MAY 21 marked the 18th day of our journey into Alaska. After spending 2 nights in Tok with a day trip to Chicken, we decided it was time to move on. The RV needed a good washing after the 4,000 mile journey to Tok, so we got up early and spent 2 1/2 hrs. giving it a good cleaning on the outside.
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| Breaking for Lunch |
Linda had continuously kept the coach clean on the inside. After fueling up, we started the 260+ mile trip to Valdez where we planned on staying several days. Roads were rough in places and we decided that we would break up the trip into two days. We were told the ride was beautiful and that there were plenty of pull-offs to take pictures, to have lunch or to boondock for the night, so we decided to do all of the above. The drive was very nice and we felt we would go more than halfway, just past Glenallen. We found a nice pull-off next to a lake where we had lunch and took a short walk to get the blood flowing again. The ride was very picturesque with Mountains that had Glaciers at the top and valleys that had flowing streams. We drove slowly for two reasons, the frost heaves and hoping that we would see wildlife. Linda decided that it was time for her to drive Alaska. This sure helped me and gave me a break and she did great, and she will have many more opportunities before we return home.
About mid-afternoon we arrived at the visitors center of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. It is the largest National Park in America, 6 times the size of Yellowstone, The Peaks were all along the highway as we traveled as pictured above. We decided that the park was a good place to boondock for the night, entrance just .2 mile off the main highway. On to Valdez tomorrow.
Linda had continuously kept the coach clean on the inside. After fueling up, we started the 260+ mile trip to Valdez where we planned on staying several days. Roads were rough in places and we decided that we would break up the trip into two days. We were told the ride was beautiful and that there were plenty of pull-offs to take pictures, to have lunch or to boondock for the night, so we decided to do all of the above. The drive was very nice and we felt we would go more than halfway, just past Glenallen. We found a nice pull-off next to a lake where we had lunch and took a short walk to get the blood flowing again. The ride was very picturesque with Mountains that had Glaciers at the top and valleys that had flowing streams. We drove slowly for two reasons, the frost heaves and hoping that we would see wildlife. Linda decided that it was time for her to drive Alaska. This sure helped me and gave me a break and she did great, and she will have many more opportunities before we return home.
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