Today, we're back in Tok, Alaska. We're staying at a wonderful little place, called Burnt Paw Cabins in the "Wolf " Cabin (Hoooowwwwlllll...) Each cabin is themed and they are VERY nice. Of course, any place with a private shower is looking good to us at this point. (just kidding.) We drove up from Valdez, back through the Keystone Canyon (my very favorite view in the world at this point) and Thompson Pass which is about 2,700 ft. alt. and contains a glacier field north of Valdez. It was sunny and actually WARM today. Tomorrow's forecast is shaky (as the road will be) so we're holding a positive thought for DRY conditions at the very least. The AlCan was treacherous enough on the way west - we don't need any additional "challenges" - thank you, very much.It will be a long driving day tomorrow and, if we are lucky, we will be able to connect to the Net again as we are staying at the same campground as we did on the way out. We are currently sitting in "Fast Eddie's" restaurant, using their WIFI as the connection at Burnt Paw was knocked out during the last storm (and, of course, hasn't been repaired, as repairs on ANYTHING -except our bike- here in AK seem to take a long, long time.)
We paid over $5.00 per gallon for gas yesterday. Today it is back in the high $4's so we've had a brief respite before hitting Canada tomorrow.
Hey! Here's a little nugget of info for you about Alaska: Did you know that Alaska is our furthest North, West, AND East state in the US? Figure that one out! AND if you cut Alaska in half, it would make Texas the THIRD largest state. AK, AK, THEN Texas! We be gettin' really smarted up on this trip.
Mom - Thank you so much for your post through Joey. Joe: Thanks for being the go-between!! We are both doing well, Mom. We're having a wonderful time and are so excited about sharing our adventures with you - especially now that we can relate to all of the adventures that YOU'VE had in the past! xoxo
As always, comments from y'all are welcome and appreciated.
Much love,
L and J
2 comments:
So..who howls the loudest? These cabins are just way too cute. Have a safe trip home.
ME
Actually, Jack is probably the champ :) They have a pen with musher puppies at this place, too. It was interesting to see how the dogs learn to "rank" each other in terms of who will be a lead dog and who will be next in line, etc. It seems cruel to watch them pick on each other, but I guess it's the same thing we see going on in middle school, right? It's just that we try not to allow them to chew on each others' ears...
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