tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759114303409530052024-03-13T04:54:46.309-05:00Tales From The Camping HousePeri and Jim (Tales From The Camping House)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03349141244153212036noreply@blogger.comBlogger307125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375911430340953005.post-80039711553881589742016-07-27T20:01:00.000-05:002016-07-27T20:01:42.447-05:00Cooper Landing Kenai Princess<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We left Seward on Sunday and were supposed to go to the Williwaw Campground near Girdwood. However, a weather system has come into the state with predictions of rain and cooler weather all week. I just didn't want to boondock it in the cold and rain so we went to the Kenai Princess RV Park in Cooper Landing. It is part of the Kenai Princess Lodge run by Princess Cruise Lines and we have access to the lodge and hot tub there.</div>
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There is a great outside deck overlooking the Kenai River.<br />
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The Kenai River is a distinctive aqua green color.<br />
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We took several drives in between the rain showers.<br />
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These ducks are all in a row. :)<br />
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We also saw this pair of trumpeter swans.<br />
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Even with the grey skies, there is still beauty all around.<br />
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We are kinda just hanging out this week. Our daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter are flying in from Texas next week and we should be very busy showing them the sights.</div>
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We spent this week at Stoney Creek RV Park in Seward with mountain views surrounding the motorhome.</div>
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We went to Exit Glacier one day at the Kenai Fjords National Park. It is one of the few glaciers you can drive to and then take a hiking trail to get closer.<br />
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The river along the trail was full of glacial silt from the melting of Exit Glacier.<br />
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There was a great view of more glacier covered mountains.<br />
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Jim stopped on the trail for me to get a picture. We haven't had many problems with mosquitoes, so far, but the flies here on the trail were awful if you got to a part of the trail with no breeze.<br />
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We were now in sight of the glacier.<br />
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There were signs along the walkway showing where the glacier had been at certain years. The glacier was at this sign in 1998.<br />
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We enjoyed all the views from Seward. We ate out one night with Kit and Linda who we have crisscrossed paths with several times and last saw them in Tok, so it was nice to catch up with them again.<br />
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We also visited the Alaska SeaLife Center.<br />
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Before we went in, I snapped a picture of this mural on a building across the street.<br />
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We enjoyed the colorful displays in the center.<br />
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My favorite part was the Aviary Experience. It was an open exhibit where you could go in and see the seabirds up close. This is a Red-legged Kittiwake, a type of gull, with its chick.<br />
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A Harlequin Duck<br />
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Both types of Puffins that are seen in Alaska were inside, the Tufted Puffin<br />
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and the Horned Puffin.<br />
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It was also fun watching them swim. They are much better swimming than they are flying. It's been a great week in Seward!Peri and Jim (Tales From The Camping House)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03349141244153212036noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375911430340953005.post-23923284616638587692016-07-19T16:39:00.000-05:002016-07-27T17:24:29.964-05:00Seward Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We arrived in Seward on Monday. The fire was still burning near Anchorage causing the drive in to be hazy. </div>
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Tuesday, the wind had changed, the skies had cleared and we were scheduled for a 9 hour glacier wildlife cruise through Kenai Fjords National Park. </div>
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We left the port of Seward, the only port open year long in Alaska.</div>
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The first glacier we came to was Bear Glacier, a tidewater glacier, that comes right up to the ocean.<br />
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The views were spectacular as we passed by one of the many rocks covered by seabirds.<br />
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The contrasts between the green mountains, glacier covered mountains, blue skies and ocean water made for a wonderful experience the whole day.<br />
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First whale sighting, a humpback whale!<br />
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We continued on, this tour going on a round trip of 150 miles.<br />
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More glacier covered mountains<br />
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Another blow spotted! We began to wait for the whale to surface. A whale does not actually blow the water. The water that is sitting on the whale's blowhole is propelled upward when the whale expels air.<br />
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and then a dive. I really liked this picture, it looks like something that came from a travel brochure.<br />
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We continued on to Northwestern Glacier.<br />
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As we approached it, there were chunks of ice floating in the ocean.<br />
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These harbor seals make their home on the glacier ice chunks.<br />
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Northwestern Glacier! If you look carefully, you can see a boat on the bottom right of the picture giving some perspective of how enormous this glacier is. We floated by it for about 30 minutes. I saw a little bit of ice come off into the water, but not a big piece. We did hear the rumbling like thunder several times when the glacier cracks, it was awesome!<br />
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Another picture of Northwestern Glacier.<br />
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One of the crew members brought in a piece of the ice floating in the water so, of course, Jim had to hold it.<br />
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On our trip back, we got up close to several waterfalls.<br />
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This eagle stayed well camouflaged in a tree.<br />
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We also saw more puffins,<br />
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Our last wildlife sighting for the day was a pretty big one when a pod or Orcas were feeding in the waters.<br />
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There were probably 4 other ships in the area, but it made for some great pictures with a glacier, ship, and a whale (bottom right) all in the same picture.<br />
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Another orca coming out of the water.<br />
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As we were watching the other whales, we look down and there is one coming by the ship. We watched it go under the ship, went to the other side, but did not see it resurface for awhile. <br />
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I wasn't sure how it would be to take a 9 hour boat trip, but the scenery and the wildlife sightings kept it interesting. It was an absolutely spectacular memory we will always have!</div>
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First, we checked out one of the state parks nearby. You can park facing this view. I don't think you could ever get tired of looking at it.</div>
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While there, we also watched this fishing boat with Mt. Redoubt behind it,<br />
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and the sea gull looking for something to eat.<br />
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We drove further to the fishing village of Ninilchik to see the Russian Orthodox Church there. Driving down the road to the church was this house surrounded by fireweed.<br />
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The fireweed is absolutely beautiful around here.<br />
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We arrived at the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel built in 1901<br />
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It sits atop a bluff overlooking the Cook Inlet.<br />
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More wildflowers in bloom.<br />
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We went back to the motorhome for lunch and there watched an eagle teaching its 2 little ones how to fly. No pictures, but it was fascinating and fun to watch.<br />
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We had to go visit the eagle family one more time in Homer. We spent a lot of time watching both parents with their babies.<br />
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Two babies (or maybe juveniles) are looking out of the nest, but we could see one more baby stirring inside. It never did pop its head up though.<br />
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This one flew away<br />
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and right after that, the other one swooped in with what looks like some salmon for the youngsters.<br />
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We ended our day with a full moon over the bay. It's 10:30, the sun is now setting about 11.<br />
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We have really enjoyed our time in Homer, but it's time to move on. Next stop, Seward.Peri and Jim (Tales From The Camping House)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03349141244153212036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375911430340953005.post-56842912770490576462016-07-15T20:35:00.000-05:002016-07-17T20:48:40.486-05:00Wildlife Cruise To Seldovia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We took a boat cruise that passed Gull Island<br />
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where we were able to get our first look at Puffins! (that little guy with the orange beak)<br />
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along with some Murres doing a mating dance.<br />
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Then, we stopped to watch this humpback whale.<br />
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Goodbye!<br />
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The sea otters were cute.<br />
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You never get tired of seeing the eagles!<br />
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This picture is not completely focused but you can see the talons as he is going in<br />
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for the landing.<br />
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More sea otters<br />
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Those back feet are some heavy duty paddlers<br />
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A shipwreck on one of the islands.<br />
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There were some neat rock formations in the water.<br />
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Here's a Black Oystercatcher<br />
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More formations<br />
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Another humpback whale!<br />
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You can get an idea of how enormous this is.<br />
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The tail fluke as it dives deep into the water.<br />
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More sea otters.<br />
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They are just too cute<br />
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We arrive at Seldovia and have a few hours to explore and eat lunch. This is a Russian Orthodox Church there.<br />
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The skies began to clear upon our arrival and we had blue skies on our way back to Homer.<br />
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After we left Telkeetna, our next destination was Anchorage. It was strange being in a town so large. Anchorage has approximately 300,000 people so it was nice to see Target, Costco, Kohl's and all the other big stores. We only went to Costco and Fred Meyer's to restock, but it was nice to know the other stores were available.</div>
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We spent one night parked at the Moose Lodge and left the next morning for the Kenai Peninsula.</div>
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They say Alaska is 30 minutes from Anchorage and I don't think we were more than 20 minutes before we started seeing these sights.</div>
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The fireweed is everywhere and is absolutely gorgeous!<br />
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Our destination was Homer, Alaska. We rounded the peninsula on our way to Homer and Mt. Redoubt came into view. Mt. Redoubt is an active volcano which last erupted in 2009.<br />
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Next was Mt. Ilianna, another active volcano. We followed these views all the way to<br />
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Homer.<br />
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We are staying at Baycrest RV Park and have probably the most spectacular views we have ever had at a campground in our five years of fulltiming.<br />
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Yes, this is our view from the front window!<br />
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Here's the rv park taken from an overlook. It is on a bluff 300 feet above the ocean and that is Mt. Iliamna in the background. Our motorhome is the first one on the left after that little clearing of trees.<br />
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Another small world moment. We had made new friends with Ray and Cheryl in Fairbanks. When we arrived at Baycrest, I had checked on Facebook and saw they were in Homer. I compared their Facebook picture and realized they were in this rv park and when I looked out my side window, there was their motorhome, about five doors down. We sat outside and talked for awhile, then went to the Spit for dinner at Captain Pattie's. Unfortunately, they were leaving the next day, but we were so glad we got to spend some more time with them!<br />
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A view of the Homer Spit from the overlook. The sun was shining down on it. It's about 10 p.m. here.<br />
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Homer harbor<br />
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Eagles are everywhere. This is a nest on the road leading down to the Homer Spit.<br />
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In Anchor Point, fishing boats are launched a different way. This tractor takes the boat out to the water on the trailer.<br />
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Then, when the boat comes in, the tractor pulls the trailer back into the water and the boat drives up on it.<br />
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It's pretty neat to watch!<br />
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Our campground view about midnight. It is dark now for 2-3 hours, but it is still pretty light here at midnight. That is the moon coming up over the water.<br />
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<br />Next up, our wildlife cruise to Seldovia!Peri and Jim (Tales From The Camping House)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03349141244153212036noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375911430340953005.post-58882455327021471702016-07-12T19:37:00.000-05:002016-07-17T19:37:44.605-05:00Wowie, Denali!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Telkeetna is a cute, little town. I was told the series Northern Exposure was based on this town.</div>
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and quaint cabins everywhere.<br />
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We even passed this great setup that is used to make homemade ice cream.<br />
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These colorful mushrooms were just outside our motorhome at the rv park.<br />
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Our last morning in Telkeetna was the clearest we had seen in probably 9 days. We decided to make one last trip to the river to see if the mountain was out.<br />
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And there she was veiled in clouds, but could be seen.<br />
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We were there for awhile talking to some other people when we realized the clouds were moving to the east away from the mountains.<br />
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We decided to go to another overlook at the edge of town thinking we may get a full blown view of the mountain.<br />
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When we got there, one tiny sliver of cloud was left.<br />
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Gone! The mountain was in full view! It was glorious!<br />
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We were probably there almost an hour watching and everyone that stopped was almost giddy just to be able to see this view.<br />
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We felt so fortunate that we were able to see it.Peri and Jim (Tales From The Camping House)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03349141244153212036noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375911430340953005.post-46474475557591834272016-07-11T18:55:00.000-05:002016-07-17T19:21:49.749-05:00Telkeetna and another view of Denali<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Sunday, we left the TEK campground driving the 30 miles to the front of the park, picked up my car at the visitor's center and made our journey to Telkeetna, a little town about 150 miles from Denali.</div>
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Before we crossed into Canada, Jim's sister called us to tell us their former neighbors who we had met, were on their way to Alaska too. We both friended each other on Facebook and have been following each other's travels. They went south when we went north and we never expected to see them. However, as it so often happens in rving, they just happened to be our next door neighbors in Telkeetna!</div>
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It was another cloudy day. On a clear day, you can see Denali here, but that wasn't the case today.<br />
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We stopped off for a little nature hike.<br />
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The four of us had a great time and got together again the next day. We made some plans and we might be seeing them again in Texas.<br />
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Monday, Jim and I had a reservation at 8:30 for a plane ride with Telkeetna Air Taxi. We arrived at 7:30 and were asked to come back at 11:00 as it was flyable, but they thought the mountain would be more visible then.<br />
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We were off and the views did not disappoint. The mountains were out! (Warning: lots of pictures)<br />
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The view was spectacular! The river below was the one we had taken on the riverboat ride last night and we had crossed under the bridge below.<br />
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And then the views began! This is Ruth Glacier winding below us.<br />
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I felt like I was in an IMAX movie!<br />
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Next, we landed on this glacier.<br />
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Here we are on top of the world! That's Denli's peak behind us.<br />
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The view from the other side.<br />
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We weren't the only ones. That's another plane in the middle of the picture.<br />
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We spent about 15 minutes walking around and enjoying the views.<br />
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The crazy thing about the weather is that when we landed, it was completely grey and cloudy again. The ground crew said it had been that way for about an hour. They said we definitely caught the window. This was definitely a once in a lifetime experience!Peri and Jim (Tales From The Camping House)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03349141244153212036noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375911430340953005.post-30235575212447285572016-07-10T18:52:00.000-05:002016-07-17T18:53:19.930-05:00We Saw Denali!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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He made it to Wonder Lake<br />
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The next day was our best weather we had had our entire stay here. We caught the bus hoping we could see some great things as this would be our last trip out.<br />
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We were not disappointed, as we came to our first overlook, we saw the mountain!<br />
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Everyone was so excited.<br />
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You just couldn't stop snapping pictures.<br />
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We got to the Eilson Visitor's Center while we still had a view and within 20 minutes the mountain clouded back up and you couldn't see a thing. We decided to head back to the campground as the show was over.<br />
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Animals we saw on our trip out and back:<br />
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We enjoyed our stay at Denali and felt so blessed to be able to see the mountain in her glory.<br /><br />Peri and Jim (Tales From The Camping House)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03349141244153212036noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375911430340953005.post-28097224366752955122016-07-08T17:58:00.000-05:002016-07-17T18:38:32.488-05:00Denali Teklanika Campground<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Wednesday, July 6th, we packed up and headed into the Teklanika Campground in Denali National Park. Before going further, we had to fill the tanks with water and use the dump station at Riley Creek Campground. Teklanika is referred to as the TEK campground and it is all dry camping. </div>
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Private vehicles can only go the first 15 miles into the park, but when camping in the TEK campground, you are able to drive your camping vehicle 29.1 miles into the park. You have to camp there a minimum of three nights and once you get there, you cannot go back up to the front without paying to go back on the bus. The other perk in staying in this campground is that you can purchase a TEK pass for $35 which allows you to catch any bus going further back into the park if they have room for you. We never had a problem catching a bus during our stay there.</div>
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I had to park the car in the Visitor's Center, Jim picked me up and we were off to the campground. It was kind of neat going on this patch of road.</div>
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We arrived at the campground <br />
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and found a spot.<br />
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The campground is located by the Teklanika River which we walked down to. The wildflowers were blooming profusely.<br />
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On the other side of the campground was this small pond.<br />
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That night, we attended a ranger lecture and the next morning we caught a green bus to Wonder Lake.<br />
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The views were pretty, but the clouds blocked a lot including the mountain.<br />
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This is the Polychrome Pass which can be pretty daunting.<br />
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We're certainly glad we didn't drive this in the motorhome.<br />
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The clouds really started rolling in after we went through Polychrome Pass and we were not able to see much.<br />
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We arrived at the Eilson Visitor Center and could not see a thing. We decided to catch another bus back to the campground.<br />
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In the visitor's center is this chart showing how elusive Denali is.<br />
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We were able to take the next bus back towards the front of the park. These bus trips are not short, it is a 6 hour round trip from our campground and 8 1/2 hours from the front of the park just to the Eilson Visitor Center. We just felt we should try another day since you couldn't see anything.<br />
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Jim had to try to be a moose with the antlers you could try out at the visitor's center. :)<br />
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On our trip back, the bus was not near as full and we could spread out and it had cleared up a little so we could at least see a little further.<br />
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First, we stopped to watch this grizzly looking down on something. He was crouched inside the grass.<br />
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Then we saw a herd of caribou.<br />
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Higher up on a meadow was a herd of Dall sheep.<br />
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Then, we saw another grizzly bear closer than the last one.<br />
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Sunday, July 3rd, we left Fairbanks and headed to Denali National Park. The only reservations we had made far in advance were for our week in Denali. Back in February, I had booked 3 nights at Riley Creek Campground in the front of the park and 4 nights further back at the Teklanika Campground.</div>
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and found a space in the Caribou loop at the Riley Creek Campground. Reservations are first come first serve here, but there are two types of sites, under 32 ft. and over 32 ft. We weren't sure if we would have any choice in sites since it was the July 4th weekend, but we actually did have a choice and found a pretty good campsite.<br />
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As soon as we got set up, we took off to explore. You can only drive 15 miles of the 90 mile road yourself. There is one point on the road you can see Denali if it is out. The white clouds were covering it in the middle.<br />
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Our next stop was my favorite during our stay at Riley Creek Campground. We went to go see the sled dogs. This group of sled dogs is the only sled dog team in a National Park.<br />
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We were greeted by a friendly park ranger that said we were free to go around to visit the dogs and could pet any who were out or came up to us in the pens. A lot of them sat up on their houses watching their visitors.<br />
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Some were very happy to have some attention<br />
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and they loved to be scratched behind their ears.<br />
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Many of them have these beautiful blue eyes.<br />
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Some just didn't want to mingle too much.<br />
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We found out a demonstration would begin in about 20 minutes so we just hung out waiting for it. Then the rain came down as a heavy drizzle.<br />
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It didn't damper the dogs' spirits, though. The ranger asked us if we were ready to see the dogs and everyone applauded. As if on cue, every dog began to jump and howl. They knew after that applause some would be chosen to be on a team.<br />
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Several of the rangers went to fetch the dogs, then harnessed them to the sled. They were so eager to get going and finally they were off around a path. <br />
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We were told they didn't use a full team as the ranger on the sled would have a hard time stopping with that many and they would also go a lot faster.<br />
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After the demonstration, the ranger answered questions and the team hung out by the audience.<br />
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There's definitely a bond between the dogs and the rangers here.<br />
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After the demonstration, we headed back to the campsite and spotted an animal jam and there was a mother moose and her two calves. We watched as long as we could and then moved on.<br />
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We also spent time at the two visitor centers at the front of the park looking at the displays and watching the films. We're ready to head farther into the park.Peri and Jim (Tales From The Camping House)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03349141244153212036noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375911430340953005.post-4215134692087150052016-07-01T20:20:00.000-05:002016-07-05T22:09:15.018-05:00Fairbanks, Alaska Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We spent 9 days in Fairbanks because we were a few days ahead of our schedule. We didn't make any reservations in Alaska except for the campgrounds in Denali National Park from July 3-10 so we pretty much had to spend some extra time here. It was nice to be still for a little while, plus we had cable tv, something we had not had since Banff National Park. Once we arrived at Banff, we were too far north to receive our Dish signal. Since we have been at Fairbanks, we have also lost our Sirius signal in our car, something about being too far north to receive the satellite signal.</div>
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We toured the Museum of the North at the University of Alaska.</div>
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There were lots of interesting exhibits here.<br />
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We also visited The Great Alaskan Bowl Factory. Jim watched the bowls being made. It is one of the last operational bowl mills in America. They had lots of great things to buy.<br />
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There is a great visitor center in Fairbanks, but I thought one of things you would never see down south was this sign for the ladies' restroom.<br />
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There is also Pioneer Park. The park commemorates early Alaskan history and was opened in 1967 as part of the Alaska 67 Centennial Exposition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the purchase of Alaska. After the exposition, it was given to the state and then to the city. Today, there are museums, shops, food concessions, as well as the site of a nightly Salmon Bake and Palace Theater performance in the summer. You can also dry camp in the parking lot for $12 a night.<br />
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The flowers all over Alaska are beautiful.<br />
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We also went to Gold Dredge 8 to learn about gold mining in Alaska. Fairbanks came to be as a result of a gold strike. Miners who were already in the area came quickly to this area to try to strike it rich.<br />
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Before we began the tour, we had another chance to see the Alaskan pipeline. We were also told about the security used here and the measures taken to lessen any impact on the wildlife here.<br />
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We then boarded a train to take us to the dredge.<br />
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We took the train around stopping at several stops to learn more about the gold mining operation here.<br />
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This gold dredge operated from 1928 to 1959 and extracted 7.5 million ounces of gold. Here, we were also given a demonstration on how to pan for gold.<br />
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The train arrived at a group of buildings and we were greeted by the "miners" who would help us<br />
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pan for our own gold. Each person was given a bag of paydirt which we placed in the pan, added water, and swirled around.<br />
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Here's Jim looking for gold. When we were finished, we each had some gold specks that we places in a plastic cylinder and took to the gift shop to be weighed. We had $13 worth of gold together. You could purchase a necklace to put the gold in, but we opted to just keep our flakes. It was a fun experience.<br />
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Our last night in Fairbanks, we went to The Pump House for dinner with our neighbors next door. It's always fun getting to know new people and we really enjoyed our evening out. The pump house was used to provide water to dredges on Cripple Creek until 1958 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They also serve great food! All four of us were happy with our selection.<br />
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We have had a great time in Fairbanks, but it is time to move on now. Next stop, Denali National Park!Peri and Jim (Tales From The Camping House)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03349141244153212036noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375911430340953005.post-33328320365037926442016-06-27T19:28:00.000-05:002016-07-05T20:14:11.449-05:00Fairbanks, Alaska Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Leaving Delta Junction, we made the short 95 miles drive to Fairbanks. Actually, we stayed at the Riverview RV Park in North Pole, Alaska.</div>
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The whole town has street names such as Santa Claus Lane and the light poles are also wrapped in red to look like candy canes.<br />
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Fairbanks is the second largest population center in Alaska with almost 100,000 people living in the area.<br />
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We kept busy with different activities while we were there.<br />
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We visited Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. From 1928 to 1966, Charles and Anna Creamer ran this successful dairy farm in northern Alaska. As the dairy grew, migratory waterfowl congregated in the fields in larger numbers. The grain and large open fields provided prime habitat. When the dairy went up for sale in 1966, the community worked with the state and federal governments to purchase the land as a permanent wildlife refuge.<br />
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In early spring sandhill cranes stopover on their way to their breeding grounds. The juvenile males stay at Creamer's Field during the summer and then join back with the flock on their return trip south in August.<br />
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We also took a cruise on the Riverboat Discovery.<br />
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Once boarded, the riverboat begins it journey down the Chena River. As we go down the river, there are several stops and demonstrations.<br />
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Then we cruised down to where Susan Butcher, the four time winner of the Iditarod, lived with her family. Sadly, she passed away in 2010, but today we are greeted by her husband, David Monson,<br />
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In the winter, the Chena River freezes over and dogsled teams are taken down the river.<br />
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Continuing down the river, we came to the spot where the Chena and Nanana Rivers merge. You can see the difference in the two rivers, one being full of glacial silt and the other a deeper gray color.<br />
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We turned around on the Chena River and continued back to a replica of an Atabascan fishing camp. We got off the ship to tour several spot in the village,<br />
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We learned about how salmon was fished and dried by these early inhabitants.<br />
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We really enjoyed this afternoon cruise. Stay tuned to Part 2 of our time in Fairbanks.Peri and Jim (Tales From The Camping House)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03349141244153212036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375911430340953005.post-5376975813342221972016-06-23T16:01:00.000-05:002016-07-01T16:02:01.200-05:00Delta Junction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We left Tok after our overnight stay on our way to our next destination in Delta Junction. There were several scenic overlooks we stopped at.</div>
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And of course, road construction. This one had a water truck going in front of us to keep dust down.<br />
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We stopped at Delta Meat and Sausage for some samples. We really liked their sausage and left with more than we came with. :)<br />
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We arrived at the Visitor's Center in Delta Junction and had our obligatory picture taken at the Mile Marker noting the End of the Alaska Highway.<br />
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Jim also had his picture taken with the big mosquito.<br />
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We left Delta Junction and proceeded ten miles down the road to Rika's Roadhouse. This was a popular stop during the early Alcan Highway days, but is now a historic park. You can also stay overnight here in their parking lot for $5 which we did.<br />
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There are a lot of historic and informational displays and building here.<br />
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This was the main house with the guest rooms.<br />
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Inside are more informative displays.<br />
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It's something we have heard about all our lives and it's pretty impressive to see it in person.<br />
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Tomorrow, our next stop Fairbanks, Alaska's second largest city.Peri and Jim (Tales From The Camping House)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03349141244153212036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375911430340953005.post-52257214427625102332016-06-22T14:55:00.000-05:002016-07-01T16:04:01.549-05:00We Weren't Going To Do It<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We started out with minimal traffic. It was dusty, there were some revs that passed us and some that we passed.</div>
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We went slowly and enjoyed the views.<br />
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We reached the U.S. border and after a few questions, we were back in the U.S.A.!<br />
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This is the most picturesque Welcome to Alaska sign I have taken yet.<br />
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Then, we were greeted with the best 19 miles of road we have probably traveled the entire trip.<br />
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But then it ended, and we had the worst washboarded road. We had to slow down to between 10-15 mph on long stretches of the road.<br />
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We reached the town of Chicken.<br />
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We looked around a bit and proceeded on to Tok which would be our overnight stop.<br />
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At another highway overlook we spotted this moose chomping on the marshy grasses.<br />
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We saw this bear on the edge of the highway and stopped to watch until it disappeared into the woods. It looked like it had recently tangled with something else looking at the wound on the hind leg.<br />
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We traveled about 160 miles today to Pelly Crossing and stayed at the campground across the street from the general store. It was a great campground on the river, no hookups, but free!<br />
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I don't know if you ever get really used to the never-ending days. I love them myself, but we have learned to totally black out our bedroom so we can sleep at night.<br />
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This picture was taken at 10:30 p.m.<br />
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Just as soon as we got off the ferry, the Yukon River Campground was on the right. We drove through some bumpy roads and found this great campsite right on the river. The Yukon River here is dark and muddy looking, not the pretty blue green we saw in Whitehorse. It was still nice.<br />
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After getting set up, we took the car back over on the ferry to check out Dawson City. This area was also a favorite fishing grounds for members of the First Nations, but when gold was discovered, it became a boomtown. Most of it probably looks very similar to the way it looked in the early 1900's.<br />
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There are raised wooden sidewalks throughout and the streets are still dirt roads.<br />
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This is another historic riverboat, the Keno.<br />
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A tour riverboat going down the Yukon.<br />
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We also drove up to the top of Midnight Dome where you can see the Yukon River on one side and the Klondike River on the other.<br />
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As we were driving back to our campsite, this bird was standing in the middle of the road. I am pretty sure it is a Willow Ptarmigan, the state bird of Alaska. Of course, we are seeing it in Canada. :)<br />
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Sadly, we had to leave Skagway on Saturday to continue on our next phase of our Alaskan adventure. </div>
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We had not been on the road for long before we saw a car pulled over. Jim looked down and saw a bear on the other side of the guardrail. There was no one behind him so he was able to pull over for us to watch it for a few minutes. The bear was so close I took this picture from my side window with no zoom on my lens. It's just so fascinating to observe these animals in the wild. It could have cared less about us, it was too busy munching on these plants.</div>
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I think the view out today was prettier than the day we arrived.<br />
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It wasn't long before we passed the Carcross Desert, the world's smallest desert.<br />
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Next stop, Rainbow Lake, absolutely breathtaking. The rainbow like colors result from blue-green light waves reflecting off the white sediment of the lake bottom.<br />
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Our destination was Whitehorse, capitol city of the Yukon.<br />
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We tried to do as much as we could in the two days we were here. The Visitor's Center is always a good first stop. We got maps and a three day parking pass for downtown.<br />
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We visited the S.S. Klondike which you can go aboard on a self guided tour.<br />
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We also attended the Frantic Follies, a cute vaudeville show.<br />
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Miles Canyon is a mile down the road from where we are staying. The Yukon River runs through it.<br />
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This morning we hiked along the blue green water.<br />
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Just on the other side of the canyon, float planes land and take off on the river.<br />
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We also visited the world's largest weather vane, a DC-3. The wind was blowing so we were even able to see it move.<br />
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There was also the Whitehorse Dam and Fish Ladder. The wooden fish ladder was built the year after the Whitehorse Dam was built to allow spawning salmon to reach the creeks where they were born. It is the world's longest wooden fish ladder.<br />
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We woke up Thursday to sun streaming in through the windows. Of course the sun rises here at 3:45 in the morning and sets at 10:45 p.m.</div>
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We are staying at Garden City RV Park surrounded by mountains.</div>
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Today we took the Fjord Express to Juneau. We headed to the Skagway Small Boat Harbor at 7:30.<br />
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Shortly, our ride appeared and we boarded.<br />
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Before we left, I snapped this picture of a blue heron catching his morning meal.<br />
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We left the harbor heading to Haines to pick up the rest of the group. There would be 52 of us on the fast ferry boat.<br />
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We passed this waterfalls<br />
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We picked up the rest of the passengers and headed to Juneau. The only word that keeps coming to mind to describe the scenery is SPECTACULAR!!!<br />
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It was a 3 hour journey from Skagway to Juneau and we also stopped to do some wildlife watching. We passed a colony of Steller sea lions who were extremely noisy, but very cute.<br />
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We saw many eagles on treetops and soaring high in the sky.<br />
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The most wonderful sight of all was the humpback whale breaching. We followed the spouts of water the whale would make when breathing and then all of a sudden it came completely out of the water. It was an absolutely amazing sight.<br />
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There were glaciers galore as we continued our journey.<br />
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We came to this separation in the ocean where the glacial water (the darker water) meets the ocean water (blue green) looking like two totally separated bodies of water with a definite line of distinction.<br />
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We arrived in Juneau and boarded a bus to downtown.<br />
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We were told it was a beautiful day in Juneau (we knew that already :) On average, there are only 86 sunny days a year. We were so excited that we were able to visit on one of them!<br />
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As the tram car went hight, the view opened up below us.<br />
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From the top it looked like this.<br />
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After three hours on our own, we loaded up on the bus to visit Mendenhall Glacier. The blue ice could be vividly seen as we viewed the glacier. We also went to the Visitor's Center to watch the movie about its history.<br />
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There were also these pretty yellow flowers that looked like they had been waxed, just beautiful.<br />
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We finished our glacier tour and headed back to the boat for our return trip. We saw several spouts from humpbacks but never saw one emerge.<br />
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We passed this Princess cruise liner heading to Juneau from Skagway.<br />
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We also passed the Eldred Rock Lighthouse. It was beautiful reflecting into the water.<br />
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We arrived back in Skagway at 8:15 after having a most wonderful adventure.Peri and Jim (Tales From The Camping House)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03349141244153212036noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375911430340953005.post-31384888981317939782016-06-14T00:44:00.000-05:002016-06-19T23:18:04.974-05:00A Tale Of Two Cities: Skagway and Dyea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Skagway is part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, so we signed up for two tours today to learn more of the history.</div>
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In the morning, we took a tour of Skagway and learned about the gold rush. There were actually two gold rush towns located 600 miles south of the goldfields and were the closest salt water ports to the Klondike. From Skagway, stampeders took the White Pass and from Dyea they took the Chilkoot Pass.</div>
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The park ranger took us on an informative journey into the past.</div>
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Before the gold rush, this was the only cabin in Skagway. </div>
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Then in only a few months, a whole town sprang up here and in Dyea. It started out as tents and quickly Victorian style houses, shops and saloons were built in a matter of months. <br />
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There were between 80 to 100 saloons here in the heyday of the gold rush. There were also some unscrupulous people here, one whose name was "Soapy" Smith. His con was to tell miners they had an urgent message from home and they could contact their loved ones for only $5. Messages would go back and forth, the only problem was there was no telegraph line.<br />
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The life and times of Soapy Smith are played out in The Days of 98 Show which we went to after our morning tour.<br />
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Soapy did meet his demise on July 8, 1898 and is buried in the Gold Rush Cemetery.<br />
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The man who shot him is also buried here, because he was shot at the same time.<br />
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After lunch, we drove about nine miles to where the other mining boomtown of Dyea was located. It did not fare as well as Skagway and this is what is left of Main Street.<br />
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There is only one building facade left. The townsite has been reclaimed by the forest.<br />
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We were lucky to see many wild iris as we were told they only bloom for about a week and a half in the summer.<br />
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During the Klondike Gold Rush, the Canadian Mounted Police required the miners to bring a year's worth of supplies which added up to just about one ton of goods. <br />
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Stampeders that began in Dyea would land there and begin taking their goods up the Chilkoot Mountains making many trips to the top to have their supplies ready. Some would hire guides who began to warn them in March and April that it was avalanche season. The guides refused to go, but the stampeders continued. <br />
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Then on April 3, 1898, a deadly avalanche (slide) occurred. News spread swiftly with varying numbers of casualties, but it caused miners to decide to use the White Pass route in Skagway rather than the Chilkoot Pass in Dyea, all but causing the demise of the town.<br />
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It's kind of strange walking through the town and thinking of all the past activity and now it is a peaceful, wooded place.<br />
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Skagway prospered as a port and still continues that way with thousands of people coming in daily on cruise ships.<br />
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Monday, we left Johnson's Crossing to drive 130 miles to Skagway, Alaska. It is one of the most spectacular drives we have been on yet! </div>
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The road wound around the mountain settings. I think we drove down there the whole time with our mouths opened in awe.<br />
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We made it to Alaska for right now. We will be in Skagway for five days and then we go back into Canada to continue to the main part of Alaska.<br />
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There are waterfalls everywhere!<br />
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We went through the U.S. customs with a few questions and we were back in the U.S.A.!<br />
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Skagway was the beginning of the journey for the "Stampeders", the men who came to Alaska hunting for gold in the Klondike in 1897.<br />
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Today, it is a small town with a population of a little over 1,000 people. In the summertime, that population can be over 10,000 when the cruise ships stop by with their passengers. I read on statistic that said 1.2 million people visit Skagway in the summer, 1.1 million are on cruise ships.<br />
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This is the most photographed building in Skagway. It is the Visitor's Center and is covered in driftwood.<br />
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The lupines are in full bloom.<br />
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Our first afternoon there we toured through some of the shops and talked with one of the shopkeepers for quite awhile. When he found out we were not on a ship and here longer than one day, he began telling us of the events going on in town in the evening.<br />
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The Red Onion Saloon is a popular tourist stop, but on Monday nights the locals go there to hear the Windy Valley Boys play. It is a group of people that get together and have a jam session. We had to check it out and it was pretty entertaining.<br />
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<br />Peri and Jim (Tales From The Camping House)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03349141244153212036noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375911430340953005.post-72819200471870747382016-06-12T00:37:00.000-05:002016-06-19T21:04:20.558-05:00Watson Lake To Johnson's Crossing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We thought we might stop in Teslin, a cute, little town nestled by the lake below.<br />
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Our last stop was in Johnson's Crossing, an original roadhouse on the Alaskan Highway. They have a little rv park which we stopped at for the night. They are well know for their cinnamon rolls, but unfortunately they were out of them while we were there. :(<br />
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The road followed Liard River most of the way.<br />
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We stopped at several of the overlooks. There were rapids<br />
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We saw four bears today, but only got a picture of one. This black bear crossed the highway in front of us and then stopped in the grass. We pulled over to watch it.<br />
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We also saw two bison, this one was just laying in the dirt near the side of the road. <br />
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Our destination was Watson Lake, home of the Sign Post Forest. People all over the world leave signs with their names and where they live attached to posts throughout the park.<br />
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It's pretty amazing to see the variety of signs.<br />
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We also stopped at the Visitor's Center and received a wealth of information for our travels.<br />
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We walked across the street to the Northern Lights Center. Jim stopped to pose in front of this mural outside the center.<br />
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We watched a very informative film on the universe and then the Northern Lights. The films were presented on a rounded planetarium ceiling where you could get the full effects of what the Northern Lights are like.<br />
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We made a stop at Tetsa River Lodge<br />
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Just as we left the lodge, we had to stop for this herd of stone sheep. They were licking the minerals from the rock and didn't want to move. We watched them for awhile, then Jim began to inch the motorhome by them.<br />
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We also saw our first caribou, a whole herd of them, but were going too fast to get a good picture.<br />
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We continued on a winding mountain road with quite a few inclines. The scenery was magnificent.<br />
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We finally reached our destination, Muncho Lake. The blue green color of the lake was breathtaking.<br />
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We had traveled over 800 miles in three days. For us, that is a lot of driving at once. We decided to stay two nights at the Muncho Lake MacDonald Campground, another BC provincial park.<br />
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It was so relaxing to just look out over the water. The lake was like glass both days reflecting the mountains behind it. <br />
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After leaving Jasper, our next stop was Grande Prairie to replenish our supplies before entering the Alaskan Highway. We spent the night in the Walmart parking lot with about 10 other rvs. It was the first time we had ever stayed in a Walmart parking lot and all went fine. We were even able to make a Costco visit!</div>
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One and a half hours later we reached Dawson Creek, Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway. We switched to Pacific Daylight time making our arrival at 8:30. We were the only ones at the Mile 0 sign in the Visitor's Center so Jim pulled the motorhome by the sign so we could get that in the picture too. Unfortunately, there was no one else to take a picture of both of us so we took turns taking each other's picture under the sign.<br />
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After the pictures, we went into the Visitor's Center to see what information we could obtain. After receiving a few brochures, we walked to town.<br />
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About two blocks from the visitor's center is the original Mile 0 post in the middle of town. Across from the marker is the Alaska House with lots of information regarding the building of the Alaskan Highway. We watched a 45 minute movie which did an excellent job explaining the whole endeavor. It gave us a whole new level of appreciation for what it took to build this roadway. <br />
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Seventeen miles from Dawson Creek, we took a side road to drive down an original stretch of the Alaskan Highway and see the Kiskatinaw River Bridge. <br />
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It is the last original timber bridge built on the Alaskan Highway.<br />
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We drove past Fort St. John and stopped at Buckinghorse Wayside Provincial Park for the night. <br />
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Medicine Lake, water from the lake disappears into crevices at the bottom leaving the lake a mudfield in September<br />
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We saw a bear on the side of the road on our way back to Banff from Lake Louise, but were going to fast and could not stop for pictures. This time on our way to Maligne Lake this bear was feasting on dandelions on the side of the road and was oblivious to the crowd gathered around him. We saw another bear just a little while later, but it was on the other side of the road and we couldn't get a picture.<br />
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Here's another view from the brink of the falls as the water begins to fall down.<br />
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Sunwapta Falls<br />
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Another vista view, you just don't get tired of stopping<br />
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At our campground we spied this mama elk with her fawn. They ended up coming next to our campsite so we watched them for quite awhile.<br />
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More lakes, this is Patricia Lake<br />
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and Prism Lake.<br />
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We stopped to admire this bull elk who was munching on the grass. It looks like his antlers are growing out well. You could see the velvet on them.<br />
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Our last drive was the drive up Mount Edith Cavell with this view at the top.<br />
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This was taken where the trail begins. It was a beautiful day, but we weren't up for this hike.<br />
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We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay in the Canadian Rockies!Peri and Jim (Tales From The Camping House)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03349141244153212036noreply@blogger.com2