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    Bear Glacier on Highway 37A1Lots of water FallsGlacier that looks it's a about to break offUS sideCanada side

    Arrived in Hyder Alaska

    July 5, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F

    We arrived in Alaska!

    We took a side trip on Hwy 37A to Stewart BC to check out Hyder Alaska. They claim that Hyder is the friendliest ghost town in Alaska. The town is pretty sad. Stewart, BC seems much nicer.Read more

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    Dave wearing his Cougar protection!
    Russ enjoys the lakefront propertyKinaskan lake. Great fishing!Kinaskin lake at 11 PM2Kinaskin lake at midnight. Fish still eatingKinaskin lake at midnight. Moon has risen

    Kinaskan Lake Provincial Campground

    July 5, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F

    Again, we found a great campsite with lake access. According to travel information, this lake is a must stop for fishermen.

    We took our boats on the water. The fishing was fantastic. We caught about 8 trout in the first 2 hours.

    Hello Mosquitos! And hello midnight sun. See the photos and notice the fish feeding.    Read more

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    Boya Lake, BC. See the float plane taking off.
    Dave at Boya Lake, BCDave enjoying a cleansing swim in Boya LakeRuss swimming in Boya lakeBeavers swimming in Boya lake. Go Beavs!Giant Beaver houseCampsite from the lake111:00 at the lake

    Boya Lake Provincial Campground

    July 6, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F

    Wow! Three lake front campsites, three days in a row, without reservations. We must be living right. We are getting spoiled. We are dreading going back to RV " Resorts" where we enjoy bad views, close neighbors, rotten toilets, and stoned camp hosts.

    We have discovered our favorite Canadian wine that pairs well with our nightly seafood feast. Twist of Fate Pinot-Chardonnay. Only challenge is that it keeps evaporating during dinner and we ran out. Next liquor store is 2 days away.    Read more

  • North to Alaska 2019
    Welcome to Yukon!
    The Alaska Highway goes on foreverOne of many black bears along the wayEnd of our long journey up Highway 37Who says the Alaska Highway is all paved!

    Entering the Yukon & the Alaska Highway

    July 7, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F

    Finished our drive up Highway 37 and joined the Alaska Highway. Staying at Takhini hot springs tonight. Looking forward to a long soak in the pool.

    Have seen lots of black bears along the way. First Grizzly sighting today along the highway. Russ refused to suddenly u-turn the 50 foot rig around so Dave didn't get a selfie. Maybe next time 😊Read more

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    Yukon Brewing, Whitehorse, Yukon

    July 7, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F

    Stopped by for a tasty treat. The brewer asked us where we are from. When he discovered we were Americans he offered to trade his beer for American beers. We traded 6 American 12oz beers for 6 pints of Yukon Brewery beers.

    We feel like the old time Yukon fur traders.    Read more

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    Driving through forest fire
    What does this mean?1Catholic church in Beaver Creek for short people

    Alaska Highway Needs Work

    July 8, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

    Highway is like a roller coaster with potholes, frost heaves, and dipsey do's. Hard to maintain the speed limit and keep the trailer attached. Some parts are just gravel.

    Got escorted through a forest fire. Smokey everywhere so sight seeing is not great.

    Gas is $6 per gallon when you can find it and we are getting 8 mpg!    Read more

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    Crossed the Border into Alaska

    July 8, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F

    After driving nearly 3,000 miles, we made it to Alaska! This where Dave's original plan would have had us turning around and going back home.

    US Customs was a breeze. They asked a few question and allowed us to enter.

    For the next 17-ish days we will be enjoying Alaska.    Read more

  • North to Alaska 2019
    Dave and Russ at Deadman Lake, AK
    Deadman Lake Campground, AlaskaDeadman Lake, Alaska1Deadman Lake, Alaska

    Deadman Lake Campground, Alaska

    July 8, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F

    We were able to score a FREE lake front campsite. The bugs are thick and have big teeth in this part of Alaska. This campsite has to be the loneliest site ever, with the nearest neighbor 200 ft away with our own private toilet. Due to remoteness of this site, we loaded the shotgun just in case a bear came to visit.

    The campsite is located in a Taiga forest area, which is a black spruce forest devoured by insects, and burns often. The trees are very small. "Taiga" is Russian for "land of little sticks".

    Note: We are now on Alaska standard time zone, which is an hour before Pacific and two hours before Mountain time. Having a hard time figuring out when it's time to go to bed.    Read more

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    Tok, Alaska

    July 9, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

    Tok (rhymes with poke) is the crossroads of Alaska. Tok is known as the Sled Dog Capital of Alaska. The average winter temperature is -19 F.

    Check out some of our old posts. We've been adding photos and our usual witty comments 😊Read more

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    1200 miles of roller coaster and tire busting bumps

    Tok to Kenny Lake

    July 9, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

    The road from Tok is absolutely horrible. Now we are glad we put so much effort into tire decisions.

    Saw a momma moose and her baby. Got photo of momma's back side

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    Kenny Lake RV Park, Alaska
    Color Marker Sketch by Russ, Kenny Lake MercantileColor Marker Sketch by Russ, Kenny Lake Hostel, Laundromat, Showers, and a Diner. The Lodge is in the backgrou

    Kenny Lake RV Park, Alaska

    July 9, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F

    This place is no park, has no lake, is a barren gravel parking lot next to a gas station and general store. With our $45, we get electricity and wifi, no water, no sewer. We have to pay an additional $6 each for a shower. I don't mean to complain, but I guess I am.

    There is beauty in all things, but we really miss the beautiful BC Provincial Parks.    Read more

  • North to Alaska 2019
    Dave ready to ride
    Russ on Kennicott River footbridgeDave with an old Model A Truck named Rigor MortisFamous Copper River. Notice the trailer house in the middle!Dead moose on trail to lake. Bear bait!McCarthy MuseumOld railroad Tressel on road to McCarthyDave near the Chitina River, AKCrossing the Chitina River, AK

    Ride The McCarthy Road

    July 9, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F

    We completed a 100 mile ride on the McCarthy Road through the Wrangell - St. Elias National Park. Dave gets to add another sticker to his National Park map. Yeah!

    The road ends at McCarthy and the Kennicott River Footbridge. You can take a 5 mile shuttle to the famous Kennicott Glacier. We arrived too late for the shuttle 🙁. So Dave hiked the trail to McCarthy while Russ did his social media work.Read more

  • North to Alaska 2019
    Lake Louise Campsite
    Russ fishing Old Lake Road in his kayak "Orange Man Bad"The bald eagle that ate Dave's fishRuss fly fishing on Lake Louise at 1130 at night

    Lake Louise Campground

    July 10, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F

    To get to this beautiful campsite, next to the water, we had to navigate 17 miles of treacherous road off the Glenn Highway. It was mortifying.

    Fished in several small lakes in the area this evening. Dave released a 14 inch rainbow trout which was quickly picked up by a Bald Eagle. Pretty cool to watch. Took the Eagle 2 tries to get the fish.

    Alaska is like an amusement park that never closes. We were out fishing until 11:30 pm.

    Still experiencing a lot of forest fire smoke and haze.    Read more

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    Dave at Anchorage car wash

    Anchorage, Alaska

    July 11, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

    Briefly stopped in Anchorage to give The Lodge and truck a bath. Not impressed with Anchorage. It looks like a place of unfulfilled dreams. It appears to be a little run down.

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    1Russ and Dave at camp
    Camp siteView to the westView towards SewardSalmon in flightYou could use the Salmon as a bridge across the creekSeagull with dead SalmonWell fed Seagulls

    Camping on the Beach in Seward AK

    July 12, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

    All set up at our new home for the next two nights. Beach front property that's a little on the rocky side. Great views.

    Stopped by a Sockeye salmon weir on the way to Seward. The stream was completely full of salmon waiting to go upstream. Lots of salmon and really well fed seagulls.

    Halibut fishing in the morning at 6:30. Chilling out drinking our camp beer for now.    Read more

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    Russ and Dave at the Glacier
    Dave at the entrance sign1GlacierTunnel under glacier1Exit GlacierExit Glacier

    Kenai Fjords National Park

    July 12, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

    Found a way to get into Kenai Fjords National Park by car and hiked to Exit Glacier. One more sticker for Dave's National Park map!

    Russ has decided that glaciers move too slow for his taste and wants to get back to waterfall hikes 😊

    Not sure why Russ is wearing a shawl 😂    Read more

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    Six anglers caught a lot of fish, Seward, AK
    Captain Phil (ZZTop) and DaveDave at Seward harbor.Racing out to the favorite fishing spotDave catching a halibut.End of Fishing Cleaning, Seward, AK

    Fishing with Captain Phil in Seward, AK

    July 13, 2019, Gulf of Alaska ⋅ 🌧 61 °F

    We had a great day fishing with Phil. We caught 2 halibut and 6 rockfish. Alaska Summertime Charters did a good job.

    We traveled 2.5 hours to Captain Phil's favorite Halibut hole. Everyone caught one. The limit was two. 5 hours of travel time was a bit much.Read more

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    Russ and Dave with six Pinks.
    1Russ cleaning the big pink catchThe hords of people fishing the Resurrection Creek.Limit of pinksResurrection Creek going into the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet1Scenery at the fishing holeCamp site at Porcupine Campground. Conveniently located near the bathroom facility!The boys singin their theme song on the way to Hope

    Beyond Hope, Alaska

    July 14, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

    We drove beyond Hope to the end of the road and found a campsite at the Porcupine Campground. We decided to take this diversion after talking to other travelers. They told us tales of pulling out large "Pinks" out of Resurrection Creek.

    We were successful and caught 6 Pinks (Humpies) out the river. Loads of fun.

    The pinks taste really good 😊    Read more

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    Whiskey time at the lake after fishing. No fish were found
    Dave forging Resurrection Creek with his bounty.Fish cleaning station on the creekLake front campsite on Kenai Lake.1Our private beach on Kenai Lake

    Quartz Creek Campground

    July 15, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 61 °F

    Scored another lake front camp site! Shortest drive between destinations yet.

    Before leaving this morning we fished for pinks in Resurrection Creek again. Tide was out so it was a little more challenging to get fish. Dave landed a nice one. Also managed to sink 2 of the hooks on his lure into his hand all the way past the barbs. OUCH!

    Making "Salmon Candy" in the oven today with yesterday's pinks that have been soaking in brine all night. Kind of like fish jerky. Wishing we had brought the smoker.    Read more

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    Daily wait at dump station
    The RV section of Fred Meyers parking lotRVs as far as the eye can see

    The Kenai RV Shuffle Game

    July 16, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 54 °F

    Everywhere we went on the Kenai Peninsula, we encountered our fellow RV travelers. RVs are everywhere. When we first arrived, we were worried that we wouldn’t find a place to camp. Once we figured out the rules of the “Kenai RV Shuffle”, camping on the Kenai became easy.

    The Rules of the Kenai RV Shuffle
    1. It is a simple of game of musical chairs.
    2. RVers break camp early and hit road and do their thing. They plug up the dump stations, attraction parking lots, grocery stores, gas stations, and every scenic view point.
    3. Everyone shuffles around until its time to find a place to camp. The camp selection window is between 2:00 and 5:00 pm. If you wait until after 5:00 all campgrounds will be full, and you will spend the night at some parking lot, which is like not getting a chair.
    4. The next day, it is repeat as required. Nobody spends more than one night in one place.    Read more

  • North to Alaska 2019
    Dave and Russ getting ready to go in for a micro treat
    Russ trying to get a date with a dummyPainting by Russ, Beer Portrait, Kenai Brewing

    Kenai River Brewery, Soldotna, AK

    July 16, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 64 °F

    Stopped in Soldotna, AK for a micro-refreshment at Kenai River Brewery. The price was right, at only $4.00 each. We were told that everything was supposed to be super expensive in Alaska.

    On the way to Homer.

    Dave has proclaimed this brewery his favorite brewery.    Read more

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    Homer view with clear skies.
    Homer, AK when the sun shines.View of the Grewingk Glacier from our camp.Raining like hell. Our clown fish is drowning!After the big rain. Hard to walk to the can!Truck in the shop for its 5,000 mile oil change. Everything is looking good.We bought a special lure for the "Humpies"Paintings by Russ, Beer Potraits, Homer Brewing

    "First Class Camping by the Sea", Homer

    July 16, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 54 °F

    Arrived in Homer during torrential downpour. Staying at the well known Heritage RV Park located on the Homer Spit for next two nights.

    The Spit is a peninsula that extends into the ocean. The Spit should have washed away long ago if man had not intervened and saved the land mass. Way to go man. Very cool place.

    https://www.homeralaska.org/the-homer-spit.html

    We are right next to the "Fishing Hole" which is a man made lagoon that contains salmon, so we are told. Way to go man.

    Looking forward to charter fishing for King Salmon tomorrow morning.    Read more

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