June 13th & 14th

Road Trip to Anchorage

June 14th

This morning we took off for Anchorage on the Alaskan Highway in the Yukon Territory, and lets say, it was a little bumpy and rocky in places. About an hour into the drive we experienced a rock hitting the windshield, it hard enough that the glass came loose on the inside of the RV.

Mango (the Jeep) also had a rough ride, it’s has one less functioning headlight (it too has a cracked windshield…but from the other day). Once we got into Alaska the roads were better (in spots)…thank goodness, I felt like we were riding the Mine Train roller coaster.

The ride was long, but well worth the journey when we came across the Matanuska Glacier.
June 13, 2009
Today was strictly a travel day, it will take about 15 hours drive time to Anchorage because of the road conditions.

Road out from Skagway…11 miles up, up, and more up!

Lake Kuane – absolutely gorgeous…huge…we drove miles and miles around it!

About eight hours later, we stopped and camped along side of the road between two mountain ranges, a small creek, and an open field. Our evening hopes were to view some wildlife, moose, bear, etc. No such luck.