September 1, 2013 Sunday Day 57 R and R day today, plus we needed to do some routine maintenance things on the camper. Very relaxing day, it is in the 50s and raining, raining, raining. After lunch we took a drive, several scenic loop drives that were featured in a pamphlet we had picked up at the Visitors Center. We saw several old historic Colony houses and barns. Stopping at the Musk Ox Farm, we took their guided tour, learning about these animals which ar...

August 30, 2013 Friday Day 55 Headed to the Palmer Farmers Market this morning. I just love Farmers Markets! This one was very small, but sweet. We bought some fireweed honey. It was raining / drizzling / cloudy, temps in the 50s. Then we went to the Visitors Center, and there was the girl who had helped us yesterday, recommending things to do and where to get lunch. (She had recommended Humdinger Pizza). Well, when she saw us walk in, she smiled and said "Tha...

August 29, 2013 Thursday Day 54 We stayed at the camper till 1, then went into Palmer to run some errands and check out the Visitors Center. Had delicious pizza at Humdingers, drove around town and surrounding countryside, then back to camp. We were taking a walk around the campground when four little girls on bikes came circling around us, screeching to a halt right in front of us, saying "Stop!, fashion police, you are being given a fashion citation". "Wait...

August 28, 2013 Wednesday Day 52 40 degrees and raining, ahhhh, heated seats in the car are a brilliant invention. Left Denali at 10:30am, on the Parks Highway, headed to Palmer, a little town near Anchorage. Today's drive should be about 215 miles. About one hour into the drive we saw a female moose right on the side of the road. We pulled over to look and she was about 45 feet from us. She was so cool to watch, and I was able to snap some pics with my iPhone...