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Alaska trip 2024

czerwca - sierpnia 2024
Starting out for Alaska with the teardrop camper June 1, 2024. Will drive there and back Czytaj więcej

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  • Włochy
  • Kanada
  • Stany Zjednoczone
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Camper, Kemping, Rodzina, Natura, Dzika przyroda
  • 40,7kprzebyte mile
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  • 84ślady stóp
  • 92dni
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  • 366lubi
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  • Alaska trip 2024
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    Jasper Day 2

    9 czerwca 2024, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

    We were so tired last night that we came home from our supper and just cleaned up and went to sleep! I woke up at 5:20 to a beautiful sunrise so I gathered my things and went to shower. No one was the bathhouse waiting before or after. Phil got up and showered afterward while I made coffee. I saw a piliated woodpecker foraging in the trees nearby. (The big Woody Woodpecker kind) It was about 36 F and Phil was really cold so we went to town and bought breakfast.

    We stopped at the bank for Canadian cash. We are told further north that many stations take only cash because of the difficulty with connectivity. I also called and got us a spot at a campground for tomorrow in Prince George, BC, which is about 206 miles west of here.

    We are taking the Cassiar Highway north due to fires on the Alcan and will come back in July/August on the Alcan. The Cassiar Highway was recommended by my friend Carrie Barr from Laramie. It heads north another 200 miles or so west of Prince George and joins the Alcan up north at Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory.

    Today, we went on a 4.9 km hike ( a little over 3 miles). We went to 5 Lakes Valley. Very pretty, and Phil tolerated the hike better than the one a couple of days ago. We also used his "Merlin" app to identify birds we heard and saw. It is from Cornell University and was part of Phil's birding online courses.

    We saw and heard several different birds, including a couple of mother hooded mergansers and their ducklings on some of the lakes.

    Afterwards we came back and I cooked us a skillet casserole lunch on the campstove using some leftovers (one brat, a diced shallot, some leftover corn, a half a pack of Bertolli's microwavable macaroni, a couple of squirts of tomato paste from a tube, a squirt of Italian herb paste, a squirt of garlic paste, a few chopped asparagus spears, a splash of white wine, and some Italian shredded cheese on top). It's very tasty. Now we are just hanging out watching new families come in to camp.     Czytaj więcej

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    Prince George

    10–11 cze 2024, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F

    A wildlife filled day! Just before the Mount Robson visitors center, I saw a bear on the side of the road. Another car was also stopped there, and as Phil slowed down, a second large bear strolled across the highway right in front of us. As I looked out the CLOSED window for a good camera shot, the first bear ran up the ditch into the trees. The other bear was just strolling.

    We stopped a short time later at the Mt Robson Visitor's Center when the excited man in the first car told us there had been a small grizzly chased away by the noise of his car first before the two large black bears appeared. While we were at the Visitor's Center, another black bear with cinnamon coloring appeared near a set of latrines, and Rangers were keeping people away from it

    Mt Robson is the highest mountain in Canada, and the top is nearly always obscured by clouds. There are lots of pretty flowers at the Visitor's Center.

    We saw several deer, 4 elk, a marmot, and another bear on the drive. I also saw either a moose or a bear in a marshy area.

    We are staying at an RV park tonight in Prince George. It was advertised in the Milepost, which is our road guide for the Alaska trip. I also got the next few nights booked since we are unlikely to have cell service over the next several days. It is a nice, clean, family run place. Very quiet except for some highway noise.

    We went into town and shopped at Walmart to get some stuff we needed. I must say Walmart in Canada is no less crowded or crazy than the US. We had supper at a place recommended by Jamice B, who is a Camino person from Canada who is following us.

    Sitting now among the big campers with our tiny little camper. It's pleasant tonight, but supposed to be raining in the morning. Tomorrow night we are at Tyhee Lake Provincial Park. We will have showers and electrical again before we turn north on the Cassiar Highway on Wednesday.     Czytaj więcej

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    Tyhee Lake Provincial Park

    11 czerwca 2024, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F

    There are not as many photos today since it rained all day. It was raining when we woke up, so we got dressed and headed to Tim Hortons, which is Canada's morning coffee and breakfast chain. We had coffee, a breakfast sandwich, and a hash brown patty and then headed back to get the camper.

    We stopped at a couple of community visitor centers along the trip to use the bathroom and get area information.

    Today, the highway was much busier. One information person told us the route from Prince George to the coast is a major transportation route. It still was nothing like driving on one of the busy interstates in the US. Most of the truck traffic was logging rigs, delivering huge logs to the saw mills.

    We found our campsite in the rain, dropped off the camper and went to Smithers to find a quiet dry place for a cup of coffee. We asked at the visitor center and we're told of a "used book store" which made me think of the old show "Portlandia". We both had a double expresso con leche (coffee and hot milk). Instead of being quiet, there was a loud conversation between an older woman and another local about a diverse run of topics starting with how he buys and fixes up junk cars for resale to the name and how to pronounce a local river to the use and/or overuse of Indian spices in cooking. (Really made me think of Portlandia!) We finished our coffee and headed for the quiet of our campground.

     It has stopped raining. The campsite host came by and will bring firewood later. There are showers and electricity so we are set for the night. Tomorrow about 220 miles tp Stewart, CA, and Hyder, AK.     Czytaj więcej

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    Stewart, BC, and Hyder, AK

    12–13 cze 2024, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F

    We had a nice drive to the Cassiar Hwy and then took the 37A spur 40 miles to Stewart, BC, where we have a nice campsite in an RV park (Bear Creek RV Park). Its a good deal at $30 per night for a site with electricity and showers. The drive on 37A is spectacular. We drive down a wide (and sometimes narrow) valley with snowcapped peaks dripping with waterfalls almost the whole way.

    We were in awe of Bear Glacier in full view of the road. It turned into Bear Creek, which was really more a river. We only saw one snowshoe hare, but frankly there was so much beauty, you didn't really know where to look!

    After a few practice attempts , Phil and I finally managed to park the camper in it's back-in site. We ate our sandwiches for lunch and then went exploring. We stopped at the Stewart Visitor's Center and walked out on their elevated walkway over the estuary.

    Stewart is the home of Canada's furthest north deep water port on the Pacific. This is the Portland Canal which is a deep fjord. Stewart is on one side and Hyder, AK, is on the other. We crossed over into Hyder and went up to the Fish Creek viewing platform. When the salmon run later in the year grizzlies and black bears come here to feed. You can watch them from the forest service platform. Normally it is $5, but since there were no bears or salmon, we walked for free and enjoyed the views.

    We started to go up the road to Salmon Glacier, but after a few miles of slick, rocky, muddy roads on the side of a mountain, I had Phil turn around.

    We washed the mud and chemical additives off at the town car wash. We went back and showered and are finishing washing and drying a load of clothes. Afterwards, we'll go into town to eat since the mosquitos seem pretty big.     Czytaj więcej

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    Dease Lake, BC

    13–14 cze 2024, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

    Ignore the map. We had no service last night and most of today.

    Today was a long drive over some roads without highway paint/lines. Pretty hilly with some wood plank a d metal grate bridges. It rain a little and then snowed. It is 45 F at Dease Lake.

    We slept until 7 am, which is late for us. Last night in Stewart, we ate at a really good Mexican restaurant (think fine dining) where all 45 town folk came by to say high and all the travelers to Alaska ate. We were waited on by a 13 year old boy. We had breakfast at Temptations Bakery run by Trudy. By far, the two meal highlights of the journey.

    On our drive today, we saw a black wolf. We looked for caribou at Gnat Summit Pass, but when it was raining and started to snow, we moved on.

    Tonight, we are at Water's Edge RV park, which is on a beautiful lake but is underwhelming in terms of amenities. No electricity or showers. Wifi is $5, so we passed on that. Bathrooms are pit toilets. It is on a lake which is nice. It picked it because it was advertised in the Milepost, but we probably could have had the same cheaper campsite with the same amenities at another location in town.

    Since it is cold, Phil wanted to eat out again. There aren't many choices in Dease Lake, so we are eating in our pickup at The Shack, which has just opened for the season.

    On our way back to the campsite, we saw a black bear. We watched it eating grass and other vegetation for about 20 minutes, just 20 yards from the pickup.     Czytaj więcej

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    Teslin, YT

    14–15 cze 2024, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

    Interesting day. It was raining when we went to sleep. We discovered that the connector to our camper battery had been crushed in transit over yesterday's rough roads. See photo. It is fine. We have headlamps and can charge and run everything without it, but super annoying as now we'll have to get it fixed somewhere. We hope we can find a place in Whitehorse, YT, tomorrow. I could probably do it myself with the parts and a YouTube video if needed, but I hope it doesn't come to that since our cell and wifi coverage is very limited. There was no phone for a couple of days and some wifi tonight and earlier today.

    We woke up early and since it was raining, we just got up and left at 6:45 am. We ate a pop tart and some trail mix for breakfast. It snowed on us for about 40 miles and was 33 F. We were watching for the Caribou again, but only saw some snowshoe hares and a porcupine that had been hit by a car. We stopped at Jade City, which was the first "town" for 70 miles. They had free coffee flush toilets and wifi, so hallelujah! I was so grateful that I bought a T-shirt. We chatted for 20 minutes with the woman salesperson. She told us a large percent of the world's jade comes from Canada. There was an artisan working with Jade and many beautiful things for sale, but I am not a nic-nac person, but I will wear the T-shirt.

    After 140 miles, our road joined the Alaska Highway (Alcan). In the meantime, we drove through about 30 miles of completely burned forests(probably the smoke we experienced last year). It looked like a nuclear wasteland. Very sad as trees, lakes, and various ecosystems were completely destroyed.

    The Cassiar Highway was narrow and rough, but the Alcan was wide and relatively smooth. We fueled up and got more coffee at the junction, and then it literally felt we were flying at 60 mph after 30-50 mph all morning.

    Tonight, we are in Teslin at an RV park. Great showers and laundry. I rehydrated some chicken and noodles for supper. It has been raining on and off and is supposed to rain overnight. We've met people in giant campers worth more than a home, and tonight, our neighbors are tent campers on their way to Fairbanks to see a daughter who got an internship at a National Park.

    Hope to get the camper fixed tomorrow and spend some more nights in Canada before we enter Alaska on Sunday.     Czytaj więcej

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    Congdon Park

    15–16 cze 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 93 °F

    We are at a Yukon Territory Park site off Kluane Lake. This is part of a national park. Today, we had another issue, but it won't impact us much right now. As we were going around Whitehorse, YT, a rock truck gave is a gift, and the missile left a large crack and spot in our windshield.

    We stopped in Whitehorse to get some supplies and asked about a repair, but in the end, we decided that we'd wait until later in case of more damage. We did get stuff to fix the camper plug and will do that on a future day. In the meantime, it is day 15, and we're still having a good time.

    We saw two bears today grazing by the side of a creek, and Phil saw a fox cross the road. It was a pretty drive again, and we are camped tonight under the Elias Range of mountains. They have a glacier cap (Stewart Glacier), which goes clear to the sea.

    Tomorrow, we'll be in Alaska and will camp at Tok or parts further into the state.     Czytaj więcej

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    Grizzly Lake Campground on Tok cutoff

    16 czerwca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F

    Wow! Long day over the roughest roads yet! We headed out at 7:45 and got gas in Destruction Bay near our site. This town was destroyed by an earthquake years ago, hence the name. It is on a beautiful lake in a World Heritage Site Park.

    I saw online that from Destruction Bay to the US Border was the worst stretch of road conditions. It was no lie! Lots of frost heaves (where the road is displaced due to freezing) permafrost breaks of dust and gravel from 50 ft to 100's of yards. Huge potholes, etc. Our top speed was 45 mph, and most of the time, we were going 10-15 mph.

    At the US Border, we got gas again, paid $2.16 per liter, so about $8.60 per gallon. We saw a mother moose run across the road with two young calves. After we crossed the border, we also saw a small bear near the road, but unable to say if it was a grizzly or black bear. With the camper, you can't just "whip around" and go back. We also saw a snowshoe hare today.

    We drove through some road construction, and they put this sludge on the road to keep dust down. That got all over our car and camper. We finally made it to the town of Tok, where we got more gas ($4.06 per gallon) and went to an RV/car wash.

    We took what is called the Tok Cutoff, which will take us to Valdez tomorrow. We plan a few nights there before we get to Anchorage on the 20th. We stopped tonight at Grizzly Lake RV and cabins. It's a family run place on a small lake. There are plenty of mosquitos, but great views. We are within view of the Wrangell St Elias National Park, largest in the US.     Czytaj więcej

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    Valdez, AK

    17–19 cze 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F

    It was a full day! Last night we sat by the lake and saw a moose swimming, a couple of muskrat, and lots of ducks. We also saw a lot of mosquitos! This morning, there were 2 swans on the lake as well as loons and other ducks.

    We left the campground at about 7:30 on our way to Valdez. It was 190 miles, but we stopped for several hours at the Wrangell St. Elias National Park Visitor's Center. It's an amazing National Park with high mountains, lots of glaciers, huge expanses of back country. Only 2 dirt roads go into the park. We didn't take either, but we enjoyed the visitors center.

    The trip into Valdez had so much amazing scenery that we hardly knew where to look! Waterfalls, mountains, rivers, etc. were at every turn! Valdez is a deepwater harbor and cruise ships, and the Alasa ferry system comes here. It is also the end point of the Alaska Pipeline and has an interesting history. We are going to the museum tomorrow and I'll write about that afterward.

    It took a while to find a campsite. We visited 2 military supported sites, and they were really embarrassing! We finally settled on a KOA, although it was more expensive. We have showers, power, laundry, etc, and the sites are pretty quiet.

    We walked down around the harbor. Some fishing charters were just coming in. No cruise ship today so it was less busy.

    We had supper at the "Fat Mermaid" and both had Alaskan fish. It was not Gortons! It's very tasty and fresh!

    Tomorrow, laundry, th museum, and then to the harbor to look for seals and otters. I heard some boat captains talking today about whales, too.     Czytaj więcej

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    Valdez, Day 2

    18 czerwca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F

    We got up and washed our clothes this morning. Then we attended to a few housekeeping details such as a trip to the post office to mail postcards and a stop at Safeway for ice, a cheaper bundle of firewood, coffee filters, etc.

    We went to the Valdez Museum and learned more about the area. Originally, it was a jumping off point for 4,000 gold miners and prospectors in 1898. It was a deep water port, so ships could bring people and supplies. This port does not freeze over in the winter. The miners had to bring a year's worth of food with them. They first climbed the Valdez Glacier and it took 7 days to transport their supplies over the Glacier using individual sleds. With some teamwork the job was easier, but not by much. Also several were lost to avalanche, scurvy (lack of Vit C), cold injuries, etc. The gold was played out in a couple of years, but there were also copper mines such as the one near McCarthy about 100 Miles north.

    There was a terrible earthquake here in 1964, and 23 people lost their lives when the dock collapsed while a ship was unloading. Many were children as the ships cook often threw apples to children when docked, so children were playing on the dock. The town was moved 3 years later by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The nearby native village lost 32 of its 68 people to a tsunami caused by the earthquake.

    Finally, in 1980, a cruise ship caught fire. Passengers had to abandon ship and were rescued by the Coast Guard and brought to Valdez on an oil tanker, which increased the city population by 10%.

    Oil spill did not reach Valdez, but media were set up here. (Exon Valdez spill in 1989.)

    We ate lunch downtown at the dock again, but today split a hot pastrami sandwich about midafternoon.

    Late this afternoon, we went out on the road that led to the pipeline terminus and looked for sea life. We spotted 3 sea otters, many ducks, and at least one bald eagle. Also, there are a lot of gulls near the salmon hatchery.

    Tomorrow, we'll head north again towards Anchorage. I reserved a campsite about halfway. It's chilly and was overcast most of today.     Czytaj więcej

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