August 1st is a special day for Rik and I......this August 1st marks our 25th anniversary.....and we are enjoying the day in Alaska......really nice....an adventure of a lifetime.....
Departure day....headed north in the rain.....53 degrees...Day 78 of our Alaska Adventures.....
Seward Highway
Kenai Lake
Where is the sun?
Remember this is August and still seeing lots of snow
within 50 miles of Anchorage
In Alaska you must drive with your headlights on
Tide going out in the Turnagain Arm
Looking across at Hope and the Kenai Peninsula
Guess we won't see a Bore Tide this time
Big Road and traffic coming into Anchorage
And out of Anchorage into Wasilla
We are spending an extra day in the Mat-Su Valley to drive the 49-mile-long road that loops over Hatcher Pass between the Glenn Highway and the Parks Highway....scenic alpine country and the Historic Independence Mine.....
narrow, bumpy, dirt and gravel
one of the largest gold producers in the area
One last road to drive in the area....Knik-Goose Bay Road.....why I don't know.....Didn't see Knik Arm of Cook Inlet...didn't see Historic Knik because it doesn't exist today.....but did see the Knik Museum and Sled Dog Musher's Hall of Fame which was closed.....
Historic Knik has been called "Dog Mushing Center of the World" in reference to the many dog mushers that have lived in this area.....now you have the facts....
Think the temperature reached 56 today......sun is coming........we leave tomorrow for Talkeetna....
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