Temp: 55 degreesSaying for the day: It costs nothing to be a decent human being.Another sunny, pretty day, with the mtns 360 degrees all around us and all with snow. It's like being in a mountain bowlEagle's Rest RV Park This was a laundry morning, it's been awhile since we've done any and had to get to it.. Got that all done and then talked to a native of this area where to find a good Halibut meal. We were told to go to "Old Towne Burgers." What? Burger...

Miles to next Stop: 202Time leaving: 8:40 a.m. Temp: 47Accrued miles to Date: 5819Saying for the day: The less time I have to work, the more things I get done.Head out for Valdez today, the end of the Pipeline. The skies were overcast but finally turned to sunshine. We see more spectacular views of the Matanuska Glacier.Today was a beautiful, scenic ride. Passing a few houses here and there; otherwise, very sparsely populated. These folks are l...

Miles to next Stop: 176Leave at 9:40 Temp: 44 degrees, Rainy againAccrued miles to Date: 5,611Saying for the day: You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.Driving along Cook Inlet we see two bunches of Bald Eagles, 7 in all, fishing for breakfast. The sun finally clears about 10:00 and gets sunny.Through Anchorage and Palmer and onto the Glen Highway and we see a Moose Cow and little baby crossing the road. Baby...

Remember Comments can be made on the pictures by clicking on them. Temp: 44 degreesSaying for the day: Friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon. (A sign we saw recently, since we're in Salmon Country).Lots of rain again this a.m. but it cleared after lunch, so we took a drive around. In all, we saw 11 Bald Eagles fishing right near the road by Cook Inlet. We got a couple pictures.We stopped in at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (a place that keeps...

Monday, June 5, 2017 Temp: 49 degrees , raining and raining High temp: 57 degreesSaying for the day: Friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon. ( A sign we saw recently; we 'are' in Salmon country) We have a boat cruise planned for today and it's raining! Well, we must go anyway. To get to Whittaker we must go through the a tunnel, at 2.5 miles, through a mountain. It was only accessible for trains until the year 2000. It's a one ...