtXB_vN_TEpY-rNw/s1600/1C++Morning+O-N+Pking+1+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFWXeuwuoSkj_4Hugx2OsexbQWtb1BR8jBPEZ9x4dyOhUeQO-0Jabhk6EVF8wnlt7uZH_pBw3WMF30ZifLhXJHZei1qlp7EHaJCwqAZEKdc36j6tFSjtLReK-_1LZtXB_vN_TEpY-rNw/s640/1C++Morning+O-N+Pking+1+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Before
we left the high country we got to see this beautiful mountain goat
from a distance. </span>
</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiui8p06hogSIEdNQz2Mm72-jg2fL7S4Az62DX1V50IFO_EcAF3uynqV58U1Opf-mXe-PUA-WSoNqVMuauKSVBHEQcdoPB0yiioT5fcHZYSrn66GBpCqlqNvwoCR8X4TmnF_SjG-iBCI7E/s1600/4+Mtn+Goat+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiui8p06hogSIEdNQz2Mm72-jg2fL7S4Az62DX1V50IFO_EcAF3uynqV58U1Opf-mXe-PUA-WSoNqVMuauKSVBHEQcdoPB0yiioT5fcHZYSrn66GBpCqlqNvwoCR8X4TmnF_SjG-iBCI7E/s640/4+Mtn+Goat+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WlucR8VgA8pWSUQ4p08JCpPJ4q16ZZryHqlkgaTZTWV6hctfEoniIAnVilcH5t98XoGDJ8X9zImukO4UIYDo5WAjKajdhWISHi6kijMSAvWfUqdqFOpVR43vhHkDjjMoydXXcLt11a0/s1600/4+Mtn+Goat+1+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WlucR8VgA8pWSUQ4p08JCpPJ4q16ZZryHqlkgaTZTWV6hctfEoniIAnVilcH5t98XoGDJ8X9zImukO4UIYDo5WAjKajdhWISHi6kijMSAvWfUqdqFOpVR43vhHkDjjMoydXXcLt11a0/s640/4+Mtn+Goat+1+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">A
little north of Carcross on the way to Whitehorse there is a pullout
with a great view of Emerald Lake, an emerald blue-green lake. </span>
</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WBmg1DdGO7udnFLlhtfKBjmHIdIn75O7gV7vM2zIzgsKNxDlNAWbKSzJcEDGI9h03wzHeAOkyQD1XUlaH2KfCLJqXe1XfoRIykigpfPKzvGu_SYcKoEcicVGO_8ZybHDg1hqmE6avg8/s1600/6+Blue+Gn+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WBmg1DdGO7udnFLlhtfKBjmHIdIn75O7gV7vM2zIzgsKNxDlNAWbKSzJcEDGI9h03wzHeAOkyQD1XUlaH2KfCLJqXe1XfoRIykigpfPKzvGu_SYcKoEcicVGO_8ZybHDg1hqmE6avg8/s640/6+Blue+Gn+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br /></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Axh7sHpn8hDSK0gf6OLEoE-qigzhHUe4fqU_06oj8PF7ieYyqaGt9QPyzl-rf5ZKiqphilyDBnUT-MvEN4dE_B8ptDTvKwFbj1OBiXWnTOZvC39XmxVA09WDwPt9l_IwtEP2ZhATD2g/s1600/7+Blue+Gn+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Axh7sHpn8hDSK0gf6OLEoE-qigzhHUe4fqU_06oj8PF7ieYyqaGt9QPyzl-rf5ZKiqphilyDBnUT-MvEN4dE_B8ptDTvKwFbj1OBiXWnTOZvC39XmxVA09WDwPt9l_IwtEP2ZhATD2g/s640/7+Blue+Gn+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The
blue green color comes from calcium carbonate forming from the run
off from the limestone hills and settling to the bottom forming a
white marl. Also Diatroms, an alge, grow in these shallow lakes and
form a calcium carbonate shell which falls to the bottom adding to
the marl. Although the info plaque in the image below doesn't state
it, I believe the blue green is because the water absorbs all the
colors except the blue green spectrum which is reflected from the
white bottom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">More
info about the color of the lake: </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghwk6Za3og8Z8iK9PZLsw0ZYz4q806fejev7L3NVDn9MhvHznzaRnh3kAQ6-3HG8yrbjN0PYFS7w9f1YDGQ3xWCnnjAn3BE5fL5a6jJ-FJoZghEoMCcbteAzuNZ6VU_-aOzWYJHT0w6M/s1600/5+Blue+Gn+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghwk6Za3og8Z8iK9PZLsw0ZYz4q806fejev7L3NVDn9MhvHznzaRnh3kAQ6-3HG8yrbjN0PYFS7w9f1YDGQ3xWCnnjAn3BE5fL5a6jJ-FJoZghEoMCcbteAzuNZ6VU_-aOzWYJHT0w6M/s640/5+Blue+Gn+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Whitehorse,
YT area.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
first two nights in the Whitehorse area we stayed at Wolf Creek
Provincial CG. </span></span><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">$12.
No dump or electricity. There is a hand pump for water. We took
campsite #43, a very long backin site. If you can figure out a way
to turn around you can pull in and have a nice view of the tiny Wolf
Creek out your window. A very private site. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
first afternoon we drove into Whitehorse, drove around to locate
grocery stores, visitor centers, museums, etc. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">One
site I hoped to visit was the big stern wheeler paddle boat. However
it is not going to open until the “Long weekend in May”. That
would be Victoria Day, a three day weekend kind of like our Memorial
Day. This year that is May 21-23rd. Victoria Day is always the
Monday before the 25</span></span></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
of May. </span></span></span></span>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
term “Long weekend in May” is a term we are seeing frequently in
Canada. Many times it is in a statement something like “We are
open from the long weekend in May until the long weekend in
September.”. The long weekend in September coincides with our
Labor Day weekend. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
did our shopping at the “The Real Canadian Superstore”. Similar to
Walmart or Fred Myers. This store was recommended by a woman we
talked with in Skagway. Seem like the people in Skagway drive the
140 or so miles to Whitehorse to go shopping. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
had an interesting surprise at the superstore. I went to grab a
grocery cart and they were all chained together! I asked a store
worker how to unhook the cart. He said you take a coin, stick it in
this slot on the handle and it releases the cart. Come to find out
you need a Loony coin. (a Canadian one dollar coin). The coin is
captured by the lock mechanism. To get your coin back you need to
take the cart back to a covered spot in the parking lot or back into
the store and push it into another cart. Taking the chain from the
cart in front of you and pushing it into the lock releases the coin.
Or just leave the cart in the parking lot and you have paid $1 to use
the cart. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">While
I was helping Sharon back into the truck an older gentleman (looked
homeless or very poor) came by offered to take the cart back for us.
I wonder just how many loonies he gets in a day? </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
next morning I walked the 3km loop trail at Wolf Creek. A nice trail
through the woods with a view of the mighty Yukon River. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
saw this Ptarmigan right at the start of the trail. Not a good
picture, not enough light go get a better picture.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
little hard to see the ptarmigan, but look at the right center of the
photo. It blends in really well with the background. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIECZX79PqWY4ocZW1pYGd5LL9c6qpq3H1pH4hRhjnLY44irpoU-8wV9h4lu7HRYzwYu0526rHY65LEqk2qYNCm5TeC5XjH7yo_sxRlVlO7awc127tdqzd86j646zx7mfXkH-clzmu3U/s1600/11+Ptarmigan+at+Wolf+Ck+CG+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIECZX79PqWY4ocZW1pYGd5LL9c6qpq3H1pH4hRhjnLY44irpoU-8wV9h4lu7HRYzwYu0526rHY65LEqk2qYNCm5TeC5XjH7yo_sxRlVlO7awc127tdqzd86j646zx7mfXkH-clzmu3U/s640/11+Ptarmigan+at+Wolf+Ck+CG+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A view of the Yukon River. Not a very exciting river at this spot! </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59A6qI9rVZ-OJ3rLr92uyoKVSOUCtMx43FqTlaiGkvlKHX6NRP-0Z7ridvJ3bkymHtt6WyQzmTalHaZqoUH7qNP9oDpFlUGIgBwJe7_MK_8QY9HKjTPE6KDj4qujfbwMPKpvvXChTKtU/s1600/9+Yukon+River+at+Wolf+Ck+CG+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59A6qI9rVZ-OJ3rLr92uyoKVSOUCtMx43FqTlaiGkvlKHX6NRP-0Z7ridvJ3bkymHtt6WyQzmTalHaZqoUH7qNP9oDpFlUGIgBwJe7_MK_8QY9HKjTPE6KDj4qujfbwMPKpvvXChTKtU/s640/9+Yukon+River+at+Wolf+Ck+CG+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
The Yukon River is the major drainage for much of the Yukon Territory (YT) and a very large part of Alaska. It extends almost 2000 miles from its headwaters in YT to where it empties into the Bering Sea. </div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">That
is all the pictures I took in and around Whitehorse. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
stayed a 2</span></span></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">nd</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
night at Wolf Creek and then moved about 12 miles to the Walmart
parking lot for the next two nights. Walmart is not as nice as Wolf
Creek, but we do get sunlight for our solar panels and we don't have
to make a 24 mile round trip to town to visit the museums and do
laundry. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
visited, and highly recommend these two museums in Whitehorse:</span></span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Berlingia
Interpretive Center. </b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.beringia.com/"><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">http://www.beringia.com/</span></span></span></span></a></u></span><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
This museum covers the land bridge from Alaska across the Bering
Strait to Siberia and the peoples who migrated here some 12,000 to 20,000 years ago. The land bridge existed during ice ages when so
much water was tied up in the glaciers that the ocean water level
dropped about 200 feet. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">They
did an excellent job of explaining the land bridge, the animals which
crossed over in to the North American continent, and the humans which
followed. We spent about 3.5 hours touring the museum and viewing
the two very good videos. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>MacBride
Museum of Yukon History.</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.macbridemuseum.com/index.html">http://www.macbridemuseum.com/index.html</a>
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
An excellent museum which covers the history of the Yukon and
Whitehorse. Sharon wasn't feeling well, so I went by myself. I
learned a lot about the Yukon. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It
is interesting learning of the perspective of history from the other
sides viewpoint. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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–
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
all know about the USA buying Alaska from Russia in 1865. Sometime
after we bought Alaska the line of demarcation between Alaska and
Canada was determined by treaty to be the 141</span></span></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">st</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Meridian down to a point some number of miles from the Pacific
Ocean. Well sometime after the treaty was signed, Canada sued the
USA in international court to extend the border to the Pacific and
transfer the long strip of land and islands along what we call the
Northwest Passage to Canada. The USA prevailed so we now have this
long strip of land bordering Canada. Probably didn't make Canada
happy with us. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
–
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Next
is the Klondike Gold Rush. This gold rush centers on a little tiny
town of Dawson City and nearby area, on the Yukon river just a few
miles from the Alaska border. During, and for a while after the gold
rush was over, the town and area was about 98% American. Canada got
very concerned about America's intentions and were afraid the USA was
just going to annex the area to Alaska. That was most likely just
what the Americans gold miners wanted anyways.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
1898 and 1899 Canada sent a surveying party in to survey the border
and cut a 3 meter (20 foot) wide path through the trees to give a
physical and visual indication of the border. Canada also sent a group to build a
telegraph line from Dawson City across this uncharted wilderness to
the middle of British Columbia. This communication link would help
bolster Canada's claim to the land in case the USA was to attempt to
annex the area. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Not
that the USA would ever do such a thing!! Smile. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Anyways
interesting seeing history from the other side. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Moving
on to Fairbanks </b></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As
I mentioned, Sharon is not feeling well. This issue has been going on
for about 3-4 weeks. She went to a clinic in Skagway, but no help.
So we are going to head directly to Fairbanks where we will stay
until we get the issues resolved. I suppose we could see doctors in
Whitehorse, but we really don't want to stay around for an undermined
period and it is much easier dealing with medical insurance issues in
the USA. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
had planned on us going up to Dawson City, YT, driving part way up
the Dempster highway, visiting the history of the gold rush in the
area and then drive across the Top Of The World Highway to Alaska.
Probably a 10-12 day time span. That is much to long to wait to get
things resolved. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is another really good reason to be able to travel without having RV
park reservations to cancel and change. Things come up and plans
need to be changed. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
will just come back from Alaska via the Top Of The World Hwy and
visit Dawson City and the Dempster in August. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It
was an overnight hop to Fairbanks, about 504 miles. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Not
exactly a speedy drive to Fairbanks. Especially from Haines Junction
to the Alaska border. Lot of construction and about a total of 30 to
45 miles of gravel road because of the construction. Some of it
muddy. Lots of frost heaves outside of the construction. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Pretty
country though. Some pictures:</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHdAclhSBlwhua1HLeLFRazi2ZejQ7zKBSCkjqwumEs8FKdCfgZzxzlbyce0-oHlXf2QtrXCkBwaKzmRY1lT1-fYGf4ZLXzP-8m1j0qGkx7xgHNhKcdmy5KQvlmyBbFNpKt7Wrfh1IvY/s1600/13+N+of+Haines+Jct+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHdAclhSBlwhua1HLeLFRazi2ZejQ7zKBSCkjqwumEs8FKdCfgZzxzlbyce0-oHlXf2QtrXCkBwaKzmRY1lT1-fYGf4ZLXzP-8m1j0qGkx7xgHNhKcdmy5KQvlmyBbFNpKt7Wrfh1IvY/s640/13+N+of+Haines+Jct+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbNH_L3dUbcip_4oJIceEMfe_WaJ2K7VmuRscQXpOMwyiCpNg9JJYUM-XjDijQKua0mFgJc0VaW5OzBwXoed4xxskau-Duxei9yEQzEBm91eSZVlY5RPkhUnG4MiwZBPFf6RpCXY143k/s1600/14+N+of+Haines+Jct+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbNH_L3dUbcip_4oJIceEMfe_WaJ2K7VmuRscQXpOMwyiCpNg9JJYUM-XjDijQKua0mFgJc0VaW5OzBwXoed4xxskau-Duxei9yEQzEBm91eSZVlY5RPkhUnG4MiwZBPFf6RpCXY143k/s640/14+N+of+Haines+Jct+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXho2dXERc-arVfiDX1pac1knPENspAkS7YCYXlPZaU75gvK1f_SfSaK3degKHYVsdgTNtMzo8M7Ub8PVOtP3BR3pLu5GFZt6ddx5lPSsK4htprmqUcRqpd8Qws-9UITpLU4Wo8tk2Mac/s1600/15+N+of+Haines+Jct+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXho2dXERc-arVfiDX1pac1knPENspAkS7YCYXlPZaU75gvK1f_SfSaK3degKHYVsdgTNtMzo8M7Ub8PVOtP3BR3pLu5GFZt6ddx5lPSsK4htprmqUcRqpd8Qws-9UITpLU4Wo8tk2Mac/s640/15+N+of+Haines+Jct+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
spent a quiet night at a Yukon rest area about 20 miles south of
Beaver Creek, YT and about 37 mile south of the USA customs station
at the Alaska border. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtZ89rmcZrdq_9wpAvI3UGDIuW_Uk9CsCB1H5fD94SPSHmLxSlC4ZVhF9XzV4Fg3SR_dNC_8lrsOEuEsE_XY2ZdGUM-hTyDNGhXN056S_tx0cYzhMm7gSRjyhOrYTPu9-58szcUmVJ0U/s1600/16+O-N+Pking+Beaver+Creek+YT+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtZ89rmcZrdq_9wpAvI3UGDIuW_Uk9CsCB1H5fD94SPSHmLxSlC4ZVhF9XzV4Fg3SR_dNC_8lrsOEuEsE_XY2ZdGUM-hTyDNGhXN056S_tx0cYzhMm7gSRjyhOrYTPu9-58szcUmVJ0U/s640/16+O-N+Pking+Beaver+Creek+YT+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Many
o<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;">f</span> Yukon's rest areas have this no camping/parking sign, </span></span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvphBmPUqQU8IkV5L5p5Is4Um0Ci4zjKH8hGrDtVYZs182WwTqobZsYFFJH6X0POQ2sygNbAjfL7HG8zWyxDtkFnmUkGsO8rLb42R2q9x_t0VWcPjM8bxdiqusZotUhxcWgMCyDt001Ww/s1600/17+Yukon+RA+signs+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvphBmPUqQU8IkV5L5p5Is4Um0Ci4zjKH8hGrDtVYZs182WwTqobZsYFFJH6X0POQ2sygNbAjfL7HG8zWyxDtkFnmUkGsO8rLb42R2q9x_t0VWcPjM8bxdiqusZotUhxcWgMCyDt001Ww/s640/17+Yukon+RA+signs+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">but
apparently it doesn't mean anything. From all the info I have seen,
it is never enforced. People park overnight in the rest areas all
the time. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Here
we are at the Alaska Border</span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiFNDvcEHowFQC40GfT2gikPi9iD1VLMuJ9MgDdXxglm4bo0rf_x0ZReVdFDvKMXhWLsX1J5wqSaKT6dQV5wB8SfpINwHKvBfHFJLRZEKIiPxbLIDJMt5atCquyu5XbeN2jGirw623ew/s1600/19+Alaska+Border+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiFNDvcEHowFQC40GfT2gikPi9iD1VLMuJ9MgDdXxglm4bo0rf_x0ZReVdFDvKMXhWLsX1J5wqSaKT6dQV5wB8SfpINwHKvBfHFJLRZEKIiPxbLIDJMt5atCquyu5XbeN2jGirw623ew/s640/19+Alaska+Border+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
made it to Fairbanks by about 1:30pm and went directly to a medical
clinic to get Sharon's issues taken care of. </span></span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
are parking overnight at the asphalt parking lot for Pioneer Historic
Park in Fairbanks. They charge $12 for o/n parking. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Five
consecutive days and you must move. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://old.fnsb.us/ParksandRecreation/PioneerPark/visitor_information/visitor_information.htm">http://old.fnsb.us/ParksandRecreation/PioneerPark/visitor_information/visitor_information.htm</a>
</span></span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">P</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">hoto
of the RV parking area in Pioneer Park parking lot.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnK0M-OBs0wi1kJK-FzJhxMY2pCXyhaj7kQ9wH1L6RXX8tE9D2bGH7WOUx52V_AocwiArmBMPAlRwkeXBx7dxDdZHtVvSFg1G6xisrz5rx3CehPDJ6NBvB66f60sKKHbY5bWDdHyAVqE/s1600/24+Pioneer+Park+Parking.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnK0M-OBs0wi1kJK-FzJhxMY2pCXyhaj7kQ9wH1L6RXX8tE9D2bGH7WOUx52V_AocwiArmBMPAlRwkeXBx7dxDdZHtVvSFg1G6xisrz5rx3CehPDJ6NBvB66f60sKKHbY5bWDdHyAVqE/s640/24+Pioneer+Park+Parking.jpg" width="640" /></a> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Take a look at our Winegard Satellite TV dish on the roof. It is pointing almost level with the ground. We had a good satellite signal with the Winegard dish. Note: If you have the smaller domed satellite dishes, you won't get a usable signal. The dish size seems to be too small to capture a signal. At least that is what a couple other RV'ers said about their smaller satellite dishes. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We spent a total
of <span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;">11</span> days here in <span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;">three <span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;">separate s</span></span>tays during our 18 days in the
Fairbanks area. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Next
up: Fairbanks, Steese Hwy and the Dalton Hwy to the Arctic Circle and
Coldfoot.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
<b><a href="http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/2017/01/alaska-trip-index-april-26september-6.html" target="_blank">Link back to the Alaska blog index page. </a></b><br />
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Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-12862498999589593142016-05-15T19:09:00.000-05:002018-12-15T16:36:12.007-06:00Laird Hot Springs to Skagway May 7th to 12th, 2016<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Laird Hot Springs to
Skagway May 7</b></span><sup><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>th</b></span></sup><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>
to 12</b></span><sup><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>th</b></span></sup><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>,
2016</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>A</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>lso
a side trip to Atlin, BC on the way to Skagway. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0PZNG8wy0qOmtgkUdXneS4p7d8BSA2xHqSDOhrlQEMFJqnvmZUx2Cvx0OoF40NFnDxMrVw7fUCDbPesiQWvFs12wX-DAwzFROdItLKYZHsEr4rCNBH86TbnIVDTonnE1RXzGIGC4MFA/s1600/65+On+way+to+Skagway+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0PZNG8wy0qOmtgkUdXneS4p7d8BSA2xHqSDOhrlQEMFJqnvmZUx2Cvx0OoF40NFnDxMrVw7fUCDbPesiQWvFs12wX-DAwzFROdItLKYZHsEr4rCNBH86TbnIVDTonnE1RXzGIGC4MFA/s640/65+On+way+to+Skagway+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The Alaska Hwy continues to
be in good shape. Lots of hills and curves. Some frost heaves to look
out for. Almost all frost heaves are well marked. Since many of the hills
are a 5% to 6% grade and some at 8% it makes for slow driving and
poor gas mileage. I find </span><span style="font-size: medium;">the
motorhome</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> shifting from
5th gear to 3rd gear </span><span style="font-size: medium;">sometimes
to make it up the hills. Also the tow/haul mode will downshift us to
3</span><sup><span style="font-size: medium;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-size: medium;">
gear to keep our speed low while going down. With plenty of warning on the
downhill portions I slow down quite a bit before heading down the
hills. Many times as slow as 40-45mph. If it is really steep I may
start the down grade at 35mph. Generally I use the brakes very
little, depending on engine braking to keep my speed down. If it is
a 9% or 10% grade I'll manually downshift to 3</span><sup><span style="font-size: medium;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-size: medium;">
gear and if need be downshift to 2</span><sup><span style="font-size: medium;">nd</span></sup><span style="font-size: medium;">
gear to keep my speed down. </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wildlife from Liard Hot Springs to Watson Lake</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">W</span><span style="font-size: medium;">e
saw a number of wood bison (buffalo), a moose and three bears on our
drive from Liard Hot Springs, BC to Watson Lake, YT. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bison</b></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdUbyndQLidoIEb5ZYXSe1HJYOWKfvcoh0zQnkkcDRhyphenhyphenZu0p9gUNgKErddoxFzJADizj_7oM6q4JD1iCJm47X0O_g-ye6Gfky4xMcXKq5SNRtB4JyTvqK-rIiCYfSC0Xu_81b76tPIKY/s1600/39+Bison+Along+Hwy+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdUbyndQLidoIEb5ZYXSe1HJYOWKfvcoh0zQnkkcDRhyphenhyphenZu0p9gUNgKErddoxFzJADizj_7oM6q4JD1iCJm47X0O_g-ye6Gfky4xMcXKq5SNRtB4JyTvqK-rIiCYfSC0Xu_81b76tPIKY/s640/39+Bison+Along+Hwy+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiilkpqAQ4cSPD1bu400lxctfrtrri7jMvwAPbFdjDNUgD-juS4gfpsC2GTIO7L-dhlUSbbkxVbckc_1TdTBNrpoypICEIg-JJhwba-_Sa_CZztt7q0OKu6osxplQdhouR8T50FLoE1_Q/s1600/38+Wood+Bison+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiilkpqAQ4cSPD1bu400lxctfrtrri7jMvwAPbFdjDNUgD-juS4gfpsC2GTIO7L-dhlUSbbkxVbckc_1TdTBNrpoypICEIg-JJhwba-_Sa_CZztt7q0OKu6osxplQdhouR8T50FLoE1_Q/s640/38+Wood+Bison+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Bear</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlaABlWMY1tjuV1f3V549mvZsMZ0e18oqYfJ-_5_pY32k8UtBAzuw9HwPPrJiX1bFfX7se3rkLq0RJnx__VjMLEngxiNqX2eKDgqo1cy1PFRmRUzxDKw8lvcqVHF0A1pRrGwjFEYe2EU/s1600/40+Black+Bear+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlaABlWMY1tjuV1f3V549mvZsMZ0e18oqYfJ-_5_pY32k8UtBAzuw9HwPPrJiX1bFfX7se3rkLq0RJnx__VjMLEngxiNqX2eKDgqo1cy1PFRmRUzxDKw8lvcqVHF0A1pRrGwjFEYe2EU/s640/40+Black+Bear+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">This guy (gal?) was zeroing in on another dandelion:</span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim70EILQ_EA6n1BeeJHxCRscFfrhNsMPdfAaPyoeTzirgB6IKrNCEwNLK1nwz3-OlV6m6da_qRChJjzDEQvuCq1oFvL1YInItI7ec1QMvHJ9Eyashz7knaH6YyLHzhlT00OvSrDKrEnZg/s1600/41+Zeroing+in+on+Dandelion+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim70EILQ_EA6n1BeeJHxCRscFfrhNsMPdfAaPyoeTzirgB6IKrNCEwNLK1nwz3-OlV6m6da_qRChJjzDEQvuCq1oFvL1YInItI7ec1QMvHJ9Eyashz7knaH6YyLHzhlT00OvSrDKrEnZg/s640/41+Zeroing+in+on+Dandelion+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">One more dandelion gone:</span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTjlkTrugSpe433pVmPbcXtGi_J_y2Yc20o2c7wwnoYjwf4wGgdETPmynHyXrmqooRTul3GTWDFVbcou7TWysYzFl8vbHcBHGoBZGLVPajPDzK6C5arhwKYVbzMpdwBv9_cSNlp3g5SQ/s1600/42+One+more+Dandelion+gone+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTjlkTrugSpe433pVmPbcXtGi_J_y2Yc20o2c7wwnoYjwf4wGgdETPmynHyXrmqooRTul3GTWDFVbcou7TWysYzFl8vbHcBHGoBZGLVPajPDzK6C5arhwKYVbzMpdwBv9_cSNlp3g5SQ/s640/42+One+more+Dandelion+gone+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="632" /></a> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">A very young moose: </span></b></h3>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Aren't I pretty?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhkVyXEbAhCIxmurzwghHc-aQ7Oa4oPmt1OjStwWoLixgkKQ75xRatRSd0WemmsH0N0kvSgpPZgcKNioA3gMhaFS7WOZB09hLz3NreTzgvXUKUVXyDYhKCoQWJ0vS88IRhkW6pUUFsjk/s1600/44+Aren%2527t+I+pretty+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhkVyXEbAhCIxmurzwghHc-aQ7Oa4oPmt1OjStwWoLixgkKQ75xRatRSd0WemmsH0N0kvSgpPZgcKNioA3gMhaFS7WOZB09hLz3NreTzgvXUKUVXyDYhKCoQWJ0vS88IRhkW6pUUFsjk/s640/44+Aren%2527t+I+pretty+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Time to move on</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8wFSJbEXmk20nK5qfGgU_H8FLgz1aZWXqfT0RG5OlIowKUW1cw8osmm8Wnk85ZA06L8jzNi3-BLMTxuYY9L8GFtRcbsabVVNFeCElwwjAN0WeuOcdEBzu97l0CPiVKT5PsmHqMry4n0/s1600/45+Time+to+move+on+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8wFSJbEXmk20nK5qfGgU_H8FLgz1aZWXqfT0RG5OlIowKUW1cw8osmm8Wnk85ZA06L8jzNi3-BLMTxuYY9L8GFtRcbsabVVNFeCElwwjAN0WeuOcdEBzu97l0CPiVKT5PsmHqMry4n0/s640/45+Time+to+move+on+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Watson
Lake</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">In
Watson Lake there is a very nice visitor center. We </span><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">watched
a very informative 18 minute video about the Yukon, Watson Lake and the Alaska
Hwy. There is also and nice series of displays in the small museum in
the visitor center.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Also
this is the home of the Sign Post Forest. There are about 80,000
signs posted next to the visitor center left by visitors from around
the world. The sign posts were started by the men building the
Alaska Highway, generally pointing to where they were from and the
mileage to home. </span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwugc6mwcyW6A_68sRe3lETKwitClYcS4J8fZKiKxVYBamoF4tRNDwOzcZycP1sVyZOR7MpHHrjKHLXb48mXfSC_xyLddIcwbybg-fuAAYjeug0oYozpXDoL6mDb6gubkhFSQAXF4qnLQ/s1600/46A+Signpost+Forest+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwugc6mwcyW6A_68sRe3lETKwitClYcS4J8fZKiKxVYBamoF4tRNDwOzcZycP1sVyZOR7MpHHrjKHLXb48mXfSC_xyLddIcwbybg-fuAAYjeug0oYozpXDoL6mDb6gubkhFSQAXF4qnLQ/s640/46A+Signpost+Forest+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We
spent 2 nights in Watson Lake since Sunday was Mothers Day. We
decided that would be a nice day to sit back and relax. We found a
couple of very nice rib eye steaks in the local grocery store and had
those for Mothers Day dinner. It was a little cold for grilling so
we pan broiled them in the RV. Also had baked potatoes and sauteed mushrooms. </span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The
first night in Watson Lake we dry camped at the Tempo gas station RV
park for $20. The 2</span><sup><span style="font-size: medium;">nd</span></sup><span style="font-size: medium;">
night we dry camped at a defunct motel right next to the sign post
forest. </span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Overnight parking spot:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nV0RgUvQbm3dqHU9Kg9ZR68fBnz7Fb-UY4OlHsZUBhPYdllreyfeMc-KSlR5bz_tVY2d41gF71Fl4IGT5Pm5ITploC13pqvaLqU7NqCBg32ANFCU4FEza-SrFPaNvuWAruOEH_JmnZA/s1600/47+O-N+Parking+Spot+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nV0RgUvQbm3dqHU9Kg9ZR68fBnz7Fb-UY4OlHsZUBhPYdllreyfeMc-KSlR5bz_tVY2d41gF71Fl4IGT5Pm5ITploC13pqvaLqU7NqCBg32ANFCU4FEza-SrFPaNvuWAruOEH_JmnZA/s640/47+O-N+Parking+Spot+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">1am
Monday. We lost all 12V house power!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">About
1am Monday we lost all 12V house power in the RV. (the chassis
battery was still good, so we could have started the engine and driven
if we needed to) We are dry camping so there is no back up power
available. Also since there is no 12V available, I couldn't start
the generator. No water pump to flush the toilet either. No major problem. Sharon's CPAP is not working w/o the 12v. It does make it hard for her to sleep w/o the CPAP. I'll start trouble shooting the problem in the morning. I had prepped
coffee before we went to bed, so at least we had coffee when we got
up.</span></div>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">A
little back ground. I installed a Lithium Battery system in the RV
in February, along with Solar Panels. 400 amp hours of battery &
650 watts of solar. To protect your rather expensive investment in
the lithium batteries, it is best to include a battery monitor system
(BMS). This protects the batteries from being over charged or over
discharged to the point that the batteries will be ruined. </span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Being
a retired computer technician from the late 1960's to the late 1990's
I have some knowledge of electronics. While I purchased the lithium
battery components from Starlight Solar </span><span style="font-size: medium;">in
Yuma, AZ, I assembled the system from the parts, so I knew how the system
operated. </span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">I
got out my tools and multi meter and started trouble shooting. When
I gathered as much info as I could, I called Larry at Starlight
Solar. Larry was very helpful and said it looked like there was a
problem either with the BMS computer or with the sense cable which
goes to the battery cells. I removed the sense cable</span><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span><span style="font-size: medium;">and metered out the
wires in the cable. Sure enough one of the wires was open (no
continuity from end to end). I found a bad connection on one end
and was able to fix it and we are back in operation. Took about 2.5
hours of work to fix the problem. We were able to get on the road
by about 9am. </span>
</div>
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<b><br /></b>
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<b>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The
views are getting even better as we head west from Watson Lake.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Nice
view of snow covered mountains:</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBy4dhyphenhyphenng_OhTn_sOyDDXDJJoyhgW1aRWexzcfgggIoblgPEPIQCZ3eNZFMPvQa4ltlirSkGsiwOUnJkmEqlkkCCZkq2NBNgoqM3W7-pxS6m9RfWxQrPnzJZMWI2z0CSkSUIrF0c0WKe0/s1600/48+Start+of+Mtns+W+of+Watson+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBy4dhyphenhyphenng_OhTn_sOyDDXDJJoyhgW1aRWexzcfgggIoblgPEPIQCZ3eNZFMPvQa4ltlirSkGsiwOUnJkmEqlkkCCZkq2NBNgoqM3W7-pxS6m9RfWxQrPnzJZMWI2z0CSkSUIrF0c0WKe0/s640/48+Start+of+Mtns+W+of+Watson+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Just
before Teslin, YT there is interesting bridge. The floor of the
bridge is steel mesh which can cause your tires to shimmy a little
and there is no center stripe. Fun when you meet an oncoming 18
wheeler. </span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRL6EqlnsqnVZyfSJ9TctIU0CogBf6R9BEgnL4TZIEVEnZAn0Si-gNDbuQ-Vxt6YaYzFTD0vkZs59UtFAqK5Dv40CPbLsxJ5HqML-qu0IUUdT4fkZo991K79jkE1jqKGI7IL4FC52B3wk/s1600/49+Bridge+to+Teslin+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRL6EqlnsqnVZyfSJ9TctIU0CogBf6R9BEgnL4TZIEVEnZAn0Si-gNDbuQ-Vxt6YaYzFTD0vkZs59UtFAqK5Dv40CPbLsxJ5HqML-qu0IUUdT4fkZo991K79jkE1jqKGI7IL4FC52B3wk/s640/49+Bridge+to+Teslin+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvw88UMvM8ji0TALQZG8Ho3_Wc-pYF07DDdaWuHLo33qx055w4mEkF8l5i9TBiqXe4e5_mTzeRMywNEWX_bf96-gHy2UvxQhBvn6B4Cf2Xuz2c6YeqwJH5IXWBoMH9c9WI8Nz0JaSPis/s1600/50+18+Wheeler+Approching+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvw88UMvM8ji0TALQZG8Ho3_Wc-pYF07DDdaWuHLo33qx055w4mEkF8l5i9TBiqXe4e5_mTzeRMywNEWX_bf96-gHy2UvxQhBvn6B4Cf2Xuz2c6YeqwJH5IXWBoMH9c9WI8Nz0JaSPis/s640/50+18+Wheeler+Approching+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">I did wonder if the 5th wheel in front of us was going to move over for the 18 wheeler. Both of us managed to meet two 18 wheelers on the bridge. Fun! </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">The
rest of our drive to our overnight parking spot on Little Atlin Lake
was uneventful.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Little
Atlin Lake is about 4 miles south of Jake's Corner on PH-7. Right on the lake there is rest area with this great
little parking spot. Great view of the lake and snow covered
mountains. Unfortunately it was cloudy with a little rain so the
view wasn't as nice as it could have been. </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpogPMUggMLuWgFZWAdljdQFCEWgYCPWZX0-MAfzubYsxBmZb0nX9zk6Kcj3LAG283cs8SrYGH5_YslnklX5gzsw8caPhsvw440P6_hbNkfDy_kSiUSwcakTEtrmsKz4DqD_oBm9SrmvE/s1600/53+Little+Atlin+O-N++Parking+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpogPMUggMLuWgFZWAdljdQFCEWgYCPWZX0-MAfzubYsxBmZb0nX9zk6Kcj3LAG283cs8SrYGH5_YslnklX5gzsw8caPhsvw440P6_hbNkfDy_kSiUSwcakTEtrmsKz4DqD_oBm9SrmvE/s640/53+Little+Atlin+O-N++Parking+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Atlin
BC. </span></b>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
took a 55 mile side trip from Alaska Highway to Atlin. Atlin is very
small town which in the 1920 was a very popular tourist town. Now
days there isn't a lot here, but a pretty drive and beautiful views
of the lake and mountains. There are boating activities as well as
mountain biking, hiking and an Arts & Music Festival in July.
Lots of winter activities as well. More info at the <a href="http://www.discoveratlin.com/">towns
website</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlin,_British_Columbia">Wikipedia</a>.
</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
spent the night at </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
Norseman RV Park. This is a bare bones RV park with water and
electric, operated by the the town of Atlin. There are great views of
the lake and the mountains beyond, </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">w</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">hich
makes it a very worthwhile place to stay. Also since we are so early
in the season the park office wasn't open yet, so our one nights stay was
free. Also the water and electric wasn't on yet. The town has a
dump station about 4 miles out of town. </span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
late afternoon view from the RV Park</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3CKBt2lCdoXci2clgRsGXemYD8g1b26ZpHh6yJqAsW-SmAhoMLy9pnzYyEi3RfLtn3G-rmO5-wQMTrRfPvjFJDvWKizWQNz1R-vM9RghFkrkGJoYI7N7JiStqaAP34JQ7uDhyphenhyphenfB0Uck/s1600/55+From+RV+Park+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3CKBt2lCdoXci2clgRsGXemYD8g1b26ZpHh6yJqAsW-SmAhoMLy9pnzYyEi3RfLtn3G-rmO5-wQMTrRfPvjFJDvWKizWQNz1R-vM9RghFkrkGJoYI7N7JiStqaAP34JQ7uDhyphenhyphenfB0Uck/s640/55+From+RV+Park+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
the center of the photo above is a Rock Glacier (at least I am pretty
sure it is a rock glacier):</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDK6LOko_0LgIa613zeOV-qHKziYh1Bb-Kpvtx4gSeJfygCq2d8GTdhvuJtWlF2TICMzAyBCDsHo4uljAKdRCTz2rPyfRHOiqSUlvqEXUf4Mj7eKAOn9krGBBK87HzofjBeZsCk6ZirDQ/s1600/56+Rock+Glacier+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDK6LOko_0LgIa613zeOV-qHKziYh1Bb-Kpvtx4gSeJfygCq2d8GTdhvuJtWlF2TICMzAyBCDsHo4uljAKdRCTz2rPyfRHOiqSUlvqEXUf4Mj7eKAOn9krGBBK87HzofjBeZsCk6ZirDQ/s640/56+Rock+Glacier+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
rock glacier is a glacier made up of rock rubble mixed with ice and
snow. It moves much slower than a snow/ice glacier at </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">inches
per year</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
Where as snow/ice glacier</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s
can move at </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">several
inches </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">to
several feet per day. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_glacier">Link to Wikipedia about rock glaciers</a>. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Morning
views from the RV Park:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMG-K0EdJNPnAwRvTx26vSJlszWPv5tMib6gXl9h6e5gv-QHIVt4NiEiyLe44IBTISsTA5-ULkAa0ZBa3tnAvwYLFH-ma8sln1JqT06Bh8Na62HzJcVdiVWp3_gH3AOoa_q2PkfV25ro/s1600/57+Sunrise+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMG-K0EdJNPnAwRvTx26vSJlszWPv5tMib6gXl9h6e5gv-QHIVt4NiEiyLe44IBTISsTA5-ULkAa0ZBa3tnAvwYLFH-ma8sln1JqT06Bh8Na62HzJcVdiVWp3_gH3AOoa_q2PkfV25ro/s640/57+Sunrise+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNABRp_9hmsLrfEZN06UWrt8zKtoX8lCInKwDkfThuhfG4ydcYxhmaLp5gUINYekEG-QIzLLKkUy-hgOQfk5IC8ycw9jAMTWicLQSHKD9DxUgcEEatZPKDtS6e3dXe-ggvMdrL2dw23ME/s1600/58+Sunrise+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNABRp_9hmsLrfEZN06UWrt8zKtoX8lCInKwDkfThuhfG4ydcYxhmaLp5gUINYekEG-QIzLLKkUy-hgOQfk5IC8ycw9jAMTWicLQSHKD9DxUgcEEatZPKDtS6e3dXe-ggvMdrL2dw23ME/s640/58+Sunrise+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtpTVndofpqz-wFdvxof6S8m9zhC6uQOjH9tmEPFUw3oaUVvu5CwZ7Ldv4Pxo2B4pKDcKZ7dBH_7BoYxvSiCSzDw0dpMRTVN6SQZ1sq0szs4ONmdtei_hhrWq0RPoWS_IszpuBFs1TmA/s1600/59+Sunrise+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtpTVndofpqz-wFdvxof6S8m9zhC6uQOjH9tmEPFUw3oaUVvu5CwZ7Ldv4Pxo2B4pKDcKZ7dBH_7BoYxvSiCSzDw0dpMRTVN6SQZ1sq0szs4ONmdtei_hhrWq0RPoWS_IszpuBFs1TmA/s640/59+Sunrise+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_spN8P4FAkhJ37BUdq9XO-z3iNthD8hFK5dEh2Ot9m_iY70Lc859E2k8ZG2L4RBVshUhZocG5F5PQnHcjOJxVFbNCLQ09bZ93q_SVrBdZCRKgeyow_txkt5I90YHakSsjobPUMr9FPBI/s1600/60+Tarahne+Cruise+Ship+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_spN8P4FAkhJ37BUdq9XO-z3iNthD8hFK5dEh2Ot9m_iY70Lc859E2k8ZG2L4RBVshUhZocG5F5PQnHcjOJxVFbNCLQ09bZ93q_SVrBdZCRKgeyow_txkt5I90YHakSsjobPUMr9FPBI/s640/60+Tarahne+Cruise+Ship+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
boat the</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
M. V. Tarahne </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">in
the photo above</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
was a </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">luxury
</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">cruise
ship touring Lake Atlin and ferrying passengers to Atlin </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">in
the 1930's. </span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
quote from a website:</span></span></div>
<h4 class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.49in; margin-top: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">M.V.
Tarahne</span></span></h4>
<div style="margin-left: 0.49in;">
A particular point of interest is the
M.V. Tarahne, an old propeller ship parked at the edge of downtown on
the shores of Atlin Lake. The ship was once a luxury liner that
cruised around the lake in the 1920s, when Atlin was a popular
tourist destination. The boat was put out of commission during the
Great Depression in 1936.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Moving
on to Skagway</span></b></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">There
is some fantastic scenery from Carcross, YT to Skayway, AK.
Especially this early in the season with all the snow on the
mountains. </span></span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Even
if you don't take your RV to Skagway you owe it to yourself to at least make it a day
trip from Carcross or Whitehorse. </span></span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I'll
let the pictures do the talking:</span></span></div>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Along Tutshi Lake </span></span></div>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcnwk-Wnc5x5XdCAXrFoliDY5JGrFBI5AACK22Gcu5xGPibK8jl2exCX3C8OkABfzMuxTbLoBnbHyh_49mz52iAT4OooTWvK47RIz4EsyGirhuxCfAB6ry7LNb2uTJX2iHn6JRjBDxIY/s1600/61+Hwy+By+Tutshi+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcnwk-Wnc5x5XdCAXrFoliDY5JGrFBI5AACK22Gcu5xGPibK8jl2exCX3C8OkABfzMuxTbLoBnbHyh_49mz52iAT4OooTWvK47RIz4EsyGirhuxCfAB6ry7LNb2uTJX2iHn6JRjBDxIY/s640/61+Hwy+By+Tutshi+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a> </div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Bove Island on Tutshi Lake</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
spent two nights in Skagway. While the history of the town and
Klondike gold rush is very interesting, the town is little more than a huge
tourist place catering to the cruise ships. There are about 20
jewelry stores along the main street in town. If you are there on a
day there are NO cruise ships in town most of the stores close. The
restaurants are open so it makes for a nice day to eat out. However the national park activities are minimal on NO cruise ship days. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
stayed at the city owned Pullen Creek RV Park. While not
particularly large rig friendly, good for 35' and under, it is the
nicest park in town. A little grass and some trees. It is also
about 2 blocks from the museums and the downtown area. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">None
of the RV parks in town get good reviews on <a href="http://www.rvparkreviews.com/">www.rvparkreviews.com</a>.
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</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
were quite happy with our site.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">These 2 nights at Pullen Creek RV Park turned out to be the only 2 days we had electric hookups. The rest of the 139 days we dry camped or boondocked. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
morning of the day we left, we drove to Dyea and the start of the
Chilkoot trial. A pretty drive along the shores of Lynn Canal (a
fiord in other parts of the world). There is a national forest CG in
Dyea. We didn't care for the campground. It is buried deep in the
trees. There is room for rigs up to about 35'. </span></span>
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only pictures I took in Skagway was this photo of two cruise ships in
port:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next up, leaving Skagway, Whitehorse, YT and on to Fairbanks.</span><br />
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Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-49090464973782075642016-05-09T15:07:00.000-05:002017-05-02T14:54:55.873-05:00Dawson Creek to Liard Hot Springs. May 1st to 6th, 2016.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Dawson
Creek to Liard Hot Springs. May 1<sup>st</sup> to 6<sup>th</sup>,
2016.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>May
1, 2016, Sunday</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">After
a quiet night at Walmart in Dawson Creek we started our trek up the
Alaska Highway. But first we stopped at the Alaska House right at
“Mile Post 0” for an excellent video of the building of the AK
Hwy and a nice museum display of the highway. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Our
first highway stop was at Mile Post (MP) 17.3 to see the Historic
Kiskatinaw River Bridge. This is the last remaining original wooden
bridge which is still in operation on the AK Hwy. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Diorama of the wooden bridge
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The
highway north of Dawson Creek to our first stop at KM213 is a good 2 lane road. Lots of turns and many ups and downs.
Some at 8% and one at 10% for about 300 yards. None of the hills
were very long. I guess the longest was about 3 miles. Not very
fast driving. It took us 3 hours to go the 213km. We did have
three or four, five to 10 minute stops along the way. </span>
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first night on the AK Hwy was this gravel pit about 213km (132 miles) from
Dawson Creek.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We had a very quiet night in the
gravel pit. The day started of nice about 50* but as the weather
forecast predicted, it turned rainy and progressively cooler. Off
and on rain for our drive to Fort Nelson. Nothing exciting along the
way. Many hills with 4-6% grades, a couple a little steeper. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We made a quick stop in Fort
Nelson to use their free dump station. A really nice, newly built,
or reconstructed facility. The dump station looks like it was rebuilt this year or last. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The skies were clearing to the
west so we moved on to Stone Mountain PP and Summit Lake CG.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The scenery improved as we moved
west of Fort Nelson.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWp8ZYzHSit16Vo61sijhNh6ODAtJsP1SOC0alTafDB4bIyq6nBXmzCZGpuRJZglNJha5Kfw3GtV4wpOnLQFIrR-TUjSIXlR97guALI5QzgqEEUJ-2JsJ6Tr8dN1_JC2yqZA1r4juRY3M/s1600/5+Ft+Nelson+to+Summit+highway1.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWp8ZYzHSit16Vo61sijhNh6ODAtJsP1SOC0alTafDB4bIyq6nBXmzCZGpuRJZglNJha5Kfw3GtV4wpOnLQFIrR-TUjSIXlR97guALI5QzgqEEUJ-2JsJ6Tr8dN1_JC2yqZA1r4juRY3M/s640/5+Ft+Nelson+to+Summit+highway1.JPG" width="640" /> </a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStq0n4AOhPDVY1HSRmp26DOQrlldllzTSGtHRM4FOaogZDlRLJ9WQcrOaoMtehmPy7ZSAD1AqjEGAkm_iTc_cFnynVCFWyZ0mhyw-Gnjll1sWqn9UEzd2OFSswbDcJYJ3waVc9VVGasI/s1600/7+Ft+Nelson+to+Summit+highway.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStq0n4AOhPDVY1HSRmp26DOQrlldllzTSGtHRM4FOaogZDlRLJ9WQcrOaoMtehmPy7ZSAD1AqjEGAkm_iTc_cFnynVCFWyZ0mhyw-Gnjll1sWqn9UEzd2OFSswbDcJYJ3waVc9VVGasI/s640/7+Ft+Nelson+to+Summit+highway.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/stone_mt/"><b>Summit Lake CG. Stone Mountain Provincial Park. </b></a> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Our
campsite at Lake Summit CG was right on the shore of the lake with a
fantastic view of the ice covered lake and snow capped mountains
beyond. </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">We had bright sun
and blue skies with some clouds when we arrived. About 4 pm we had
some snow </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">flurries</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
but the temp was about </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 46*
</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">so nothing was sticking to
the ground</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">. </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">10-15 mph winds </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">made
it feel cooler</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">. </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
sun was back out by 6pm and t</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">he
</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">wind</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
laid down to about 5mph by 9pm as the sun was starting to set. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">L</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">ate
afternoon sun view out the window of our RV.</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4uZq-TLXjrkPD4EDrUmDrYFF9skKtPT-Bm4qu6w8TnnT-nQD7a0d31xKXGlgWwz9ozBliVpKBTnjC4zhiCWq95XXQb2HhxkBaVYoTXpRa4KXdVye4Uws4tJ_mamSGbxJrQQpRtNhaSU/s1600/9+Summit+Lake+view+out+window+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4uZq-TLXjrkPD4EDrUmDrYFF9skKtPT-Bm4qu6w8TnnT-nQD7a0d31xKXGlgWwz9ozBliVpKBTnjC4zhiCWq95XXQb2HhxkBaVYoTXpRa4KXdVye4Uws4tJ_mamSGbxJrQQpRtNhaSU/s640/9+Summit+Lake+view+out+window+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Earlier in the afternoon we had snow blowing by our front window. </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">white </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">horizontal
streaks you see against the dark trees is the snow</span></span></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFZz6WkVcyhleG-N7fENZdnFM22ZkICRIHopn5zD5sg-K4OdXsWEzMwrzAVAmZ6ASHdfVhuGi0HqnNBVftjqG7jhqAXr9T_dgsxye99QEnBnk-dTjvNH0r3-jeT68WpTwZvONOVCkCB0/s1600/8+Summit+Lake+Snow+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFZz6WkVcyhleG-N7fENZdnFM22ZkICRIHopn5zD5sg-K4OdXsWEzMwrzAVAmZ6ASHdfVhuGi0HqnNBVftjqG7jhqAXr9T_dgsxye99QEnBnk-dTjvNH0r3-jeT68WpTwZvONOVCkCB0/s640/8+Summit+Lake+Snow+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sunsets
are really different up at this high latitude. The sun sets very,
very slowly. Instead of going more or less straight down below the
horizon, it get pretty low in west about 5pm and then slowly moves to
the NW over the next 5 or so hours, getting closer and closer to the
horizon until it finally goes down. Not sure when the sun actually
sets. We go to sleep a little after 9pm, so have not stayed up for a
complete sunset yet. Next month sunset is going to be later, after
midnight or close to 1am, a</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">nd</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
we will be even farther north. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">M</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">orning
views out our window</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtGX4eR3zRDRJDV9-IjtdjY6BJSpwHEsIXvuVYkJDh5SH-hD1v81qx8gf-sxK1abA4CjTfc7sQk2-jL9TLXj3jtpzcpQstO5u62oucKqT6Bh02oi2NjEVHP4QfPVhhsGqGb5MMWclSTI/s1600/10+Morning+view+of+lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtGX4eR3zRDRJDV9-IjtdjY6BJSpwHEsIXvuVYkJDh5SH-hD1v81qx8gf-sxK1abA4CjTfc7sQk2-jL9TLXj3jtpzcpQstO5u62oucKqT6Bh02oi2NjEVHP4QfPVhhsGqGb5MMWclSTI/s640/10+Morning+view+of+lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUcDRwGrkTLZ3qiiVrkl9mXQymPyI67wKbBjBM552PwvmtGQRu9PAss-rPPKh6kkY05579DWIjIbvuNgALInyoarwivtn65sVeH8kedxM3ysF1kElk-yZ95Rn0RcK3rSQriWBznZJ_D0/s1600/11+Summit+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUcDRwGrkTLZ3qiiVrkl9mXQymPyI67wKbBjBM552PwvmtGQRu9PAss-rPPKh6kkY05579DWIjIbvuNgALInyoarwivtn65sVeH8kedxM3ysF1kElk-yZ95Rn0RcK3rSQriWBznZJ_D0/s640/11+Summit+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">It was chilly, but not really all
that cold in spite of the how cold the lake looks with the ice on it.
The early morning temp was only about 29 degrees. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
morning I took a nice hike on the trail which follows the shoreline
of Summit land and then switchbacks up the hill side. The trail was
slow going and was taking longer than I anticipated </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">so
I didn't make up beyond the tree line as I had hoped</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Here is the main reason the trail
was slow going. The first ¾ mile along the shore line was very
rough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The following two pictures give
the impression the trail is going up hill. It is not. This is level
ground, but you are stepping on tree roots and clumps of grass to
keep out of one or two foot deep holes. </span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVsskUJBGG8SwV17492049gXDbj3sffHp9eqxrfbfgp5xYrUdLp-0S7FpAozqVBQ7AoG2qHx1aGoSvH3nJ057OwNLJJcPlABRQDTTMnAuAnNbHROBSzWckft8iKE2TEdYbSTJrlFgi9M/s1600/16+View+of+trail+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVsskUJBGG8SwV17492049gXDbj3sffHp9eqxrfbfgp5xYrUdLp-0S7FpAozqVBQ7AoG2qHx1aGoSvH3nJ057OwNLJJcPlABRQDTTMnAuAnNbHROBSzWckft8iKE2TEdYbSTJrlFgi9M/s640/16+View+of+trail+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64ALIyooMnaW_vZn1sYbyE6dFcUzvkAJdIhIjpSCcZA8CIhPdTTTb5KiRHoTC7YYRfw7naSu5nlULVRgTfCE28BqiV7zBSr48kz_y1ohX2O4K-grPJMLStODh8NIFtn4tNljarXJiMew/s1600/17+view+of+trail+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64ALIyooMnaW_vZn1sYbyE6dFcUzvkAJdIhIjpSCcZA8CIhPdTTTb5KiRHoTC7YYRfw7naSu5nlULVRgTfCE28BqiV7zBSr48kz_y1ohX2O4K-grPJMLStODh8NIFtn4tNljarXJiMew/s640/17+view+of+trail+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I had some nice views from the
trail:</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Looking back at the RV:</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNim5W0gHJKhKMEkB2EK9SYOS-DNVz7QHJarND6V_SwB3bLw2RhygUK86QtA8pIdYylfVfRpbBUrNLvo5FQK8DUtXr0TThd9eT3dFfa945xYk0QO1Z0nVf1C2-ynI-gMSj-2Kukn9rqs/s1600/15+Looking+back+at+the+RV+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNim5W0gHJKhKMEkB2EK9SYOS-DNVz7QHJarND6V_SwB3bLw2RhygUK86QtA8pIdYylfVfRpbBUrNLvo5FQK8DUtXr0TThd9eT3dFfa945xYk0QO1Z0nVf1C2-ynI-gMSj-2Kukn9rqs/s640/15+Looking+back+at+the+RV+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Nice view of lake & mountain.
</span>
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<br /></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gEHqx2C6Rvm-AQ2kjofxKde03UpjQMjjJas7FvgcDZQR_j2ASraKUxERjoCNq4Y5OfgaMkKiFtdyrzqjF66rT0ujcRmlSi7uPvuWIbTje5Zp3efOm-X0vnXO_kmvXMhCoiSZys3WT0w/s1600/18+Lake+%2526+Mt+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gEHqx2C6Rvm-AQ2kjofxKde03UpjQMjjJas7FvgcDZQR_j2ASraKUxERjoCNq4Y5OfgaMkKiFtdyrzqjF66rT0ujcRmlSi7uPvuWIbTje5Zp3efOm-X0vnXO_kmvXMhCoiSZys3WT0w/s640/18+Lake+%2526+Mt+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">In a couple of places along the
trail there were what appeared to be frozen water puddles. Upon
closer examination, these were not frozen puddles, but thin sheets of
ice over what used to be puddles. There was nothing but air under a
1/32 or 1/16 inch thick sheet of ice. The water evidently soaked into the ground leaving the ice suspended in the air. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Sheet of ice with tiny hole poked
in center</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovqPELLoVurOELlNwutHlyrtzrXHtRwrqS3SeggiYo7jIz6NW35pELCgQfxJkDQ2H-zsbvtBiAjiqk-Wlk4JY83HztEaAG80JApdE54xTHvyrpqLPLd2B9hwNJbJn7hvuQLqsTOkNi4M/s1600/19+Ice+puddle+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovqPELLoVurOELlNwutHlyrtzrXHtRwrqS3SeggiYo7jIz6NW35pELCgQfxJkDQ2H-zsbvtBiAjiqk-Wlk4JY83HztEaAG80JApdE54xTHvyrpqLPLd2B9hwNJbJn7hvuQLqsTOkNi4M/s640/19+Ice+puddle+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">If you look close you can see
there is nothing but air below the ice sheet. </span>
</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VMmfXPiffHHeml-hVcZUAmzVbncb4lOLGFvjJGNpTbwot5ehnmUMp23-WQi7LgphL4Qy6u_WKwYABIlj06yDvTrmuerAS8OTS8GE-ZyeQ1uRKsKKgrBeDGlu4ryb_VKoXJWwgNSw3aw/s1600/20+ice+puddle.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VMmfXPiffHHeml-hVcZUAmzVbncb4lOLGFvjJGNpTbwot5ehnmUMp23-WQi7LgphL4Qy6u_WKwYABIlj06yDvTrmuerAS8OTS8GE-ZyeQ1uRKsKKgrBeDGlu4ryb_VKoXJWwgNSw3aw/s640/20+ice+puddle.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Now for a little potty talk. </span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Summit Lake CG has the only vault
toilets I have see which are all above ground. Usually the vault is
below ground level. </span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMrgg6urdGlnv6IesFHURxKqUzI3cwtbmvAGciPQ40D9rMCWqbbDqBIlbaoaFtW-pyRxofaHB9nSJVizRNLNkCxDpnKF2LubqrWzW_n-QJjZXPFUO2woO0Urv4aJStLmu7nZmW4v1yLk/s1600/21+Valut+Toilet+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMrgg6urdGlnv6IesFHURxKqUzI3cwtbmvAGciPQ40D9rMCWqbbDqBIlbaoaFtW-pyRxofaHB9nSJVizRNLNkCxDpnKF2LubqrWzW_n-QJjZXPFUO2woO0Urv4aJStLmu7nZmW4v1yLk/s640/21+Valut+Toilet+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The toilets were very cool and
airy. While there is a roof over the toilet they are not fully
enclosed. The upper sides are completely open, allowing lots of cool
(cold?) fresh air in. I'm glad we are in a self contained RV and
don't need to use these toilets. </span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifc8vjzuHcnSBjKGzkVum5U83Xg1YtrJMnPSjMPSjleNPxRvzJwSS9rnvvWr5DkNyqGP-IMXftmTYJDBAIeuis1hXpWzOIX0eiJb9P1yUhU7WW772AyLYWd8InDu_91E6teWxos-NCFdI/s1600/23+Valut+toilet+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifc8vjzuHcnSBjKGzkVum5U83Xg1YtrJMnPSjMPSjleNPxRvzJwSS9rnvvWr5DkNyqGP-IMXftmTYJDBAIeuis1hXpWzOIX0eiJb9P1yUhU7WW772AyLYWd8InDu_91E6teWxos-NCFdI/s640/23+Valut+toilet+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">A last view of our campsite at
Summit Lake before leaving for Muncho Lake about 65 miles from Summit
lake. A nice short drive today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUNHD9xriwxGHQDw9_4c55L3FY5NlL43USzAlbUw-6FQR4G94M7ZSlgvDyS0a2uBYKfYXTeJqCzLXYEU-dIaqjNkoJD22EH5uUBknMM8zPh5FrMxn3oztSHDCQ_zp8Sycp0IskOOuCBA/s1600/24+CG+%2526+Campsite+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUNHD9xriwxGHQDw9_4c55L3FY5NlL43USzAlbUw-6FQR4G94M7ZSlgvDyS0a2uBYKfYXTeJqCzLXYEU-dIaqjNkoJD22EH5uUBknMM8zPh5FrMxn3oztSHDCQ_zp8Sycp0IskOOuCBA/s640/24+CG+%2526+Campsite+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a> </span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">A view from the highway on the
way to Muncho lake.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQe78Ku4w8k9ghFqVXXzHXpmTKOVvis8NxOFRHZ7eRAWuAmnvsombN8h9bnOBU-9k4vl2U1NLkE1cGLVwFan4FHO8i9T7dM2Gs8F-WuDYLsgEo7IkPLpQITxk8vnnVZzyddwuoQBR3D0/s1600/26+Summit+to+Muncho+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQe78Ku4w8k9ghFqVXXzHXpmTKOVvis8NxOFRHZ7eRAWuAmnvsombN8h9bnOBU-9k4vl2U1NLkE1cGLVwFan4FHO8i9T7dM2Gs8F-WuDYLsgEo7IkPLpQITxk8vnnVZzyddwuoQBR3D0/s640/26+Summit+to+Muncho+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Muncho Lake has two BLM
campgrounds on the lake shore. Both with campsites where you can
park your RV right on the water with great views. We stayed at
Strawberry Flats CG where we had this great view:</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJhzxo5YHIhentUxik6ILBBTNrvfmX1hewd9fF1eRcATeBIhzKmR9SHJ0F3PKO9Uu1eKnrN0J3DwM9xUhMc-5CjQa1Gqg2vGHrnuGQgzZAQxc44ZPnpbxm0R_tsR3ybCntEJiAbV4LAM/s1600/27+View+Muncho+CG+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJhzxo5YHIhentUxik6ILBBTNrvfmX1hewd9fF1eRcATeBIhzKmR9SHJ0F3PKO9Uu1eKnrN0J3DwM9xUhMc-5CjQa1Gqg2vGHrnuGQgzZAQxc44ZPnpbxm0R_tsR3ybCntEJiAbV4LAM/s640/27+View+Muncho+CG+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">MacDonald CG has similar views.
We drove through the CG but I forgot to take photos. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/muncho_lk/">Link</a>
to Muncho Lake Provincial Park website. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">In the morning before heading to
Liard Hot Springs we drove to the Trout River Mineral Lick (many
times it is referenced as a Salt Lick) viewing area. Many animals
come to the salt lick to lick the minerals from the ground they need
to stay healthy and help grow their antlers or horns. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I was able to view three nice
Stone Sheep Rams at the salt lick:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFL7AfFL4QQtnQYfW9D0jleZS0XmCvDJ4TDhhANFJd-DwBp__jMUmFDIfdioKMxzu6NyQ37yNxJbyIzGFqs_UAALRdndbxVpNBr9nsaAtWwhQZtmeBukNuFBdHbTDQA7ICrl8rnnUNeHk/s1600/31+3+Rams+Saltlick+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFL7AfFL4QQtnQYfW9D0jleZS0XmCvDJ4TDhhANFJd-DwBp__jMUmFDIfdioKMxzu6NyQ37yNxJbyIzGFqs_UAALRdndbxVpNBr9nsaAtWwhQZtmeBukNuFBdHbTDQA7ICrl8rnnUNeHk/s640/31+3+Rams+Saltlick+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a> </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgCqfPQKBsIZFJrNuD9TMBxUBuhnHntCBRXF0ACA8TyqEHXM8BZItuCr6cU1Z-Uhw8q-QtU5BsNH78lQehAwDpBDHgSo3IjdDDidTvCv4g_rEokn1lPT6MUlsFRwSFw_2bqUJkQcsw-g/s1600/28+Stone+Sheep+Salt+Lick+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgCqfPQKBsIZFJrNuD9TMBxUBuhnHntCBRXF0ACA8TyqEHXM8BZItuCr6cU1Z-Uhw8q-QtU5BsNH78lQehAwDpBDHgSo3IjdDDidTvCv4g_rEokn1lPT6MUlsFRwSFw_2bqUJkQcsw-g/s640/28+Stone+Sheep+Salt+Lick+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Along the highway we saw a number
of Stone Sheep ewe's</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrka1_EP6nj3jHG2B4WrMhoGaao93yqArmM4xUKSxPR_PhNIHwJwSbJSENtjQjQ4udcKcA0bhdpDgElrLqaZKOUK0Nqzl058llci-i68N18TXfRMEPLovxJ-yB4KdKgrK3E9L_djPuEo/s1600/31+Ewes+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrka1_EP6nj3jHG2B4WrMhoGaao93yqArmM4xUKSxPR_PhNIHwJwSbJSENtjQjQ4udcKcA0bhdpDgElrLqaZKOUK0Nqzl058llci-i68N18TXfRMEPLovxJ-yB4KdKgrK3E9L_djPuEo/s640/31+Ewes+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">This ewe refused to look our way.
She just ignored us. </span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-q-kKpRmqOKxl6r556Kjw_5gt9tZ5ZHZ9d9QS_ovvaCcE01g3hIIz1oeayUUW__zY2W7L2dbTCMnJXhoFh9freZYPhrOLPlpXzjWG6lmn3vwbxyyLryPfrij_DZ56jwN7oj-OX2ZNWak/s1600/31A+Ewe+Ignoring+us+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-q-kKpRmqOKxl6r556Kjw_5gt9tZ5ZHZ9d9QS_ovvaCcE01g3hIIz1oeayUUW__zY2W7L2dbTCMnJXhoFh9freZYPhrOLPlpXzjWG6lmn3vwbxyyLryPfrij_DZ56jwN7oj-OX2ZNWak/s640/31A+Ewe+Ignoring+us+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">A couple of views of Muncho Lake.
The lighting was very poor for taking photos. Sorry.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSLKAivgtNVIpBxWko8wRj2szStsGQmAp60i3YMv-B_fEr1cuCcdoj0SehRkCcgGBkB7Blt5UKZdjlalF79kNXVoHLNEEO7cm3BM31T5wfm_CB94pnxyrV1yqTm8zUUqz0PpZyRWKUwM/s1600/32+Muncho+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSLKAivgtNVIpBxWko8wRj2szStsGQmAp60i3YMv-B_fEr1cuCcdoj0SehRkCcgGBkB7Blt5UKZdjlalF79kNXVoHLNEEO7cm3BM31T5wfm_CB94pnxyrV1yqTm8zUUqz0PpZyRWKUwM/s640/32+Muncho+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IUg0prozEM5ja5nnr2xMij_7jMxjwYXppMmcUSvp5j1AoV4wccMRaRXEuBjTTB7dflC3vIycsUXVlQ6X398jxLmH81jPEy-7fAbciQBq4dMCt2qx-yzjgH0FDR1zp7Dv5HsHYPuK9Y8/s1600/34+Muncho+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IUg0prozEM5ja5nnr2xMij_7jMxjwYXppMmcUSvp5j1AoV4wccMRaRXEuBjTTB7dflC3vIycsUXVlQ6X398jxLmH81jPEy-7fAbciQBq4dMCt2qx-yzjgH0FDR1zp7Dv5HsHYPuK9Y8/s640/34+Muncho+Lake+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">There is a green cast to the
lake, not evident from my pictures because of the lack of sunshine.
Here is what causes the lake to look green:</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NvMZTt5Gx746Q6QC-P8NVEvkVGfqo6cQ9QFSLE8jq13lWGelFqqSB0VKiAWwWH7w6kt59DFaQkMJA10paN0T-ZyPFkMoCQZteboVtuQ448dzsuIkMGXt18GsfQhHdLX-07ICmXwVyCg/s1600/33+Muncho+Lake+Green+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NvMZTt5Gx746Q6QC-P8NVEvkVGfqo6cQ9QFSLE8jq13lWGelFqqSB0VKiAWwWH7w6kt59DFaQkMJA10paN0T-ZyPFkMoCQZteboVtuQ448dzsuIkMGXt18GsfQhHdLX-07ICmXwVyCg/s640/33+Muncho+Lake+Green+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">On to <a href="http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/liard_rv_hs/">Liard
Hot Springs Provincial Park</a> for the night. A bit pricey at $26
for just a parking space. Nice fairly private campsites well
separated from your neighbors though. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Only 38 miles from Muncho Lake to Liard Hot Springs. We are really burning up the highway rushing to Alaska. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We visited the hot springs where
I went in for a short soak. It was a little to warm (hot) for me, so
I didn't stay long. Sharon opted to not go in. It would be too
difficult for her to climb up and down the stairs into the water.
There is a 600 me<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ter</span> boardwalk to get to the spring. There are nice
changing rooms and restrooms available at the springs. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Sharon driving her scooter along
the board walk</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaQkIv3jnUbv3l8sTmhhIcv00PSQviIPV_haeU7HI2WmsHH5vfyeLrCpmzeoA38-c0jzPmHOiRZxcWmZRW06EFwrsnGn2xTnvDohedCUNzgJAAXjdNuN3XErK33HFpVd4P_uMJy03UYU/s1600/35+Going+to+Liard+Hot+Springs+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaQkIv3jnUbv3l8sTmhhIcv00PSQviIPV_haeU7HI2WmsHH5vfyeLrCpmzeoA38-c0jzPmHOiRZxcWmZRW06EFwrsnGn2xTnvDohedCUNzgJAAXjdNuN3XErK33HFpVd4P_uMJy03UYU/s640/35+Going+to+Liard+Hot+Springs+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">A view of the hot springs. The
water at the lower right corner of the photo was very hot, I'm
guessing about 110 degrees. It got cooler the farther down you went.
There is a lower level pool which is much cooler than the upper
level. </span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4einJCrqIGupisD1ppUxMpHUwia3ed5NHh-DPbqOB9Z4Ko8vIFktUtupOfg3d_AL8_sZBjNUesHrYc8ufvRS792ZSyyxoeWDIV823egacPfaDtQfvuGDmDBVZuFa4ilDqJ8kiOZWA8Sw/s1600/36+Liard+Hot+Springs+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4einJCrqIGupisD1ppUxMpHUwia3ed5NHh-DPbqOB9Z4Ko8vIFktUtupOfg3d_AL8_sZBjNUesHrYc8ufvRS792ZSyyxoeWDIV823egacPfaDtQfvuGDmDBVZuFa4ilDqJ8kiOZWA8Sw/s640/36+Liard+Hot+Springs+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Sharon snapped a picture of me in
the pool. </span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLc7A0QpwAiNrTLWmiCeyr32nEjJEiu_Et-CYSVZolPyjsvgNv8V0_sfCN_cj5RCvPu2E7R8pn-ypSco8Z-VFd18pGUlv1fCtPNwevTZ4fATnxLZtnY7uiESkYhTlVYTqI2PH4bT75KM/s1600/37+Enjoying+the+Hot+Springs+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLc7A0QpwAiNrTLWmiCeyr32nEjJEiu_Et-CYSVZolPyjsvgNv8V0_sfCN_cj5RCvPu2E7R8pn-ypSco8Z-VFd18pGUlv1fCtPNwevTZ4fATnxLZtnY7uiESkYhTlVYTqI2PH4bT75KM/s640/37+Enjoying+the+Hot+Springs+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-42568382722677218762016-05-04T05:49:00.000-05:002018-12-15T16:12:05.677-06:00Start of 2016 Alaska Trip. Hillsboro, OR to Dawson Creek, BC<h3 class="western" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Start
of 2016 Alaska Trip. Hillsboro, OR to Dawson Creek, BC</span></span></span><a class="blogg-button" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6473595285583798218#editor/src=header" role="button" title="Create new post"><img alt="Create new post" class="blogg-button-image" src="data:image/png;base64,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" /></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>April
26, 2016, Tuesday </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></h3>
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After a really nice two and
half week visit with Brett, Dawn and our two grandsons, Ehren and
Nate in Oregon, we headed for the Canadian border for a several
month trip to Alaska.<br />
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After a "fun" drive in
traffic on I-5 through Portland and Seattle, we stopped for a quiet
night at Arlington, WA in the Walmart parking lot. Actually it
was quiet after about 8pm. In the morning we noted there were
a total of 8 RV's parked for the night.<br />
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<b>April, 27,
2016, Wednesday</b><br />
From Arlington, it was an easy drive to the
Canadian border. We made a quick gas stop at the Costco in
Bellingham for the last cheap gas before crossing the border.
Only $2.10/gallon. It is around $4/gallon in Canada.
$1.00/liter, but you do the math for the exact price. It helps
that the exchange rate is about $1.35 CND to $1 USA. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
crossed the border at Lynden, WA about 20 miles east of Vancover,
BC. We had a quick and I would say an easy crossing, except
for the a$$ chewing I got from the customs agent. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
pulled up to the clearly open lane, big green open sign at the top of
lane. Pulled up slowly so my drivers seat window was at the
booth window. Most all my attention was on being sure I was
far enough to the left to miss the orange cone on the right and not
have my mirror hit the concrete post on my left. Once I got to
the window I was surprised to see the booth empty. Instead the
agent was right in front of the motorhome. To me he looked
like he was giving me directions on how far forward to move.
Suddenly he hollered STOP. Apparently there was some sort of
stop light or stop sign just before the booth that I was supposed to
stop at. I never saw it, nor did Sharon in the passenger
seat. Anyways I got a good lecture about stop signs, etc,
etc. Even said something about Texas Hwy Patrol would be glad
to give me a ticket for my driving. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
respectfully decided to not say, "get a life dude, I just did
what I always do when coming to a toll booth or customs booth, pull
forward till I get to the booth window". Figured
that might not be a good idea. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After
the chewing out, all he cared about was if we had any kind of gun on
board. You know, with Texas license plates, we must be
carrying a weapon Even asked if we had a concealed carry
permit. No questions about meat, veggies, pets. Just guns.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh
yea, he asked about liquor. We had an open bottle of bourbon,
and two unopened bottles and declared them. I figured we would
have to pay some sort of duty, but no duty was asked for. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Total
of about 10 minutes to cross the border.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From
reading online the lists of what you can bring into Canada from the
USA it seems like most meat which is not in the original packaging
is not allowed, along with some or most fresh vegetables. So
we had cleaned out our small refrigerator freezer of most all the meat
and gave/left it at Brett's house. So the next stop was at the
grocery store for meat and veggies. Next was a stop at an ATM
for Canadian cash money. We expect to be paying for most
things with a credit card, but it is always good to have a fair
amount of cash available. The last stop in Abbotsford, BC was
the visitor center for brochures of the towns we will be going
through up to the start of the Alaska Highway in Dawson Creek, BC. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Food
pricing in the stores is interesting. As you know, Canada is
on the metric system. For all produce the signs list the price
per pound with the price per kilogram in smaller print. For
the meat everything is in kilogram. Of course all the packaged
goods are in metric sizes. The cans and boxes are all about
the same size as in the us, just labeled in the metric system. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tonight's
parking spot was about 6 miles from Hope, BC in a large paved
parking area at exit 160 on TCH-1, that would be Trans Canadian
Highway 1, which goes from Vancouver to the very eastern tip of the
island providence of Newfoundland and the Atlantic ocean. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
were far enough off of the highway that the road noise wasn't
noticeable. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>April
28, 2016, Thursday</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
is planned to be a relaxed non rushed trip. So instead of
heading directly to the start of the Alaska Highway and hurrying to
Alaska, I plan on taking our time and wandering around British
Columbia (BC). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Instead
of driving straight up TCH-1 toward Prince George and beyond, I
selected a longer and slower route through mountain valleys, passes
and smaller towns. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From
Hope we headed east on PH-3 (that would be Provincial Highway 3) to
Princeton and then north on PH-5A to a campground on the small lake
of Marquart southeast of Merritt<b>. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It
was a very pretty drive. First along PH-3 to from Hope to Princeton
along the bottom of a steep sided valley, and then up over a pass
peaking out at about 4100' and a sometimes steep drops heading to
Princeton. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From
Princeton, going north on PH-5A to Merritt, we followed a valley
between ridges probably 200'-400' high with lots of beautiful small
lakes. A very pretty drive.<br />
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The only picture
I took of today's drive was of this rest area and lake in the
background. The lake and hills in the background are typical
of the views along the highway.<br />
</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUPaKNA5loH-6QAJgTLIzfs7CO2anrusdSrOMZNv5onLixiof9VTMk6SsAdi0eMGmh5dNlzFkILY5EK1Y56woB05UtlST3lxWAeT_fssNEEaduU0MD2f5Aq0NJ8mk9PGRZzJ2d9Dlz6k/s1600/1a+Taylor+Lake+Princeton+to+Merritt.JPG"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUPaKNA5loH-6QAJgTLIzfs7CO2anrusdSrOMZNv5onLixiof9VTMk6SsAdi0eMGmh5dNlzFkILY5EK1Y56woB05UtlST3lxWAeT_fssNEEaduU0MD2f5Aq0NJ8mk9PGRZzJ2d9Dlz6k/s640/1a+Taylor+Lake+Princeton+to+Merritt.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
ended up spending the night in a small 10 campsite campground on
Marquart Lake about 12 miles SW of Merritt. Our campsite had a
beautiful view of the lake and the sky beyond.<br />
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<b>April
29, 2016, Friday</b><br />
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Weather not so nice this morning.
About 37* and off and on light rain. We stopped in Merritt and
had a nice breakfast at the Home restaurant before getting on the
road at about 11am. This made a really late start to our travel
day.<br />
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From Merritt we followed PH-8 to TCH-1
and along the way found a really nice free campground about 10 miles
west of Merritt, N'Kwala BC Recreation area. The campsites are
right on the edge of the Ncola river. It was way to early to
stop for the day, so we moved on.<br />
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Pictures of the
CG:<br />
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We
picked up TCH-1 at Spence's Bridge and followed it and PH-97 to
Williams Lake. Not too much to say about the drive. The first
50 miles or so from Spence's bridge was along the Thompson river
with hillsides of sagebrush. There are several pullouts with
nice views of the river. The river is probably 1/4 to 1/2 mile
wide and muddy. The rest of the drive is through rolling hills
with some trees until you get to a really long and large lake, Lac
La Hache. Pretty lake, but all the property along the lake
sides are private property. We didn't check to see if there
was any public access or public campground.<br />
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We
were pretty tired when we got to Williams Lake. We got gas for
$0.999/liter and pulled into the Signal Point Casino parking lot for
the night. The parking lot is not very level, but we parked along
the very back edge of the parking lot and were able to level with
our jacks. Our slide outs extended nicely over the grass.
We had a very nice view of the lake and spent a quiet night there.
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<b>April 30, 2016, Saturday</b><br />
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An
easy drive from Williams Lake to a pullout over looking Azouzetta
lake on PH-97 at GPS 55.3797 -1226128. The pullout is about 26 miles east of the junction of PH-97 and PH-39.<br />
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We
had a beautiful view of snow covered mountains and a small lake
covered with ice.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUzJg3E68M3o9qt06m82aE7zZez7MNDa0Tq0Bh-B450FyBqzVEqTQqvhcics585qvLuzmWKyNc_6wX3uIjMMge3x1YJoT_GrmXO7Xwt7tUVc0rSdcR7hs0HWbg4tmcrhT3R3JFlCfekU/s1600/19+Pking+Lot+Azouzetta+Lake.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUzJg3E68M3o9qt06m82aE7zZez7MNDa0Tq0Bh-B450FyBqzVEqTQqvhcics585qvLuzmWKyNc_6wX3uIjMMge3x1YJoT_GrmXO7Xwt7tUVc0rSdcR7hs0HWbg4tmcrhT3R3JFlCfekU/s640/19+Pking+Lot+Azouzetta+Lake.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9fXFEMdWEPsnLGss_yYx7Rdkl3LD5KGdyay7lw2heruiHAhyphenhyphenDiHgtAwnUCfC509yDSPRcKuyXJAGRKvRUv9Jrteztbd6NRvK9d-TKZhnRYFcTLmRCwNjGus-Hb1L4amu7VXznGChsKQ/s1600/20+Pking+lot+Azouzetta+Lake.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9fXFEMdWEPsnLGss_yYx7Rdkl3LD5KGdyay7lw2heruiHAhyphenhyphenDiHgtAwnUCfC509yDSPRcKuyXJAGRKvRUv9Jrteztbd6NRvK9d-TKZhnRYFcTLmRCwNjGus-Hb1L4amu7VXznGChsKQ/s640/20+Pking+lot+Azouzetta+Lake.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvh1hFBd_bxsC5kEjQsVzr1Pt-CARAofWSKGCgLILNLrMlkiYaXcz0AG1NKB6EnFnGt6zHVc94RxE1eEeBVlr0_kD50BZKf3b_EvLKGOITEZGmn2Qk39mX6sUamD4rZWp1u7zv5vCfNA/s1600/22+Azouzetta+Lake.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvh1hFBd_bxsC5kEjQsVzr1Pt-CARAofWSKGCgLILNLrMlkiYaXcz0AG1NKB6EnFnGt6zHVc94RxE1eEeBVlr0_kD50BZKf3b_EvLKGOITEZGmn2Qk39mX6sUamD4rZWp1u7zv5vCfNA/s640/22+Azouzetta+Lake.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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<b>May
1, 2016, Sunday</b><br />
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A pretty 65 mile drive through the
mountains to Chetwynd today. Chetwynd is the home of the
chainsaw sculptures championships each year on the 2nd weekend in
June. Chetwynd keeps many or maybe all of the best art works
and displays them around town. There are about 150 pieces of
sculptures scattered around town.<br />
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Here are a
few examples of the art work:<br />
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A bear with it's paw
reaching into an eagle's nest and the eagle attacking:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTz4llHU1oAePrnPAkR4kNRXoibxALeaeyZoPMhQkkytHuQJ3snBp8YyzxoTjv6Fm-zFIbry0sTqf1SMWDWUVKKZ176_vf1fqIUWsCOwhzrtaLHzcximlLcMccd3OC5ZCKexPjB0RoIg/s1600/27+Chetwynd+Bear+Eagle.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTz4llHU1oAePrnPAkR4kNRXoibxALeaeyZoPMhQkkytHuQJ3snBp8YyzxoTjv6Fm-zFIbry0sTqf1SMWDWUVKKZ176_vf1fqIUWsCOwhzrtaLHzcximlLcMccd3OC5ZCKexPjB0RoIg/s640/27+Chetwynd+Bear+Eagle.JPG" width="480" /></a><br />
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The
Huntress:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbfY33W0-POoqgDRerJNHDaKqwbtc85vtYTOUuRAbLpOzQ4TuyOU3ozTF9EdKVYm-8-hYsnQPSl9LuPJHq0mu6nIIpNGeu_GJP7Hs4Wnd0KNHozgK6dE4bGrDpq7E5nmM2zTkiIdp7Hg/s1600/26+Chetwynd+Huntress.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbfY33W0-POoqgDRerJNHDaKqwbtc85vtYTOUuRAbLpOzQ4TuyOU3ozTF9EdKVYm-8-hYsnQPSl9LuPJHq0mu6nIIpNGeu_GJP7Hs4Wnd0KNHozgK6dE4bGrDpq7E5nmM2zTkiIdp7Hg/s640/26+Chetwynd+Huntress.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
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I wouldn't mind having this bench
on my patio:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9aziCE0Q7KWX3rpgr2vQoTPFlyFbGR_QofkrwO3ZwOKv0nDn_cVCtzN6fkU__rsM_0hjzDZPKNDPz42zhyGWz9nYOdOAT-0C8QnOFj0kLpP4vXR9jhEQ2Gs6Oa7PiBmVJHEJtEyeBaM/s1600/25+Chetwynd+Bench.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9aziCE0Q7KWX3rpgr2vQoTPFlyFbGR_QofkrwO3ZwOKv0nDn_cVCtzN6fkU__rsM_0hjzDZPKNDPz42zhyGWz9nYOdOAT-0C8QnOFj0kLpP4vXR9jhEQ2Gs6Oa7PiBmVJHEJtEyeBaM/s640/25+Chetwynd+Bench.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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Sharon with her cowboy
buddy:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4FybnMQ5qRmW54qrMMq_ytVl9kIKHORz-EHhKwVXscPJ9AGCPnwpQ4F9LGdiYAN_2mj36-CaBwZ1O3zi6pWBpp9xc-6fTZgMBqmcz4iYoV6OjNwrx5aiiGYL9PRs-AvoROVv4JxBQQ4/s1600/24+Chetwynd+Sharon+W-carving.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4FybnMQ5qRmW54qrMMq_ytVl9kIKHORz-EHhKwVXscPJ9AGCPnwpQ4F9LGdiYAN_2mj36-CaBwZ1O3zi6pWBpp9xc-6fTZgMBqmcz4iYoV6OjNwrx5aiiGYL9PRs-AvoROVv4JxBQQ4/s640/24+Chetwynd+Sharon+W-carving.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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We stopped for our first time
ever at Tim Horton's today here in Chetwynd. The coffee was
very good. The Italian Supreme Sub we has was mediocre
however. We had hoped to eat in what looked to be a very nice
restaurant in town, but there was no handicapped entrance.
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We spent a quiet night in a gravel parking lot at the
rear of the IGA grocery store.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Floods and RV'ers stuck in snow storm well after we had passed through the area.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">F</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">lood in the Chetwynd <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">and Dawson Creek area in June 15-16, 2016.</span></span></b></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The nice 65 mile dr<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ive we ha<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">d from<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Azouzetta <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">L</span>ake to Chetwynd changed <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">drastically with hea<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">vy rains on Jun<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">e 15 & 16. The roa<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">d was totally washed out and there was ser<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ious flooding in the area. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">This is <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">an <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">aerial view of the road we drove on abo<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ut 6 weeks earlier.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyP06DCC-GwocDmWkjBiiW1ZPkkP15aqgQ8188y8ubE7Ew3nvT3GHFe2Q5a44VkP6pZGsHpm_sLxX4wOJBgRmX3D4YYMCKdN8aHDClRyzXko3QyjSNp4fOCZ6rRL7nNyxx4lbCegzyiw/s1600/22a+Roads+near+Chetwynd.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyP06DCC-GwocDmWkjBiiW1ZPkkP15aqgQ8188y8ubE7Ew3nvT3GHFe2Q5a44VkP6pZGsHpm_sLxX4wOJBgRmX3D4YYMCKdN8aHDClRyzXko3QyjSNp4fOCZ6rRL7nNyxx4lbCegzyiw/s640/22a+Roads+near+Chetwynd.jpg" width="640" /></a> </span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Arial view of Dawson Creek</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ofgAyZYFlE4wibbktF8bDqzQc2U8wMkEgfnbmipXQJPnv70ccjJnDcwudKfxTZa29fn_w5Sv7-9EvhwH7rt72ZS0KBrH4CCRW1jlm8yQfufkcmFHhMcYasgq4wF7KeH6osjulT5HdE0/s1600/22b+Dawson+Creek+Flooding.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ofgAyZYFlE4wibbktF8bDqzQc2U8wMkEgfnbmipXQJPnv70ccjJnDcwudKfxTZa29fn_w5Sv7-9EvhwH7rt72ZS0KBrH4CCRW1jlm8yQfufkcmFHhMcYasgq4wF7KeH6osjulT5HdE0/s640/22b+Dawson+Creek+Flooding.jpg" width="640" /></a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Over the last 6 or 7 years I have read lots of comm<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ents about not <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">driv<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ing <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">through <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Canada to Alaska earl<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">y in<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> the season, m<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ainly</span> in April and May. The accepted t<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ime seems to be very la<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">te May to June 1st. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">As you can see from the above two pictur<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">es, you ca<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">n have re<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ally nasty weather most any time. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We were fortunate to have great weather<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">. Not always picture perfect, sunny weather, but no sign<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ificant rain <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">and no<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> snow. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b>RV'ers stuck in snow storm about May 28, 2016</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Then th<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ere is this <a href="http://ramblingrvrat.blogspot.com/2016/05/snowbound-in-middle-of-nowhere.html?m=1" target="_blank"><u><b>blog entry</b></u></a> of a couple of RV'ers traveling together, about 3-4 we<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">eks behind us,</span> where they got caught in a snow s</span>torm about May 28th and were <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">stuck for a couple of days. </span></span> </span></span></span></span> </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It a<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">lso seems they ha<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">d campground res<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ervations they didn't want to <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">forfeit</span>, </span></span></span>so instead of pulling off the highway at the f<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">irst si<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">gn of <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">getting stuck on the r<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">oad, the continued on until th<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ey <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">had to have hel<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">p<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">, i.e. some one to tow them<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">up a hill. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Perhaps a lesson to everyone, if you are starting into really n<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">asty weather, pull off the high<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">way in one of the ma<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ny pull<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">offs and stop until the weather <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">and roads clear <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">up. </span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b>May 2,
2016, Monday. </b><br />
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We moved on to Dawson Creek
to the start of the Alaska Highway. The first stop was at the
visitor center for a video of the Alaska Hwy and a tour of the small
museum there. It is well worth stopping for an hour or two at
the visitor center. <br />
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We spent the night in
the Walmart parking lot. It was quiet after about 9pm.
Before that there were tanker trucks going by and always one or two
in the parking lot idling for a hour or two before moving on.<br />
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Not
a particularly exciting first week, but it will get better as we
move farther into the wilderness. </span></span><br />
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Al and Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956214842550895082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473595285583798218.post-65425354234869167362011-08-03T17:43:00.000-05:002017-05-02T16:42:25.636-05:00August 3, 2011, Wednesday Ft Stockton to home at 40-45mph. Very long slow driveThis posting is the last of 7 posts detailing my trip back home from Salt Lake City (SLC) after having our Born Free (BF) motorhome upgraded to 4 wheel drive (4x4). The first entry is dated July 28, 2011.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">August 3, 2011, Wednesday</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">Ft Stockton to home. 320 miles at 40-45mph. With a 4.5 hour
stop in Junction.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">Very long slow drive</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">When I
tried to remove the AC power cord from the connector on the side of BF, it was
stuck. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">The rubber around one of the pins had melted.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;"> Last nights hot temps and constant running of the A/C got the connector too hot. Also one of the pins must not be making a good connection. It came loose by working
it back and forth a few times. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">I stopped
by an auto repair place and had him take the exhaust pipe tip off of the
exhaust pipe. He charged me $10 & I was happy to pay. Luckily the tip was held on by a clamp. So it
didn’t have to be cut off. The muffler
shop must be on vacation, they didn’t open this morning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">About 8:30,
I started off driving about 54mph while the temp was below 80* and slowed to
less than 50mph when it reached 85*.
Then down to 45mph at 90* and down to about 40mph when it got to
95*. Speed limit on I-10 is 80mph. Cars were sure whizzing by me! I was about 20 miles from Junction at about
1:20pm when the temp got over 100*. I
was down to 40mph. Time to get off of
the hwy! I sure don’t want to blow
another tire! I pulled into the city
park right on the Llano river and parked under some big live oaks with very
good shade. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">Turned on the generator and
the a/c. I laid down to take a nap, and
I remembered I only had a little over ¼ tank of gas. The generator won’t run
when the tank is at or less than ¼ full. Just as I was getting pretty good
asleep the generator quit. Off to get
gas. Got about 10 gallons, enough to run
the generator & get home. Back to my
shady spot & I read my book until about 6:45 when I got back on the road
again, only 99*. Only driving about 42mph, almost all the way to Kerrville, about 45 miles.
When I got to Kerrville
the temp was down to about 95-96*. Nice
& cool :). When I got to SA and Loop 1604 I was able to get my speed up to about 54mph.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">I used my my tire pressure monitor to keep a very close eye on the tire pressure. The tire pressure increases as the tire gets
hotter. When the pressure got up to
85psi I would slow down, trying to get the pressure down to 83-84psi and
therefore the tire should not be too hot.
When the tire blew yesterday the tire was at 86psi. I got home about 9:30pm. A very long and somewhat stressful day. It probably is a good thing I stopped in
Junction during the very hot part of the day. Also the sun beating down on the
black asphalt probably has the asphalt at about 150*. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">Update from almost a year later. The normal tire pressure increase while traveling is about 8-12 psi from 80psi at 75* in the morning to driving at 60mph in 90*-95* air temps. So driving slow did keep the tire pressure down. Could I have driven faster in the 100* plus temps? I don't know. I didn't want to take the chance. Before we took BF on a trip again I did replace all 6 tires with new, larger, Michelin tires. The standard equipment was LT225/75R16 load range "E". I installed LT235/85R16 load range "E". They have a significantly higher weight carrying capacity. Since BF was lifted 6 inches to make space for the 4x4 hardware, I have extra space for the larger tires. However I ran into another problem. The LT235/85R tires are wider and the insides of the rear dual tires were touching each other. Not good! I bought and installed a 1.5" spacer which bolted on the wheel studs. Now I have a good inch of space between the tires. </span><br />
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