Thursday, June 27, 2013

Day 9 TOK to Palmer/Wasilla

We finally had time to see something other than trees and highway.  Anna and I visited the TOK Visitor's Center and stayed there for 1 1/2 hours.  It had a wonderful display of animals common in the Alaskan wilds.








 We watched a PBS video "Making the Alaskan Highway"  It will be one video that I will add to our collection as part of African American History.  It's was amazing.  Just as we didn't hear about the African  American troops fighting in all our wars, neither have we heard how crucial we were in building the highway  between Dawson Creek BC to Fairbanks, AK.

Meanwhile, John and June washed RVs and car. 



Anna’s Musings

On the way to Anchorage our reservations for the night was in Palmer, AK at the Big Bear RV Park. Along the way we caught sight of several moose but were only able to get a picture on one standing in the marsh grazing. Frank and I were no able to stop in time to take a picture but fortunately John and Conne stopped and got many pictures.



 

We saw many more snowcapped mountains and several glaciers, glacier lakes, and glacier rivers flowing with ice. The sun shining on the crystal snow and ice made a spectacular picture.
The weather was beautiful and the highway was paved except for a few spots where minor construction was still being done. There were a few bumps and whoop-t-doos but nothing like previous days, which made for a very pleasant ride.

 

Tomorrow we head for Sterling, AK where we will visit a few days with friends who have a cabin on an island in the Kenai River. We hope to do more sightseeing and if lucky enough, we will also do some salmon fishing.














 

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