Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
Day 28: Anderson, AK Rainy. I made BLUEBERRY SCONES from the wild blueberries we picked Thursday. I had to try a couple tricks and they came out dee-licious. We also did a couple modifications to Arvi. We installed a paper towel holder, toothbrush and toothpaste cup, and put snaps on the blackout curtains. Tom figured... Continue Reading →
Day 27: Chena Hot Springs Resort Cloudy. Tom fished the North Fork Chena River and a lake. He caught four Arctic grayling from the lake. We drove back through Fairbanks and headed south toward Anchorage. We stopped at an old gravel pit with lakes that we heard about to camp. Driving in, we encountered someone... Continue Reading →
Day 26: Wickersham Dome Trailhead, AK Smoky and foggy. The site we spent the night was very nice. In the morning, Tom was outside and got chatting with another couple who slept at the trailhead also. Turns out Bill and Betty met at Michigan Tech as lab partners! We had so much to talk about.... Continue Reading →
Seems the whole state smells like campground on a cool summer night. There are forest fires in many areas across the state. Here are some photos of smoke we took yesterday. We were north of Fairbanks. Bridge at Yukon Crossing 7/24/19 Yukon River at Yukon Crossing 7/24/19 Fire along the Dalton Highway 7/24/19 Evidence of... Continue Reading →
Day 25: Whitefish State Campground, AK Sunny and warm. Well we were worried about the smoke in the campground. But when we woke up, it was sunny and we couldn’t detect any smoke. We got to do the things we imagined doing in Alaska - Tom fishing on the river while I putzed around doing... Continue Reading →
Day 24: Fairbanks, AK So the last two nights we stayed at a Harvest Host, community garden. It had a tall fence with a locking gate that we drove Arvi into. Last night I saw the biggest rhubarb plant I ever set my eyes on. The grower of said plant showed up to water it... Continue Reading →
Day 23: Fairbanks, AK Sunny and warm. We are taking Arvi to get the windshield replaced this morning. Arvi has trooped along pretty well. We have gone to car washes three times, and there is still some dust in crevices that we need to work on. The dusty roads in the Northwest were hard on... Continue Reading →
Should we go north on Highway 2 to Dawson City then on to Chicken Alaska or continue west on Highway 1 (Alaska Highway) to the Alcan border crossing? We chose to go north on 2 with a stop over in Dawson City. We are currenly in Fairbanks.
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Day 22: Somewhere between Tok and Delta Junction, AK Cloudy and cool. Mountains to the left, Tanana River to the right. Baked the 4 quasi-frozen scones. They were still great. We did not stay in a BLM campground, we stayed on BLM land, where overnighting is allowed almost everywhere. We drove to Fairbanks, had a... Continue Reading →
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