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2019 RV Trip—Alaska, Part 13

The thirteenth posting of our Alaska RV trip is about our last days in Alaska.

Last Days in Alaska

The wildfires are continuing and there are many areas of Alaska and Canada that are smokey. We have to be in Denver, CO at the end of the month to fly to Charlotte for “Beach Week” (which is actually at a lake). But we have plenty of time to get there, so it’s the smoke that’s driving our plans.

Worthington Glacier

On day 110, we leave Valdez and drive to Worthington Glacier State Recreation Site. There are pull-through sites for RV day parking here. We almost don’t go because of the biting flies. But we have masks, long sleeves and bug-spray. The first trail we try is too steep. We go back to the RV for lunch, and see that we went on the wrong trail. We find the right trail, and it is much better. There are signs warning that the glacier is unstable and dangerous. That turns out to be true. We see people coming back, whose dog was killed by a falling rock. We wish we didn’t see that and we are very, very cautious. Other than that, it is an excellent hike.

Worthington Glacier

Glennallen

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Glennallen

After the glacier hike, we go to Squirrel Creek State Recreation Site. We pull in and realize there is no turn-around. We disconnect the car and back-out. We decide to drive on and get a campsite in Glennallen. We get a nice site at Northern Nights Campground. We have electric, which is nice. It is 88° and we can run the A/C. This is a great pull-through campsite, with water and electric. They even have WiFi that works. We back-up our phones. 

Deadman Lake Campground

There are 36 wildfires in Alaska. Glennallen is looking smokey. We take the Tok Cutoff towards Tok. It’s getting smokier. We pass through Tok.

This is the second time we’ve been in Tok. Tok is the first town in Alaska, going west on the Alaska Highway. They say that when driving through Alaska, you pass through Tok twice—once on your way in and once on your way out. We stopped here on our way in to make phone calls and to buy groceries (See 2019 RV Trip—Alaska, Part 6). This time we don’t stop at all—we continue on to Deadman Lake Campground.

Deadman Lake Campground is part of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The gravel road into the campground is narrow, and we are glad we don’t encounter anyone coming the opposite way. We find a nice secluded campsite. Too bad it’s smokey outside.

This is our last night in Alaska. We would have stayed longer, but we need to get away from the smoke. We’ve had a wonderful time, but we have been on the road for 112 days and driven 8,500 miles. We’ve spent roughly $5,000 on gas and $2,700 on campgrounds—the adventures continue. Next, Yukon, British Columbia and Alberta…

2019 RV Trip—Alaska, Part 11

The eleventh posting of our Alaska RV trip is about our time in the Seward area.

Seward

We leave Homer on day 93. We plan to go to Skilak Lake. As we are leaving, our neighbor tells us about a forest fire in that area—it may be too smoky. We start to see smoke as we drive, and decide to go on to Seward.

We stop at the Marathon Campground, and all the good sights are taken. We park the RV, disconnect the tow-car, and drive it through the other city campgrounds. We find a nice spot in Resurrection Campground. This is dry camping, with a fantastic view, for $20 a night!

After a while, we walk to the Seward Brewing Company for a beer. Then, we walk back to the RV and cook our Buffalo and Pork Bratwurst from Delta Meat and Sausage Company (See 2019 RV Trip—Alaska, Part 6.) They are delicious.

View from our RV

Today we move to a different spot, right on the water. The view is a little better than our previous spot, and our neighbors don’t run their generator all day. We walk to the Kenai Fjord National Park Visitor Center, and get some information about boat tours through the park. We watch a movie about the park and then book a 8½ hour tour for Tuesday.

After that, we walk around the marina to see what people are catching. We find out we are late for king salmon and early for silver salmon. We talk to some people cleaning red salmon. They say they are catching them across the bay, at Fourth of July Beach. One of them gives us a 5 lb bag of filleted red salmon.

Bald Eagle in Front of the RV

It’s almost 10:00PM, and still light. a bald eagle is sitting on a pole in front of our RV. Fran runs out and takes pictures. I put my phone to the binoculars and take some pictures. He stays for a few minutes, until someone gets too close and he flies away. We get some great pictures.

The guy that gave us the salmon said he caught them at Fourth of July Beach. So, today we drive out their to see what’s happening. We watch people snagging salmon. We go to the store and buy some snag-hooks and two one-day nonresident fishing licenses ($50).

Then, we drive to the Exit Glacier Nature Center and hike to the Exit Glacier Viewing Area. The glacier has receded a lot, and we aren’t able to get very close. We can’t take good pictures, because the sun is behind it.  But we have a nice hike.

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Exit Glacier

Fishing is a bust. Our licenses are valid for 24 hours, starting at 7:00AM. We drive out there and try, but we are not experienced enough. We watch people snagging salmon, and they give us tips. We aren’t having any luck, and the wind is cold, so we decide to leave and come back after lunch. We come back and there are more people than before. It’s just as cold and windy. We try for a while and give up. It was fun watching everyone and talking to people anyway.

Sea Lions at Alaska SeaLife Center

On day 66 we go to the Alaska SeaLife Center. It’s a bit pricey, but we enjoy seeing Sea Lions, Harbor Seals, Birds and Fish. We learn a lot about the local wildlife. Then, we walk to Thorns Showcase Lounge and have a halibut bowl—delicious!

Northwestern Glacier

Today we go on the Major Marine Kenai Fjords National Park 8½ hour boat tour. It’s fantastic. We see orca whales, humpback whales, sea lions, seals, sea otters, puffins, and more. We get close to Northwestern Glacier and a few other glaciers. It is well worth the money!

Glennallen

On day 99, we plan to drive to Portage for a few days, but there is a smoke alert from the wildfire. We think about stopping in Anchorage, but there is supposed to be smoke there too. We decide to keep going. It is a very scenic drive on Alaska Hwy 1, with a view of Harvard Glacier. As we come into Glennallen, we see mountain peaks in front of us.

We drive to Caribou Hotel (and RV park) in Glennallen. This place has a few RV sites, some with full hook-ups. We get a pull-thru with electric, water and sewer.

There is a restaurant here, called Ernesto’s Grill. We didn’t take anything out of the freezer for dinner, so we go there and have Chicken Nacho Supreme, Guacamole, and Halibut Tacos. The food is good, The service is slow, but they apologize, saying that they had a rush at the last minute.

We stay here for a day and do some maintenance. We try to flush out our holding tanks, but they are still not showing up as empty on our gauges. We also back-flush and regenerate our portable water softener, work on removing cracked decals and clean/organize the basement.

We have been on the road for 101 days and driven 8,000 miles. We’ve spent roughly $4,400 on gas and $2,400 on campsites. Next stop… Valdez.