In Alaska

We are finally in Alaska !

The trip today was one of beauty and one of difficult driving conditions. This stretch goes along Destruction Bay which is absolutely breathtaking. The snow capped mountains are massive. And to top it off, we experienced snow showers a few times today.

From Haines Junction until you reach the Alaska border, the roads are pretty rough and loaded with frost heaves. You really have to keep your eyes on the road and go slow to keep from destroying your RV or vehicle. Besides that, there were stretches of rutted gravel roads thrown in to keep your eyes occupied.

But by the end of the day the driving paid off as we drove into the United States customs lane. And then as you drive into Alaska, the road smooths out (temporarily) and is once again beautiful. No more having to go **km per hour. No more signs displaying **km to the Possum Lodge. Back to miles and mph. But the biggest event to celebrate is that diesel prices are considerably lower in the United States. No more $200.00 fill-ups.

About 30 miles from the border we found a nice remote National Forest Service campground that was FREE. It's a good campground with no facilities which is fine with us since we are self contained and have solar power. Our site is on a lake. Besides the camp host couple, we're the only campers here. There was an educational interpretive nature walk that showed how drastically global warming was changing their ecology and adversely affecting the area.

our campsite

Friday we drove to Glenallen on the absolute worst roads yet (Tok cutoff).  Bumpy gravel and many frost heaves.  Rattled loose the rest of the parts from our RV so we'll stop in Anchorage to buy some parts and repair all the things that have been loosening up and breaking on these roads.  The furnace went out last night and it was 30 degrees so we need to fix that problem asap. But the roads should be better from here on out. I'm getting real good at fixing things on this rig.  So tonight was another double Mojito night !