tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90049099000331679052024-03-05T16:08:34.469-06:00High HopesHi Hopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617859501051692532noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909900033167905.post-88577729965381356422019-09-05T16:40:00.000-05:002019-09-05T16:40:46.168-05:00Johnstown, Pennsylvania<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">On our way to Johnstown, PA, we stopped at the Flight 93 National Memorial Center. This is the plane that went down in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, when the United States was attacked by terrorists. It is a very moving memorial.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Tower of Voices has not been completed yet. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It will be a 93-foot tall musical instrument marking the gateway to the living memorial site. Forty chimes represent the voice of the 40 courageous passengers and crew members who took a vote to come together and fight terrorism on the morning of September 11, 2001. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A concrete and glass visitor center is situated on a hill overlooking the crash site and a white marble Wall of Names. The observation platform at the visitor center and the white marble wall are both aligned beneath the path of Flight 93. On the land around the memorial park are 40 groves of trees, each planted with 40 trees, to represent the 40 heroic people who died on the crash in Somerset, Pennsylvania.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The aerial view shows a walkway approach you can take that widens as it nears a wall of names composed of 40 thick slabs of polished white granite. Each slab represents the name of one of the 40 innocent people who were on the flight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">From a distance the monuments appear to be a solid wall to line the path to the crash site. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The path to the final resting place of the plane is closed off with a gate and the rock marks where the plane hit the ground. The flight impacted at 563 mph leaving a crater eight to ten feet deep and 30 to 50 feet wide. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of the four attacks on September 11th, this is the only one where authorities were able to find remains that pointed to who the attackers were including an identification card from one of them.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">It allowed the United States to determine where the attackers came from and who was behind the attack.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The main building has a great deal of information about the flight. When the terrorists started their attack on the cockpit, the pilot and co-pilot immediately took the plane off auto-pilot preventing the terrorists from changing the course to their intended target. They also switched the voice controls so that the terrorists were heard from ground control although they thought they were speaking to the passengers in the cabin. You can hear the detailed conversations that occurred. There are also recordings of the passengers talking to their loved ones during the ordeal. Along with the displays there are several large screens that play the national news on that day showing and discussing the attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. It is a very eerie experience. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The memorial is a very solemn place representing the 40 brave souls who prevented this plane from reaching its intentional target and taking many more lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Several days later we continued our trip to Johnstown, Pennsylvania. I wanted to go there because of the history of the Johnstown Flood that happened in 1889, and also because my father was born and raised in Johnstown. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Johnstown Flood occurred in 1889, when an earth and rock dam failed during a record rainfall. The flood was one of the worst civil disasters in the U.S. causing the death of over 2,200 people and virtually destroying the town. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Johnstown was founded in 1800 where the Stony Creek and Little Conemaugh rivers joined to form the Conemaugh River. With the building of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal and the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Cambria Iron Works, the city had a bustling population of 30,000 by 1889 and was known for its steel. The Cambria Iron Works employed over 7,000 workers, most of whom lived in company-owned tenements, shopped at the company store, and when sick or injured went to the company hospital.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">High above the city, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania built the South Fork Dam between 1838 and 1853 as part of a cross-state canal system. The canal was supplied with water by Lake Conemaugh, the reservoir behind the dam. Soon after railroads superseded canal barge transport and the Commonwealth abandoned the canal and sold it to the Pennsylvania Railroad. The dam and lake were part of the purchase and the railroad sold them to private interests.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1881, Henry Clay Frick, with a group of investors from Pittsburgh, purchased the abandoned reservoir, modified it, and converted it into a private resort lake for their wealthy associates. The lake was two miles long, one mile wide and 60 feet deep near the dam. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The members built cottages and a clubhouse to create the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, an exclusive and private mountain retreat to include more than 50 wealthy Pittsburgh steel, coal, and railroad industrialists. </span> <span style="font-size: large;">Members included Henry Clay Frick, Andrew Carnegie, and Andrew Mellon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From 1881-1889 the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club owned the lake. On one side they built a 47 room clubhouse and 16 elegant cottages. Club members took to the water in row boats and sailing canoes, as well as two fine steam yachts. The lake was stocked with bass and trout. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Development included lowering the dam to make its top wide enough to hold a road, and putting in a fish screen in the spillway to keep the fish from leaving the lake. By 1889, the water control tower had burned down. Five large outlet pipes, a feature of the original dam and previously sold off, had not been replaced. And earlier breaches in the dam had been improperly filled with stones, brush, and even manure. The dam had settled and sagged at the center.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club was disbanded and no members or their families every returned to the area. In the years following the disaster, some people blamed the members of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club for their modifications to the dam and failure to maintain it properly. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The club was successfully defended and </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">was never held legally responsible for the disaster. It was argued that the dam's failure was a natural disaster which was an</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> act of God</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">, and no legal compensation was paid to the survivors of the flood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">According </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">to the American Society of Civil Engineers Report, dated June 1891</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">, the changes made by the club had no real effect to the dam's ability to contain the waters of Lake Conemaugh during such a storm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In <u>May 1988,</u> almost 100 years later, a Civil Engineering Report stated that if reconstruction of the South Fork Dam had been rebuilt to the original specifications and construction, the disaster of May, 31,1889, would never have occurred. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The small RV park we stayed at is actually situated on the floor of the Conemaugh Lake. And the town we drove through to get to our RV park sits on the banks of where the Conemaugh Lake used to be. The South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club building is there and being refurbished along with several of the 'cottages' the wealthy lived in while at the lake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Johnstown today is a struggling town that is slowly coming back. The steel mills and factories have all closed but new industry is starting to bring growth to the town. There were several other floods that hit the city after the one in 1889. They weren't as devastating but still took many lives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> In Johnstown there is an incline you can ride that gives you a bird's eye view of the city today. The incline was built as a direct result of the flood. The incline was opened in 1891 to provide direct access to the city from higher towns. Two later floods in 1936 and 1977 damaged Johnstown and the incline saved countless lives. </span><br />
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The Stone Bridge wh<span style="font-family: inherit;">ere so many people died in the Johnstown Flood is still standing and in use today.</span></div>
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Hi Hopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617859501051692532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909900033167905.post-8838466726182544442019-08-11T14:21:00.000-05:002019-08-11T14:21:43.052-05:00Retirement and Promotion <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We left the Finger Lakes and drove back down to Richmond, Virginia, to join our son-in-law and family for his retirement from the USMC. Anthony retired after 29 years in the Marine Corps and traveled all over the world including a stint in Afghanistan. He is retiring as a Colonel and the whole family is very proud of him and his dedicated service to our country. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the ceremony many of the people present went to the Capitol Alehouse in downtown Richmond and we continued the celebration there. The youngsters played darts while all the adults drank beer and ate more food and we all had a great time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anthony's retirement was on a Monday so we stayed in Richmond and spent the rest of the week helping our daughter and family get ready to move to their new home in Warrington, PA. On Friday we drove up to Washington, DC, to enjoy the promotion of our niece, Sarah Eccleston, to Lt. Colonel in the US Army. Our granddaughter, Katelyn, drove back up to Richmond to join us on the trip to DC</span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sarah is a nurse with the United States Army, a mother of four, and married to Russell Anderson. Sarah's brother-in-law, </span><span style="font-size: large;">Lt Col Spencer Anderson, performed the ceremony. He recently retired from the US Army after a long career. They were the only two in uniform for the ceremony and it was really hot. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sarah's husband, Russ Anderson, emceed the ceremony and had everyone laughing. There was lots of food and drink and as soon as the promotion ended Sarah and Sterling got out of their hot uniforms to enjoy the rest of the boat ride. T</span><span style="font-size: large;">he boat was crowded with family and friends and the Potomac River was beautiful. You couldn't have asked for a nicer day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Back in Richmond we continued to help Lynn get ready for the move to PA. She has some nice artwork, china, and other valuables that she was concerned about being shipped commercially and didn't think there would be enough room in their cars to carry it. So the Captain suggested we take those valuables in our rig back to Lugoff, SC, leave some of it there until later in the year, and bring the rest back up with us to their new home. It also gave him the opportunity to drop off a few cases of wine we had purchased while in New York :) So we jumped into the rig, drove all the way home, dropped off the necessary items, had dinner in the rig with our daughter, Beth, and grandson, Lee, spent the night in the rig and then left early the next morning to drive back up to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. What parents do for their kids.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Eventually we visited two different doctors with Desi. The one doctor did the ultrasound but it did not show any cancerous tumors so they thought it might be an autoimmune problem. That led us to the last doctor who was a specialist in internal medicine with animals. He looked at the xrays and ultrasound and suggested we have another more complex blood test for Desi.</span> <span style="font-size: large;"> He also recommended an IDEXX 4dx snap blood test which checks for tick borne diseases. I mentioned Desi had always been on monthly heartworm and flea and tick medicine but decided it wouldn't hurt since he was a southern dog where those diseases are so prevalent. The 4dx test only takes a few minutes and it came back positive for Ehrlichia which is a tick borne disease. We were very surprised but the vet said he had probably been carrying it in a sub-clinical stage where there are no outward signs. He felt something physiological caused the disease to flare up. We got the results of the more complex drug test the next day and it definitely pointed to Ehrlichia. So Desi is on Doxycycline </span><span style="font-size: large;">for 30 days and when we get home we will take him into our vet for another 4dx test to see if he has cleared the disease. He is now happy and healthy again, enjoying his food and walks, and being our sweet pup.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our daughter and family moved to Warrington and we went to their house each day and painted many rooms before the movers brought in their furniture. After a week we left and went to a quiet park for rest and relaxation before we continued on our trip east to Johnstown, PA. My father was born and raised there so I wanted to see the old house. The city is also known for the Johnstown Flood and we wanted to learn more about that. It was an interesting place that I will share with you in the next blog. Peace!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After days of indulgence it was time to move on. Keith and Kristine headed up to Canada and we decided to explore more of the Finger Lakes. Our next stop was in a small town outside of Canandaigua Lake. The area already had a good deal of rain so the fields and ditches were flooded. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">This painting was on two sides of a building which represented the old railroad station. The way it was painted made it look three dimensional. Today the railroad tracks have been converted into a miles long hiking and biking trail. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">This winery was sponsoring the festival in Naples. There were two good bands that evening, dogs were welcome, wine and food was plentiful, and we had a great time. Unfortunately, the Captain can't find the rest of the pictures so you'll have to take our word for it that it was a fun night!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">moved to another campground on Otisco Lake so we could visit the town of Skaneateles (skinny atlas) which is on another Fingers Lake called (tada) Skaneateles Lake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am surprised they had a spot to park our rig on Otisco Lake. We had a decent view of the lake but the parking area was teeny-tiny. Right behind us were cabins that are owned by the regulars on the lake and the tail end of our rig was almost on one of the porches. Maybe they rented it to us because it was midweek and no one was using the cabins but the size of our rig had people stopping to watch to see if we could get it into the spot.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As we sat enjoying our lunch we saw four teenage girls get off the school bus carrying their backpacks and head to the water's edge. </span><span style="font-size: large;">They hemmed and hawed for awhile and then two of them linked arms and jumped into the water while their friends took cellphone pictures. Turns out it was the last day of school and this is how they decided to celebrate. The screams as they hit the cold water got a little attention!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While in town the pups also enjoyed our hike along the Charlie Major Nature Trail. It is a pretty area with a 0.8 mile walking trail along the Skaneateles River and a good place to cool off on a hot day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We finished our stay by hiking the Hinchcliff Family Preserve south of Skaneateles. This property is still owned by the family but they turned an area of it into a trail so hikers could see the remains of an old homestead and other interesting items.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then it was time to leave New York and head down to Richmond, Virginia, to see our son-in-law retire from the USMC and spend a day in Washington, DC, to see our niece be promoted to Lt. Colonel in the US Army. But that's in the next blog. Peace! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After returning from Mission, Texas, we had several months to do maintenance around our home. Brett had the to-do list and we felt confident we would reach our goal. </span> <span style="font-size: large;">Little did we know there would be a few unexpected turns along the way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our first excitement was traveling to The Citadel in Charleston, SC, to see our grandson, Lee, who was finishing up his first year as a knob. This happens to all the freshmen and hundreds can't get through it and drop out of the school. Besides shaving their heads every two weeks, making them be slaves to the upper class, forcing them to walk in the streets at the school, and basically controlling almost every minute of every day, those who make it get to enjoy Recognition Day. Lee stuck it out and got through it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We got to see his room in Golf Company where everything had to be neat and orderly. Wow, he was never this neat at home! </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was quite the event and lasted two days. The first day they had many different, and difficult, PE exercises to perform for the crowds of parents and relatives who were there. They really put them to the test. The second day they marched down to Charleston for the final ceremony. And with all the difficulty Lee had in his first year as a knob, he was also able to make it on the Dean's List so we are very proud of him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the way home we hit some rain with ominous clouds off in the distance. As we drove onto our road we saw one of our large trees had fallen over. According to our neighbor, we were hit with a blast of high winds and some rain and this very large tree, with a small root ball, couldn't take the storm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That definitely changed our plans for the next several days. Our good neighbor, Gary, and our daughter, Beth, and grandson, Lee, came over to help. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gary and Brett cut, Lee hauled, and Beth and I tried to loosen the dirt attached to the root ball.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the coming weeks we worked in our yard planting new grass in some of the areas and doing different jobs inside the house. The weekend was given over to Beth so we could help her work on her yard. She had her driveway widened, a pump for watering put in her backyard, and an in-ground sprinkler system put in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One would think that could be done easily except that Beth had many large trees cut down and moved from her yard and we had to clean up the areas where the stumps had been ground down and get the yard prepared for the sprinkler system.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our good friends from Texas, Roger and Dianne Norris, took a road trip this year and stopped in to spend a few days with us. We had a great time together, saw the historic sights in Camden,went to dinner, floated in our lake and had a great time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Roger and Dianne traded in their Class A for a smaller unit this year and are taking it on a four month trip to the Northeast. Currently they are in Maine and have been enjoying every moment. Now that is an adventure!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And now we are hitting the road again heading to New York to meet up with good friends from Australia and to enjoy all the fine wineries at the Finger Lakes. Peace! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We left Mission, Texas, and drove up to San Antonio to have some maintenance work completed on the rig. That gave us a week to prepare for the journey home with the pups we decided to bring back to South Carolina nicknamed, "The Three Amigos". </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gingersnap and Rugelach (Roo-gu-lah) are part of the Cookie Litter that was surrendered to Cinderella Pet Rescue when they were barely eight weeks old. In 2017, we brought back two of their litter mates, Snickerdoodle and Macaroon, and placed them in our rescue program in South Carolina called Dog4U. They were transported to Massachusetts and both adopted into forever homes. A third puppy was adopted in Mission leaving Gingersnap and Rugelach at the shelter. Since they had not been adopted the Captain and I decided it was time to bring them back home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were looking to bring back a third pup on the trip and Suzanne, the director of Cinderella Pet Rescue, asked if we would choose a black dog since they are the hardest to adopt out in that area. Twice a week we would go over to Cinderella with a bunch of other Winter Texans to walk and interact with all the pups and the Captain had walked Vincent several times. He was enamored with the dog and its gentle nature so Vincent became our third choice for the trip. Vincent was only four weeks old when he arrived at Cinderella so all three of the dogs knew no other home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Inside the house there were more new noises and adventures for them. The sound of a washing machine and dryer was new to them. The television set was intimidating but also fascinating. A microwave or dishwasher brought a reaction from them. They were fun to watch as each new sound surprised or frightened them the first time and after that they recognized and ignored it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Three Amigos stayed with us for the rest of the week and on Friday evening they began their overnight journey to Massachusetts. We were sad to see them leave but knew they would get good homes up north. I wrote a bio on the three pups and an extended update on each pup's personality and social interactions which went with them on their journey. They arrived safely in Massachusetts early Saturday afternoon and their bios were released through the no-kill shelter announcing their arrival. We are happy to say that by Monday both Gingersnap and Rugelach had families that put in a request for them. Each family has to go through several meetings with the dog, including any children or other pets in the family, and the shelter checks the home to make sure the pup will have a good living environment. If all works out they will go into their forever homes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Vincent, our "surfer dude" laid-back boy, needs a little more interaction with the shelter since his personality can be quieter and he needs time to get to know his surroundings and new people. But he is a lover boy, as we found out working with him, and I'm sure he will find a wonderful family, too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was quite a journey home but also fun. They were wonderful dogs and we are sure their new owners will love them as much as we do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One other thing I wanted to share with you. We took the rig into a Cummins Authorized Dealer in Mission to have an oil leak checked. While we were waiting to have the work completed this bus pulled up outside for maintenance, too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bus was originally owned and used for touring by the Eagles and ZZ Top. It is still in use today by a local Texas band and they brought it in for some upgrading. The bus has been on the road for many, many years but it still looks really good. I would have loved to see the inside but didn't want to be accused of being a groupie :) Actually, make that an old groupie! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Back home we are enjoying spring and starting to get work done around the yard. In June we will be back on the road again heading up towards New York to meet up with good friends from Australia. They spend three months here each year in their 5th wheeler tooling around between the U.S. and Canada. Peace!</span><br /><ul>
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<br />Hi Hopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617859501051692532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909900033167905.post-50278883815559717032019-03-11T13:14:00.000-05:002019-03-11T13:41:23.249-05:00Wintering in Southern Texas<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For the past two months we have been in Mission, Texas, enjoying the warm weather (sometimes) and meeting up with our fellow RVing friends. That is one of the highlights of being an RVer, we get to see friends and meet new friends each year we come down here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We stay at Bentsen Palm RV Resort which is near the Rio Grande River and right next door to the Bentsen Palm State Park and the National Birding Center. The area is beautiful and peaceful and one of our favorite RVing places. This year, as in the past, we hosted the Annual Pet Parade to earn money for the Cinderella Pet Rescue based in Mission, Texas. A no-kill shelter, they survive mostly on donations to feed, house, and maintain 70 plus dogs, some cats, several horses and a few donkeys. Cinderella Pet Rescue is an act of love started and maintained by one person, Suzanne Herzing, who has given over her life to helping lost, abandoned, abused, and neglected animals. The Pet Parade is our opportunity to help her cause.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The weather here has been up and down like most of the nation. Many warm days and then several rainy, cold days so it is hard to prepare any type of outdoor event. We spent most of January and the first week of February getting ready for the event. Since we have to book the palapa a year early for our event we find ourselves at the mercy of the weather. This year the days leading up to the event were sunny and nice but the forecast for Friday, February 8th, was ominous. Most of the weather apps predicted a cold, windy, and rainy day. My app, however, said it would be cold but the rain percentage was minimal so everyone hoped my app was right but most doubted it. As we neared the event date I started making bets with our fellow Rvers. If it didn't rain they had to throw an additional $5 into the Cinderella Pet Parade fund. We never did really formalize what the payoff would be if I was wrong. Lol</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brett and I were blessed with wonderful RVers on the planning committee who generously gave of their time and talents to make the parade a success. While they were doing that work we went out to the local vendors asking for donations of money or gift items to raffle off during the event. Our begging was successful with restaurant discount cards, merchandise gift cards, tools from the local hardware stores, baked items, hand-crafted gifts, and many other items. The whole event takes a good deal of time to prepare and coordinate for everyone involved. </span> <br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our goal was to make $5,000 this year because we had two anonymous donors who said they would match the proceeds as long as we hit the $5k mark. What a challenge!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This beautiful wood table was handcrafted by one of our fellow Rvers who winter here each year. Needless to say, it brought in the most money.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Suzanne Herzing, the founder of Cinderella Pet Rescue, walked through the crowd with one of her adoptable dogs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Throughout the event the Captain kept the crowd going with words of encouragement, anecdotes, and the great work that Cinderella Pet Rescue does for the dogs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brett's sister, Deb, kept track of the money earned and updated the chart.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">Our daughter, Beth, was here, too, but she was busy taking pictures of all the pups. The two of them flew in from the Carolinas just to help with this event. They also came for the warm weather........</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This picture was me talking to Deb and believe me it was cold that day. But luckily no rain so I was able to collect on the the bets I had made earlier in the week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">This is Scottie, a dog we fostered last year who was lost and sick and needed a home. He was adopted by good friends, Terry and Bev, and now lives in British Columbia. In the winter they come down to the Rio Grande Valley.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wes had been recently found and was taken to Cinderella Pet Rescue. He was a mess. All dirty with knotted fur and he looked as though he hadn't been taken care of for quite some time. After taking him to the vet for neutering, getting his shots, and starting him on doxycycline because he had heartworm, he was given a much needed grooming and turned into a handsome prince.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well that little prince got to fly back to North Carolina with Deb and is now living the good life with her and a senior Beagle named Chester. Fairy tails do come true!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We left Boise and started heading south with the intention of avoiding as much mountainous country as possible. We were concerned about the thermostat in the rig and didn't want to push it. Even going over moderate inclines the temperature gauge shot up so we tried not to push it too hard. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Driving thru Utah we saw lots of farms and thousands of hay bales along the way.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We stopped in Las Vegas for a few days to see my sister, Sandy, and decided to get the rig checked out again at a Cummins Service Center there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We made an appointment and got the rig into the shop. They checked it out and said our radiator and thermostat were bad and needed to be replaced. Because our rig is 11 years old they had to go through the manufacturer, Tiffin, to get a new radiator. Imagine our surprise when Tiffin told them it would take 45-60 days to get the new radiator to us. Wow! That really put a crimp in our plans. The Cummins place tried to find a radiator shop that might be able to replace or rebuild it but had no luck. After several days the Captain suggested they empty out the radiator and put some cleaner into it to see what would happen. They drained it and filled it with distilled water and a solution and let it run for a few hours and then drained it again. They completed the process a second time and noticed a green fluid coming out of the radiator. According to them, coolant for diesel engines should be red, not green. Nothing was leaking out so they refilled the radiator with the correct coolant and we decided to try and get home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While we were in Vegas we visited my sister and in the evening we went to a show. We saw the Beatles show LOVE by Cirque du Soleil at the Mirage and it was fabulous. The second night we went to Absinthe at Caesars Palace. Save your money. It was in a tent outside the casino, the chairs were old kitchen chairs crowded together, and it was very uncomfortable. The acrobatic acts were quite good but the rest of the show was not. We would never watch it again or recommend it to anyone. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">We stopped for the night in several different towns in Texas and were surprised to see where it had rained overnight in this very dry climate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">About halfway through Texas we stopped at a beautiful RV Park situated on the South Llano River outside the town of Junction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From the park you could see the bridge going over the river into the town of Junction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We went to bed that night as it started raining. As the night continued so did the rain and it poured and poured and poured. Several times I got up and looked outside to see if there was any excess water because we were sitting so close to the river and the rain just kept on coming down. At 4:00 AM, the Captain got up and we looked out together and used a flashlight to check out the park. We could still see the gravel road we came in on and the grass and trees that were between us and the river. We were nervous but went back to bed thinking everything still looked okay. A half hour later someone banged on our door and told us to get out NOW because the river was overflowing. We threw on some clothes and headed for the door. When we opened the door of the rig water was already up to the first step. Within minutes it was raising up higher. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we got outside there were flashing emergency vehicle lights everywhere. The power had gone out in the area so it was pitch dark except for the emergency lights which were reflecting off the rising waters making it look like a psychedelic scene. We had not unhooked our car because we were planning on leaving the next morning so we had to first unhook it. Once that was done I backed it up onto the road behind us but I went too far and backed into a power pedestal. That pushed the bikes attached to the back of the car into the rear door lift giving it a few dents in the process. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I drove the car to higher ground and then went back to help the Captain. He couldn't drive forward because there was a large piece of wood wedged under one front tire and the water was rising fast. An emergency worker tried to get him to back up but his rear tires kept sinking in mud and spinning. The tow bar on the back of the rig was also getting caught in the mud. I yelled he can't go backwards so the emergency person working with us had the Captain go forward and back several times turning the rig until his front wheels were on gravel and he was able to drive the rig out. The rig that had been parked to the left of us had already moved but they had a golf cart that was caught on some rocks from a fire pit and wouldn't move. The man was partially disabled and couldn't get it out so the Captain waded in to help and I joined him. Between the two men lifting the cart and me pushing and steering we were able to get it to higher ground. We then got into the rig and car and left to get out of the way. We drove to the interstate and a gas station that was a short distance away and had electrical power. We sat there until it got light outside so we could check our vehicles. While we sat there we saw emergency vehicles continually driving to the RV park to help.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After it was light out and we made sure our vehicles were okay we left the area. Crossing over the bridge on the interstate I took pictures of what the river looked like now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The bridge in the distance was the one I had taken a picture of earlier when we got to the park. Right past that bridge was where the RV park had been. If you compare this picture with the one before that I took while in the park you can see how the river had enlarged. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They estimate 45 people were in the park at the time but they don't know for sure because the owner's building was also destroyed so there are no accessible records. There were several rigs there for the night that were just passing through like us and we were the lucky ones. I know the one rig parked to the left of us and one or two rigs parked on the right side of us got out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many of the remaining RVs were trailers or fifth-wheelers and the owners were longer term residents who were hired to work on the oil lines in the area. They were also parked closer to the river and they didn't have much of a chance. Nineteen people were pulled from the river including a woman who had climbed out of her trailer window and was found 23 miles downstream clinging to debris. Another woman was found downstream clutching her dog in her arms and hanging onto a tree. She and her dog were airlifted by helicopter out of the river. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, four people didn't get out in time and were lost in the river. They have found three of the bodies and are still searching for the fourth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After we left the gas station we drove to Magnolia, Texas, northwest of Houston, and stopped for three days to see our good friends, Ian and Annette. By this time our nerves were frazzled and we needed a break. We spent three quiet days with them and just rested knowing how lucky we were and saddened for the other people in the park who didn't make it out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And now we are home. It was a long trip, many miles and beautiful things to see. We are glad we went but I think both of us are also glad to be home with the pups and back to our community and family and friends. Peace!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We left Vancouver Island and started heading for the border back into the United States. The trip from the island to Vancouver City was beautiful and uneventful and once back into the rig it was only a few miles to customs. We had not gone through this border crossing before so we weren't sure which lane to get into. This crossing was also much busier than other border crossings we had experienced on our trip. We also had no idea what Nexus meant but were sure it wasn't us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then we headed through Oregon and it was arid, too, with miles and miles of solar panels creating energy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We stayed at a nice RV park in Caldwell outside of Boise, Idaho. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Since we got into the area on a Saturday we had to wait until Monday to get the rig into the service center. They looked at it, replaced some very dirty filters, flushed the outside of the radiator which was full of dirt, then topped off the radiator with more fluid. The trip to Alaska and back had taken its toll with all the dusty roads we had been on. They thought that was the only problem and sent us on out way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While in the Boise area we took the pups on a hike to Lake Lowell which is the first reservoir built in the Boise Water Project. The project took more than fifty years to complete and includes 6 major reservoirs, 2 diversion dams, 3 power plants, and over 2,500 miles of canals, ditches, and drains. It supplies water to 390,000 acres of land in one of the west's most productive farming regions. Without Lake Lowell and other parts of the Boise Project much of southwest Idaho could not have been settled.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thousands of people crossed southwest Idaho's fertile soils on the Oregon Trail but few stayed in the parched landscape. That changed in 1862 when gold was discovered near Idaho City. By 1864, farmers had settled all the easily-irrigated land next to rivers to supply the miners with food. Investors soon built private canals and charged to deliver water to farms further from rivers. As western irrigation projects grew more expensive and complex, private companies weren't up to the challenge. In 1902, President Roosevelt established the Reclamation Service to help irrigate arid lands by storing runoff water in large reservoirs. Deer Flat Reservoir was one of the first reclamation projects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although originally built for irrigation, President Theodore Roosevelt realized that a lake in the desert could also be a wildlife oasis. So in February, 1909, just three days after the Boise River water was released into one of the canals to begin filling the reservoir, he set aside 12,000 acres to create Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Boise is a dynamic city with a youthful vibe.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">The city is along the Boise River and there are miles and miles of trails to walk or bike on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the neatest things we saw was an alley dedicated to graffiti with amazing murals on the outside walls of the buildings. Freak Alley is a venue for public art in the form of murals and graffiti. It is the largest gallery in the Northwest and a Boise institution since 2002. It began with a painting of a single alley doorway. Extant murals are painted over and replaced by new murals every two years and collectively it is the work of more than 200 artists. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also walked the trails along the Boise River Greenbelt with the pups. It is a recreational and alternate transportation trail along the banks of the Boise River and through the city. It extends more than 20 miles taking into account both sides of the river and other parallel trails and spurs. The total Greenbelt trail system measures more than 30 miles with the majority of it paved with asphalt or concrete.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the most inspirational places we visited on the Greenbelt Trail is the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This piece of artwork is called "The Other". An individual perceived by the group as not belonging, as being different in some individual way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial honors the triumph of the human spirit. In a world divided by differences of political doctrine and religious beliefs, we are humbled and emboldened by a child who wrote in her diary from the silence and dread of her family's hiding place in Amsterdam during World War II. The diary is among the most widely read books in the world. It has been translated into more than sixty languages and is regarded by historians as one of the most important documents of the 20th century. In 1943, Anne Frank was imprisoned at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp where she died of starvation, exposure, brutality, and disease. She was fifteen years old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With great sadness, Brett and I look at the state of our country today and are surprised and bewildered at the bigotry, racism, misogyny, and hatred embraced by the current political party now in power. We never would have believed it could happen in the United States of America and yet all one hears is bullying tactics and verbal abuses coming from a man who is currently president. The fact that some people agree with him and cheer him on is depressing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The final version of the Declaration of Independence declares: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness". </span><span style="font-size: large;">That means people of all colors, religions, gender and ethnicity have equal rights. That was the backbone of this country when it was formed by immigrants and it should remain a country for all people. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is time for those of us who have remained quiet to take action. Vote this fall, write to your congressmen, rally and protest to save this country from the mean-spirited words and actions that have become too prevalent from an administration that is destroying our country and our way of life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Elie Wiesel was a Jew who was interned during the Second World War and lost his entire family to the Nazis. After the war he became a writer, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and authored 57 books, several based on his experience in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. While he was in the camps he made this vow:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island is a beautiful place. Our RV park was about 15 miles outside of Victoria but this area has many eclectic small towns so you could keep very busy without going downtown.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Besides seeing the city, we also wanted to see our RV friends Bev and Terry Mattenley who we met last year in Mission, Texas. And they are the couple who adopted Scottie, the lab mix we fostered for two months while in Texas. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">While we were there we ran into Santa Claus who was vacationing before another busy year end.</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We drove into Victoria to go to the Walmart store which was in an area called Uptown. It was full of stores and restaurants and in a very busy area. The amazing thing about the Walmart store was that it was on several floors and had a parking garage underneath it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The store was huge and I wondered how one would go from one floor to the next while shopping. We saw they had an elevator but that didn't seem too workable. Then we walked over to the escalators and we had never seen this before in a Walmart store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Victoria is a beautiful area and we enjoyed the warmer weather but it was also rainy while we were there. The morning would come up clear and sunny and then you would start to see a few clouds moving in. Within an hour it would be pouring down rain. After the rain passed the day would clear up but it could happen again so you had to be prepared for the weather.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We went downtown several times, once with the pups and once without them so we could go into some of the stores and restaurants. Victoria is a dog-friendly town and there were many walking trails to enjoy. Many of the shops have water outside for the dogs, too, which makes it nice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The most famous hotel downtown and one of the oldest is the Fairmont Empress. Opened in 1908, it is a luxury hotel with lush beautiful grounds overlooking the harbor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While eating lunch we saw this young pup under a table with his family. He must have walked a lot because he was so tired they had trouble waking him up. Finally the owner picked him up and carried him out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also spent a day walking through the Butchart Gardens. Robert and Jennie Butchart began manufacturing Portland cement in 1888 and then moved to Vancouver Island because of the rich limestone deposits. They built a home near the quarry called "Benevito" meaning welcome in Italian. When the limestone quarry was exhausted, Jennie Butchart turned the area into a sunken garden. Years later they made an Italian garden replacing the tennis courts. As the years continued the gardens increased and became the Butchart Gardens which still belong in the family. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had thought this time of the year there wouldn't be as many blooming plants but that wasn't even close to being true. British Columbia seems to be able to grow just about everything in its climate and the plants are exceptional.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We fell in love with British Columbia and Victoria. There are so many things to see and do. You could spend months just touring around the province and the islands. We hope to come back here again sometime in the next few years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And now its time to get back to the lower 48 states. We had a great time seeing Alaska and the Yukon and all the other places we visited. But the fall colors are about and soon the snow flurries will begin so its time to move south. We still have five more weeks before we get home and more places to visit. Peace!</span>Hi Hopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617859501051692532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909900033167905.post-43737441852824085132018-09-19T10:31:00.000-05:002018-09-19T10:31:59.264-05:00Heading South Out of Alaska<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We drove from Haines up through Haines Junction and then got back on the Al-Can Highway heading towards Whitehorse.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This message we saw at a gas station leaving Haines may mean something to those of you who remember a situation that happened in 1971</span>. <span style="font-size: small;">Sorry it is so blurry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tom and Myriam Munson are the couple who joined us for dinner. They are from Spokane, Washington, and were up in the area taking pictures. Tom's passion is photography and he is really, really good at it. They were heading back home the day after we met them and several days later we received an email from them. Just after they crossed the border, a big buck deer jumped out in front of their car and did a considerable amount of damage. Luckily no one was hurt but not a very good way to end your vacation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day we set out again heading down the next leg of the Cassiar Highway. The roads continued to be challenging with curves up and down the mountains but we took our time to get to our next stop at a town called Smithers. It was a nice municipal park but was full because some of the people staying there had been evacuated from their homes due to the fires. They were still waiting to go home and some had been in Smithers for several weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We left Smithers the next morning on our final leg to Prince George. We arrived at a nice park and the Captain took the car into a GM dealership on Friday morning to have it checked. Long story short, they said it was the serpentine belt and needed to be replaced. The service rep. tried to find one in British Columbia and Alberta but the only one she could find was in the states and had to be shipped. The Captain asked to have it expedited and even with that it would be a week before it came in. Well that really messed up our plans. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day, a Saturday, we stopped back into the dealership and talked to another service rep because ours was off that day. Probably the best thing that could have happened to us. We explained the situation and the Captain again wondered why it would take a full week to get the belt shipped to Prince George. This service rep. suggested looking for the needed belt in Prince George at one of the local car care companies. It wouldn't be a GM product but since it wasn't covered under warranty it didn't make much difference. We whole-heartedly agreed and asked him to do that. The service shop was open until five that day but since it was a weekend they had a reduced crew so he told us he may not be able to get to it until the following Monday. About twenty minutes to five, on Saturday, we got the call that the car was fixed and ready to be picked up. We were very surprised and pleased. We got our car and were able to get back on our schedule.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Leaving Prince George we came upon more road construction where they were hydro-seeding the bare ground. The traffic behind the truck was backed up for miles but that sure is an impressive way to get the planting done.</span> </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">They also build log cabins in this town.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Quesnel also has farms and ranches in the area. As we were moving out of town we came upon this horse on the road. He was not a free-range horse, he had gotten out of a farm pasture and was in a panic. A woman was running down the road trying to catch him but truck noises made him skittish and he kept on running. Finally all the traffic stopped and so did the horse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By this time we were on very good roads and close to our last destination in Canada, the city of Victoria in British Columbia. We had not heard of the Fraser River Canyon and Thompson River Canyon and was that a delightful surprise for us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We drove through several small towns and hit some rain as we climbed up into the mountains. But as soon as we hit the top and started coming back down the scenery changed dramatically. This area is called the Arizona of Canada because it is so dry and desert looking. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This piece of rock is being used to help hold up a utility pole alongside the highway. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">Some of the rock had a reddish orange tinge to it that changed the color of sections of the road and guard rails.<br /></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the other side of the canyon you could see railroad tracks that are still in use and tunnels they have built to cover the tracks because of the land slides.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">You could see the fallen rock above and below the tunnels.<br /></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">The landscape was very dry and you could see sagebrush in many places. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">We stopped at a rest area to let the pups out and take more pictures and poor Desi stepped into cacti. He was not a happy camper!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Captain had to get a comb from the rig to get them off his paws.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">While we were there we saw a train come by. Turns out there are two different train companies in this area so they use different sides of the river.<br /></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">We finally got out of the desert area and started seeing more green again.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">This train was just sitting on the bridge not going anywhere. You've gotta be careful about getting out of the engine car and forgetting where you are.<br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were so impressed with the Fraser Canyon Valley and all it had to offer that we hope to get back here again in the future and spend more time in the area. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally we were coming into Vancouver and heading towards the B.C. Ferry Lines which take you over to Vancouver Island and Victoria. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">And mile after mile of railroad yards handling all the goods that come in from the ships.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">As we were driving to the ferry we saw an information sign over the highway that the noon ferry to Victoria was only 70% full. Our reservation was for 2:00 PM but we got to the ferry a little after noon. They asked us if we wanted to take the 1:00 ferry and we gladly agreed. The woman in the toll booth measured the length of our rig with the toad attached and told us the fee. We didn't even have to unhook the car.<br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Waiting in line to enter the ferry. You can get out of your car and walk your dogs if you like. There are places to purchase food and bathrooms to use and even a playground for kids. It is a very nice operation.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We mentioned earlier the friends we met in Bell 2, Tom and Myriam Munson and his love for photography. They had been up to Denali to try and get a picture of the great mountain. They say only 30% of the people who visit get to see the mountain because of the weather. Tom was one of the lucky ones and sent us these photos to share with you in this blog. I told you he was really good!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are on Vancouver Island now seeing the sights and enjoying the dynamic city of Victoria. It is a wonderful place to be. Peace!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Glennallen was uneventful and really a very small town (pop. 436). It consists mostly of the Athna First Nation Tribe who own a good deal of the land that encompasses the Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve. </span><span style="font-size: large;">In 1899, the U.S. Army built a pack trail for summer use between the port of Valdez and Eagle which passed through the Copper River Valley. The road was widened years later and became the Richardson Highway. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is a town called the Copper Centre that we wanted to visit because of the historical information and it was also supposed to be a beautiful site. We drove over there and, boy, were we surprised. The town consists of a loop and we drove down it with the pups thinking we might stop for lunch. I felt like we had entered another country. The place was a total disaster. The only restaurant we saw (and I use that term loosely) had a St. Bernard who came out from the porch to greet us. He was not friendly. The few people we saw in the town looked at us as though we were intruders and there were no historical sights we could see, only old beat-up buildings. We decided to leave quickly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had noticed earlier when we drove down Richardson Highway that right across the road that turns to Copper Centre is another road that leads up to the Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge. You could see it up on a ridge and we thought it was an odd place for a Princess Hotel. We drove up there and found it was a very nice facility. The draw for the lodge is the Wrangell-St Elias National Park for people who want the outdoor rugged experience (with a guide). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But the neatest part was the inside of the lodge. We took the pups for a hike and then decided to go inside for lunch. The dining room was closed but the bar served lunch specials.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">According to legend, in the early part of the 20th century a freak blizzard stranded visitors and their stagecoach at the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone. Rather than lament the fact that they were snowbound in a hotel, the guests decided to celebrate Christmas since it looked like Christmas outside. </span><span style="font-size: large;">This Princess Lodge celebrates Christmas in August because it neighbors a national park, as do all of the Princess Lodges.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a great meal in the lounge and talked with several of the people who worked there. They are not locals. They are hired by the Princess Lines and go to different lodges every year. The lodge was closing down for the season on September 8th and will not open again until mid-May of next year. It is actually closed longer than it is open. Amazing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We spent the night in Tok and then continued our trip to Destruction Bay driving on the Al-Can Highway. We stayed at a beautiful park situated in a gorgeous area around Destruction Bay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the beginning of our trip to Alaska, driving between Tok and Destruction Bay, we passed a Creperie on the side of the road that was miles away from any town or business. I suggested we stop and see it when we were driving back. Remember this is the Al Can Highway so you drive the same roads in and out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was raining again but we were still enjoying the drive and then about 10 miles outside of H</span><span style="font-size: large;">aines we came upon road construction and had to follow a pilot car the rest of the way into town.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The left side of the road is all mountain and the right side is a river.</span> <span style="font-size: small;">They are blasting the rock from the mountain to widen the road and stop the continual landslides</span>. <span style="font-size: small;">It is quite a project.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Haines is also a big port for cruise ships. We saw two different ships in port while we stayed there.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Along with the cruise ships, Haines is another big fishing town which draws many people. There is a cannery in town, too, so it is easy to purchase fish there if you don't want to go out and catch them. And along with the fish are the bears and the eagles who are enjoying the spawning season.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We spent four days in Haines and had a great time. The weather was nice and the people were very friendly. Haines was our last stay in Alaska as we begin the long journey back home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We left on a Sunday morning heading back to Whitehorse in the Yukon because that is the only way you can go by vehicle. The drive out was much easier because it was sunny and the road wasn't being worked on so we were able to get through the construction area more quickly. While in Haines we started hearing a strange noise coming from our GMC Acadia so we made an appointment in Whitehorse to get it checked out. Always something..... the adventure continues ...... Peace! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Hi Hopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617859501051692532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909900033167905.post-24241211785750108862018-08-31T14:55:00.000-05:002018-08-31T14:55:25.958-05:00Valdez, Alaska<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Leaving Glacier View heading to Valdez. Visibility was reduced. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After a few hours it started to get better. These poles on the sides of the road are to help direct the snow plows in winter.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Along the way we saw remote houses with planes in the yard. A major form of transportation here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Valdez (Val-deez) is a small town of approximately 3,800 people. The gold rush brought attention to the area when a series of stampedes occurred over three decades. Drawn by dreams of gold, men and women from all walks of life decided to come up to Alaska and the Yukon. A company called the Pacific Steam and Whaling Company promoted the route from Prince William Sound through the coastal mountains to the interior. The company made a fortune by ferrying the gold seekers north and carrying salmon from its nearby canneries south. Using misleading reports this route was promoted as an easy back door to the Klondike gold fields. Some promoters even claimed that gold nuggets lined the banks of the Copper River.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When they arrived at the head of Port Valdez the prospectors found it was not an easy trail. They had to find a way over the Valdez Glacier hauling a year's worth of supplies. If they made it across the glacier they had to forge the Klutina River to find out they were still 400 miles from the gold fields. For many the trip was too difficult and they turned back. Others suffered from scurvy and frostbite. Many lost all their supplies in snowstorms or accidents.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In response to the Gold Rush, the Army sent soldiers to Alaska to map the country, maintain order, and locate trails. When they arrived at the Copper River in 1896 they found destitute prospectors greeting them. After helping the stampeders, the soldiers built a road and telegraph line to the Yukon River. In 1900, the Army built Fort Liscum at a better site across from Port Valdez.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The original site of Port Valdez existed from 1898 until 1967. This was mile "0" of Alaska's first highway, the Richardson Highway, and it was originally built by Army soldiers from Fort Liscum. The town thrived because of its shipping and transportation routes. The population of Valdez was 600-700 people in the early 60's. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1964, a massive earthquake struck Alaska and devastated Valdez. It happened on Good Friday, March 27th, at 5:36 PM. Lasting 4 minutes and 38 seconds, the magnitude 9.2 earthquake was the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history and the second most powerful recorded in world history. Six hundred miles of fault ruptured at once and moved up to 60 feet of stress buildup. Damage was sustained as far as Anchorage and 200 miles southwest to Kodiak where some areas were permanently raised by 30 feet. Other areas near Portage dropped as much as 8 feet requiring reconstruction and fill to raise the Seward Highway above the new high tide mark. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were hundreds of aftershocks in the first weeks following the main shock. In the first day eleven major aftershocks were recorded with a magnitude greater than 6.0. Nine more struck in the next three weeks. In all, thousands of aftershocks occurred in the months following the quake, and smaller aftershocks continued to strike the region for more than a year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Where the port used to be. The most deaths occurred in this area as the dock platforms gave way taking the buildings and workers into the bay. In the distance you can see Aleyaska, the terminal point for the Alaska pipeline. This used to be where Fort Liscum was when it was built in 1900.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because the earthquake was in the late afternoon, many people were able to get outside and away from the damaged buildings. The Army Corps of Engineers condemned the town of Valdez but because many of the buildings remained they allowed the inhabitants to live there for two years until a new town was built. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Approximately 50 buildings were moved by their owners to the new town.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The residents survived flooding waters and many discomforts while their new homes and businesses were being moved or built. Four miles from the old town of Valdez is the new town which was built on land that had little damage from the earthquake and the Army Corps felt was safe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the new town was built all the remaining structures in the old town were destroyed. So now when you drive to Valdez even though the mile markers say "0" you still need to drive an additional four miles to get into the new Valdez.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The weather was pretty decent the week we were in Valdez so we took a walk around town. You quickly notice there are many rabbits in the area. They are feral but pretty tame for the most part. I am amazed that the wilder critters haven't gotten these little guys. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While walking around town we came into an area where the commercial boats come in and unload their catch for the day. There are also several businesses there including canneries with seasonal crews. The street was filled with people speaking all different languages who were working there and living in dorms for the summer. With the living quarters there were meal halls and social areas for the workers to relax. It was quite a city unto itself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then there were the salmon. We took a drive out towards the hatchery along Valdez Bay to see what it was like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">There are so many of them, some don't make it and the birds do the rest. Bears and seals also get their fill. The metal piece in the front is called a weir. Once the fish get past it they can't turn around and go further upstream.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">When the tide goes out along the bay many salmon get trapped and the birds attack. We thought we might see some bears in this area but they stay further back on the other side of the road where the tide pools come in. That way they have easy picking and can scoot back into the woods. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The ladder into the hatchery where the salmon go to spawn begins at tidewater into a weir and directs them to the fish ladder. The ladder has 29 steps, each slightly higher than the last, with slots designed to allow the fish to pass through while providing pools and eddies of slow-moving water where the fish can rest. After making the short climb into the outdoor raceways, they gather with others to make the final push into the spawning building. Each day during spawning season the ladder will lift twenty thousand fish into the system for spawning</span>. <span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />Once in the building the male and female salmon are divided into different processing areas. The female's belly is cut open and the eggs scraped into a large bucket. The male salmon goes into another area where workers pick the salmon up and press its stomach thereby milking the sperm from the fish. Both the male and female salmon are dropped into boxes for further processing or disposal. We found out the cannery in Valdez takes some of the salmon and makes cat food with it. The remainder of the salmon that is disposed of is placed back into the bay to become food fish for small underwater creatures which develops into plankton that feeds the next generations of fish. This method of fisheries enhancement is known as ocean ranching.<br /><br />As the salmon approach the spawning waters their bodies are preparing to reproduce and to die. They stop eating and divert energy to eggs and milt. They change from bright silver, green, and blue colors to dusky purple, green, and magenta. Their jaws become hooked and males grow humped backs and long sharp teeth. Even their skin changes. The slime coating that protects them from disease disappears and they reabsorb their scales. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The hatchery helps new salmon by providing an indoor rearing environment where they are fed and nurtured before being released to complete their last year(s) of life in the ocean.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even Lucy and Desi tried to get into the act. </span><span style="font-size: large;">On one of our walks we found a stream that had salmon in it that couldn't go much further until the tide water returned. The pups got in the water because they were fascinated by the fish. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">In 1902, when Valdez was only three years old, the community purchased this fire wagon second-hand. It was hand-drawn and could pump from a well, creek, or its internal tank filled by a bucket brigade</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is a 1902 Ahrens Steamer, state of the art for its day, with world records for the highest gallons per minute, greatest water pressure, and shooting streams further and higher than any other make of steamer. It was purchased after the St Elias Hotel fire of December, 1906, which destroyed several buildings. The purchase price was $7,800. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef while carrying about 53 million gallons of crude oil. On March 23rd, winds were calm, visibility was four miles with some fog, and some ice from Columbia Glacier in the Sound reported earlier by another tanker. A licensed coastal pilot was the person who's job it was to steer the course of the tanker as it left the Valdez Marine Terminal carrying 53 million gallons of North Slope crude oil. The captain of the ship was present on the deck. The ship was passing Rocky Point when the captain, the pilot, and the third mate boarded a small pilot boat to check out the shipping lane. The Captain radioed the Coast Guard to inform them he might have to move into the inbound traffic lane to avoid glacier ice if there was no conflicting traffic. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The captain again notified the Coast Guard at 11:31 PM that he was leaving the outbound shipping lane to avoid icebergs and he adjusted the compass heading twice. His intent was to skirt the icebergs by heading due south towards Bligh Reef and then return to the normal shipping lanes a few miles later to proceed out of Prince William Sound. At 11:52 PM the captain turned control of the ship over to the third </span><span style="font-size: large;">mate instructing him to start the return to the southbound lane after passing Busby Island Light. He then left the bridge. The third mate was not certified to pilot the ship north of Bligh Reef.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A lookout twice warned the bridge that the ship's course was incorrect according to visual navigation by the Busby Island Light. At midnight, the ship took one more turn to correct its course but it was too late. At 12:04 AM, the Exxon Valdez struck the Bligh Reef puncturing 8 of the ship's 11 tanks and spilling 5.8 million gallons of crude oil in the first three hours. </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Aleyska (owner of the pipeline) was the first responder to the spill but Exxon took over later on the day of the grounding. Almost immediately confusion and conflict began between the oil industry and multiple government agencies. One of the problems was that the federal statutes that govern oil spill responses were really garbled. In other places the Coast Guard was supposed to be in charge. Various federal and state agencies also claimed turf. And then there was Exxon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On March 27th, containment of the spill was lost when a storm blowing hurricane force winds over 70 mph began moving the oil out of the Sound and into the Gulf of Alaska. As the storm raged on, the response was to protect hatcheries and other sensitive areas. Ultimately, the oil traveled 490 miles from the original grounding site affecting 1,300 miles of coastline. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Exxon Valdez was launched with much fanfare in June, 1986. At the time, it was the largest ship ever built on the U.S. West Coast, and it was the first of two Alaska-class vessels designed for Exxon. After repairs from the oil spill, the ship was renamed the Exxon Mediterranean, then Sea River Mediterranean and in 2005, simply Mediterranean. In 2008, Exxon Mobil sold the ship to a Hong Kong based shipping company. The ship remains in operation today as an ore carrier but is prohibited by law from ever again operating in Prince William Sound.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It took four years to clean up the mess from the oil spill since most of the work had to be completed in summer months. Scientists are still monitoring the damage that was caused and watching over the wildlife. Many of the animal species that were destroyed have made a full recovery but there are other species that probably never will. The scientists are also checking for gene damage to the different species and they see examples of damage to offspring. But the saddest part is when the scientists use a shovel to dig about a foot down into the ground in the beach areas and they still bring up a sludge like residue that remains of the oil spill. They don't know if this will ever go away or what affect it is having on the ecological system that lives in the beaches and eventually feeds another level of wild species in the food chain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And that is all for Valdez. It is a nice town but very small. The main thrust, like most of these towns, is fishing and dealing with the tons of tourists who come to see the sights each summer. I'm sure the towns will miss the dollars when the tourists leave but they must also be glad to get back to normal and enjoy their rugged, Alaskan lifestyle. Peace!</span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Matanuska Glacier is the largest glacier in Alaska that can be reached by vehicle. It is 26 miles long and 4 miles wide. It is classified as a valley glacier, a body of solid ice that flows like a river under its own weight through an existing valley. About 10,000 years ago it began its retreat to its present day location and it has not seen any significant change in mass for almost two decades. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Matanuska is an active glacier which advances at one foot per day. It takes approximately 250 years for the ice to form up-glacier and advance to the terminus. The ice of an active glacier always moves forward due to gravity; like water in a river, the ice will flow down valley. When ice melts at a higher rate than snow accumulates, the glacier margin recedes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The majority of glaciers in Alaska today are smaller glaciers which hang off mountain slopes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because the Matanuska Glacier is a weather hole, cold air from the glacier forces warm air upward towards the mountain peaks. This results in sunny skies and more favorable weather than its surrounding areas.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">When we drove past the glacier we thought this was just dirt where the glacier had once been and was starting to grow vegetation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While we were at Glacier View we decided to take a tour of the glacier and contacted one of several local companies that offer that service. There is only one entrance to get to the lower part of this glacier and it is on private property. The man who owns it built the road and bridge you need to travel to get to the glacier. He used to charge $30 a vehicle to get onto his property but over time he realized what a money maker it was and increased it to $30 per person. Mind you, that does not include the cost for the tour company. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whether you go with a guide, or by yourself, you have to sign a series of waivers that basically says no one is responsible if something happens to you except yourself. And if something does happen, and you decide to sue, it must be done in the state of Alaska.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can go out on the glacier by yourself without a guide but it is not recommended. Of course, we always have that fringe that does it on their own and we saw people out there without proper shoes or clothes. The worst was kids running around all over the place and one guy even brought his dog with him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">All the rocks were tilted to one side. That's because the sun could hit part of the glacier and melt it so the rocks tilted that way. They had cones marked near rocks that were really tipping so people would not get hurt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Picnic tables were provided if you wanted to hang around. We used them to put on and take off our crampons as we went further onto the glacier. Notice the splits in the glacier on the right. Some of them were quite deep.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This was our guide Matt. The black on his face is glacier sediment which is extremely fine. Many people come out to the glacier to collect containers of it and then sell it to be used as a mud facial. It's supposed to work really well.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Glacier View is a beautiful area and we enjoyed our stay. The RV park is remote, about 90 miles between two different towns, but there are still Alaskans living there.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">On our drive from Homer to Soldotna we saw a beautiful mountain range with peaks covered in snow. The most predominant is the Redoubt Volcano or Mount Redoubt which is an active volcano in the Aleutian Range. Located at the head of the Chigmit Mountains subrange, the mountain is just west of Cook Inlet in the Kenai Peninsula and about 110 miles from Anchorage. It is 9,150 feet in elevation and last erupted in March, 2009. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">There are other volcanoes in the range that are still active but Mount Redoubt is the most striking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Soldotna is located on the central-western portion of the Kenai Peninsula. The city spans along seven miles of the Kenai River which empties into the Cook Inlet in the nearby town of Kenai. It is considered one of the world's best places for fishing and hunting opportunities. It is located on the western edge of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge which is a two million acre home to bears, moose, caribou, sheep, and many fish and bird species. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: large;">After World War II, the U.S.government opened up the area to settlement under the Homestead Act allowing veterans a 90-day preference in selecting land and filing for property. The location of Soldotna was selected as the site for the building of a bridge across the Kenai River.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: large;">The main draw in Soldotna is fishing the Kenai River. This river has </span><span style="font-size: large;">a very fast and dangerous current. A boardwalk was built to stop erosion into the river and also to keep people from falling in. You could be easily swept away. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">The town of Soldotna is filled with many parks and trails so the pups enjoyed their visit. One park we went to is used for cross country skiing in the winter. This time of year many people bring their dogs to it for exercise. Since the park trails are very wide, the owners ride their bikes and let their dogs run loose with them. We saw some beautiful big dogs loping along the trails having a great time. Desi and Lucy were walking with us because they have just gotten too old to run but I told the Captain I would love to have a park like this where we live and a young dog to exercise. That would be a blast!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We drove over to the Town of Kenai because we wanted to see the mouth of the river where it flows into Cook Inlet. It is where thousands of salmon enter the river to come back to their spawning beds and another great place for fisherman, especially the commercial ones. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We decided to get up early one morning to drive along the highway on the Cook Inlet to get more views of the mountain range with the volcanoes. This is easier said than done because there are few pullouts to look at the range and often the trees and bushes were so overgrown we couldn't see anything. Another problem is that many people have purchased property and built homes along the Cook Inlet and you can't see past their land to the water. The third problem is that this range is so high that often there are clouds disrupting the views. But we persevered! Got dressed, grabbed some coffee, raced to 'The Moose Is Loose' for breakfast goodies, and hit the road.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are four active volcanoes in the Aleutian Range, Mt. Augustine, Mt. Illiamna, Mt Redoubt, and Mt Spurr. Redoubt and Spurr are the easiest to recognize because Redoubt has such a high peak and the top of Sparr looks like it collapsed since it last erupted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1859, Russia offered to sell Alaska to the United States because they were in debt from the Crimean War. Due to the looming U.S. Civil War the sale was delayed until 1867. Secretary of State William Seward took up the renewed offer from Russia and agreed to a proposal from Russia to purchase Alaska for $7.2 million dollars. It was called Seward's Folly at the time. Can you imagine...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Russian influence can still be found in many areas in naming conventions and also Russian Orthodox churches.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church. It was built in 1894. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">During our week in Soldotna we also checked out some of the local places. I mentioned earlier the Moose is Loose Bakery. This place is famous for wonderful breakfast goodies. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a nice time in Soldotna and the weather was beautiful. Our next stop will be a few days back in Mat-Su Valley and then on to Glacier View to see and maybe touch some glaciers. The weather prediction is for highs in the lower 40's and lows in the lower 30's. That's because we will be at</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">an elevation of 3,566 feet.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Peace!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Homer Pennock was a confidence man who created numerous schemes to separate the wealthy from their money. In 1986, he set up base camp on the Homer Spit, named in his honor by the hopeful gold miners in his crew, and sought gold throughout Cook Inlet. Pennock established bogus mining companies then traveled to the East Coast to sell stock in them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is believed that the Spits origin is the remains of an ancient glacial moraine constantly being reshaped by ocean currents. Two archaeological finds revealing fire-cracked rocks and shells indicate that people gathered clams and mussels here and cooked them over open fires thousands of years ago. The Pacific Eskimo was known to have lived here along with the Athabaskan Indians who moved into Cook Inlet about 1,000 years ago. In the late 1700's, Russian explorers and traders added their culture and named some of the geographic features.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The village of Homer was located on the tip of the Spit from 1896 to 1902. In 1910, the town of Homer developed near the base of the Spit and grew to encompass the foothills as more settlers moved into the country. Towns on the south side of Kachemak Bay had already established fisheries but the dynamics of the area changed when Homer was linked by road to the rest of the world in 1950. The focus then shifted to the north side of the bay involving some businesses to be deconstructed in Seldovia and Halibut Bay and barged across to be rebuilt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Homer Spit is a very busy place. There are many tourists who come to visit and stay in RV parks on the Spit to check out the town. But the majority of people have come here to fish because Homer is the 'Halibut Capital of the World'. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are cars and RVs everywhere, some just sitting by the water or alongside the road. We were surprised (we shouldn't have been) that so many vehicles were from Alaska. On the weekends the town is packed with people fishing for halibut and salmon and many of them are resident Alaskans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Katchemak Bay is a 40-mile long arm of Cook Inlet located on the southwest side of the Kenai Peninsula. Upwelling oceanic currents move past the lower Cook Inlet into the mouth of the bay. Circulating currents called gyres draw this warmer water with its load of plankton, organic and inorganic particles further into the bay. The Homer Spit directs the nutrient laden broth into gyres farther up the bay where it is stirred together with fresh stream water and silty glacial meltwater from the mountains.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Adding fresh water dilutes the salt and other minerals in the seawater and increase its clarity. Clearer water allows sunlight to penetrate and warm the depths, promoting plankton and algae growth. Glacial silt provides silica for growing shells and skeletons. Organic material suspended in the bay's water column mixes with these other ingredients forming what they call a rich broth. This broth is responsible for the unusual abundance of organisms that make Katchemak Bay one of the world's most productive marine ecosystems. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The forces of nature that built the Homer Spit might have washed it away years ago if human intervention had not happened. Winter storms out of the northwest try to separate the 4.5 mile strip of sand and gravel from the mainland but rock walls and perseverance keep it intact.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Late July through mid-August is considered summer in Homer, Alaska. We certainly came at the right time. There are many plants in bloom so the area is very pretty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Homer is called the City of Peonies. There are over 25 farms that raise peonies and sell them to all 50 states and overseas. The growing conditions are perfect for the plant and they are shipped fresh overnight to all parts of the world. Peonies are the number one flower for brides and special events with Alaska having the exclusive market during July, August, and September. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Homer Spit is a wild and crazy place and a lot of fun. We enjoyed walking down the Spit checking out the shops and artist galleries, restaurants and bars. There is always plenty to do. Fishermen with their catches can get right off the boat and take the fish to a processor who will clean and fillet the fish and then flash freeze the fish for travel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, here's the deal. You walk into the bar and buy an expensive beer. You have to pay in cash and you don't get a glass unless you are having a cocktail or a shot. You take a dollar bill and sign it and tack it to the wall, or ceiling, or post or wherever there is a space. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the end of the season when they shut down they harvest the majority of the bills. Some bills way up on the ceiling they leave there because they are too hard to get to. Since the bills have been defaced they are no longer considered legal tender. The bar has a deal with the government to get back full face value on the dollars. The bar owner then donates the money to charity. Last season they donated $10,000.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">The day was perfect! Sunny, warm, with a gorgeous view of the bay and a glass of wine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is a sidewalk that runs the whole length of the Spit and it is a great place to walk the dogs. When the tide is out the beaches are also a fun place to stroll.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We decided to take an excursion across the bay to Katchemak Bay State Park. The only way to get there is by boat. We rented a water taxi and the cost was $80 per person round-trip. We were dropped off on the beach and took a trail to Grewingk Glacier which is on the other side of Grewingk Glacier Lake. We had to be back at another beach 4.5 hours later to catch the boat taxi back to Homer Spit. The trail to the glacier is 3.5 miles but the trail is moderate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Part of the time we were walking in heavy woods and other times in fields. The trail was rocky in spots but not too bad. The incline was only 50 feet and graduated very slowly. We had been warned to wear layered clothing and carry mosquito spray. We were also carrying bear spray because a momma bear and two cubs had been spotted recently. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the boat we went across the bay in. Luxurious to a fault with no life jackets. I sat on a plastic step stool used to help people in and out of the boat. The Captain sat on the side of the boat on the edge. We were carrying two backpacks, hiking sticks, had on hiking boots, and the pups were with us so they were on leashes. Three other people joined us on the trip over the water. It was another beautiful day and the waters were very calm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">About a quarter mile from the lake the air got much cooler and a wonderful breeze came up. We could definitely feel the change. And then as we rounded a corner we were there. Although the water of the lake has a milky color to it from the volcanic ash, it is actually very pure and clean.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was the most beautiful place. We stayed there for an hour and just enjoyed the peace and quiet. There were several other people there and two of them actually jumped into the lake to swim. The pups were tired by this time so they had their snack and laid down to rest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The hike back to the beach was rugged. The trail was rocky with steep drops and hard to navigate. Once we made it up the 350 incline we had to then start down the decline on the other side. There were places where we struggled to not fall but the worst part was a series of steep steps straight down. The pups were off leash which was good because we could barely maintain the trail by ourselves. The first series of 20 steps down Desi got through okay. The second group he got scared and tried to climb back up. The Captain had to gently convince him he had to go down. When the steps ended there was a large section of good-sized boulders we had to cross over. I told the Captain they do this so the tourists won't want to come back again. We made it down and even Desi found his way across the boulders. One would think this would be the worst for him but not to be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our last day in Homer Spit was a true rain day. It started early morning and continued most of the day. I'm glad we stayed here a week because we were able to enjoy the nice weather. So many visitors come in for two days and leave and they don't get to truly enjoy the area. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We braved the rain and went out to dinner at Captain Pattie's which was rated as the best seafood restaurant on the Spit. We had halibut again and it was good but I preferrred the other restaurant we had gone to before. I guess I'm just not into dill seasoning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a nice drive down to Seward on the Kenai Peninsula from the Mat-Su Valley. Our drive took us through Anchorage to Seward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Turnagain Arm is a waterway into the northwestern part of the Gulf of Alaska. It is a narrow branch at the north end of Cook Inlet and is subject to climate extremes and tide ranges.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Turnagain Arm boasts the second highest tides in North America which can reach 40 feet and come in so quickly that they produce a wave known as a bore tide. Kayakers and surfers ride the tide as an extreme sport. Hikers are warned to not get stuck in the quicksand-like mudflats that make up the beaches along the arm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The land across from Turnagain Arm is very rugged with mountains rising on both sides of the arm and reaching altitudes of 5,000-6,000 feet. Glaciers may still be seen in a number of places.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our RV park was about 20 miles outside of Seward. In the town there are many RVs and not a lot of places to park so we saw rigs on the side of the road, crowded into beach areas, and anywhere else they could find a spot.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">We didn't mind being further out because Seward is a cruise ship town so often they are in port. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our RV park sat on Kenai Lake in a mountainous setting. </span> <span style="font-size: large;">The park owner has kayaks and boats that residents of the park can use but he warns everyone to stay close to shore. He said if something happened and you went overboard in the middle of the lake you would not survive because of the cold water.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The weather forecast for the coming weekend was sunny and in the 60's so we decided to take a glacier boat tour on Saturday. As we drove into town it was very foggy but nearer the harbor the clouds were starting to dissipate.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Right behind the boat we boarded were a bunch of sea otters enjoying the sun vibes.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This sweet one waved goodbye as the boat pulled out.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A bald eagle observed our departure.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was 8:00 am and we were all excited about the trip and the lovely day.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">We did get to see humpback whales in their feeding mode. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">While on the boat trip we made some new friends, Joy and Eric Hamm, from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Joy and Brett braved the cold on the deck taking lots of pictures while Eric and I stayed in the warmer part inside. </span> <span style="font-size: small;">I think it was a really cold day for July!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This strange looking bird is a Common Murre. They are not very agile in flight but can dive underwater to depths recorded up to 590 feet. They breed in colonies but make no nest. Their single egg is incubated on a bare rock ledge on a cliff face. Some 20 days after hatching the chick leaves the ledge and heads for the sea. It is unable to fly but glides for distances accompanied by its male parent. Chicks are capable of diving as soon as they hit the water .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Coming back to Seward Harbor after our boat trip. Along the shore you can see some of the many RVs that were in town that day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We went to Seward several times and were lucky enough to have sun on a few of the days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Cruise ships come in an average of five days a week to drop off tourists and board new passengers. You can see many buses transporting the cruise passengers to Anchorage for the airport or on to Denali and then Fairbanks if they have an extended trip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We took our pups on a three mile hike to Grayling Lake. We were the only people on the trail. It's amazing how quiet the forest was. We never heard a bird chirp or an animal make a noise. We took our bear spray with us because they had spotted a bear and cub in the area recently.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While in Seward we checked out the different shops looking for bargains and artwork from the area. There were some very nice pieces and we found one made from copper that we couldn't pass up. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The RV park we stayed at was about 20 miles outside of Seward. It was a beautiful spot and, surprisingly, it would often be sunny and dry whereas it was cool and rainy in the town.<span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Alaska's coastline stretches nearly 45,000 miles. Alaska is bordered by two oceans, three seas, and the Gulf of Alaska. </span><span style="font-size: large;">On our final day in Seward we went to the Marine Life Center to view the local sea life and birds that inhabit the area.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Igloo City was first scheduled to open in 1973 promising a hotel, restaurant, gift shop, and fuel stop. The structure opened and closed over the years under new managements and finally shut down in 2005. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We couldn't see completely what this chopper was doing but something was being moved.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The mountains just continue to awe us.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Hurricane Gulch Bridge is 260 feet above Hurricane Creek.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We stopped at Denali Viewpoint South which is park of Denali State Park. Took a hike up a trail and saw some beautiful mountains but Denali still was not showing. Notice the trees growing on top of the information kiosk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After a five hour drive we made it to Mat-Su Valley. It includes the valleys of the Matanuska, Knik, and Susitna Rivers. The valleys are shaped by three mountain ranges: the Alaska Range, the Talkeetna Mountains, and the Chugach Mountains. The Matanuska-Sustina Valley (Mat-Su) was carved by glaciers leaving thousands of lakes. The rivers and lakes are home to the spawning grounds of chinook, coho, sockeye, pink and chum salmon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is the fastest growing region in Alaska and includes the towns of Palmer, Wasilla, Big Lake, Houston, Willow and Talkeetna. Thousands of residents commute to Anchorage each week for work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We drove into Palmer on Saturday and they were having an arts festival. We took our pups with us and walked around to see all the different venues. What surprised us the most was how many people came up to us and asked to pet our dogs. There were other dogs there, too, and everyone stopped to enjoy the pets. It was a beautiful, sunny day in the upper 60's and perfect for a festival.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day we drove up in the mountains to see the Independence Mines. It is the site of a former gold mining operation in the Talkeetna Mountains across from Hatcher Pass. The mining history dates to 1897 when claims were reported in the area until mining efforts finally became hard-rock gold mining with Independence Mines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a substantial mining camp with as many as sixteen wood frame buildings which were connected to each other by sheltered wooden tunnels. The mine was operated year round and at its peak 204 men worked there. Over 150,000 ounces of gold was recovered from the mine from 1936-1943 when the federal government shut down all businesses that were considered non-essential because of World War II. The operation started up again in 1948-1950 but the price of gold being set at $35 an ounce was not enough for the operation to stay sustainable.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The superintendent's house was very nice with indoor plumbing and hot water. He lived here with his family.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Muckers spent most of their shift shoveling rock blasted at the end of the previous shift. A mucker sometimes shoveled 20-25 tons of rock into ore cars during his shift. The men who drilled and blasted were called miners. Using pneumatic drills, it took an entire shift to bore a series of holes, pack them with powder and prepare for blasting. There were as many as 40 different working faces being developed at one time, each advancing only a few feet a day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Water from rain and snow melt percolated down through the mountain following cracks in the granite rock. The result was a continuous flow of water dripping into the mine with a underground temperature of about 38 degrees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day we took the pups on a hike to the Bodenburg Butte. It's a three mile hike up a 743 foot incline that includes 505 steps along the way. The Bodenburg Butte is a rock formation created by a passing glacier. During the Ice Age, the Knik Glacier moved through the valley shaping the landscape. As the ice pushed through it carried away tons of softer rock carving out the valley. The knob of much harder bedrock that was unmoved by the glacier is what is called a butte.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">During the Great Depression the Federal Government instituted a program to relocate destitute Midwest farm families to Alaska's Matanuska Valley. Some 203 young families from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota were selected to participate in a controlled experiment to establish an agricultural-based community.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The new "colonists" arrived by train in May, 1935. Despite many problems caused by bureaucratic oversight, weather, and the short summer, all families were able to move from tents into new houses by Thanksgiving. Most land was forested and had to be cleared before farming could begin. Unlimited credit was available to them at the community store but debt accumulated until income could be produced from the farm. The government tried to control the farmers by discouraging them from patronizing private businesses in the area rather than the colony. <span style="text-align: center;">Control was attempted by issuing the monthly family allowance in unique coinage called "Bingles".</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;">Over half of the original colonists withdrew from the colony project causing the government to recruit replacement families. By 1940 the government gave up oversight management of most of the functions. The farmers created a member-owned cooperative that made the rules and provided marketing functions for the farmers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;">Today many of the descendants still live in the valley. The crops they grow are root crops and leafy crops. Because of the extended sunlight, mild temperatures and young soil, many of the vegetables grown have broken records. A 138 lb cabbage, 20.2 lb cucumber, and 71.75 lb carrot are just a few. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">The closest horse was named Colonel and I got to ride him. Brett was on Dolly, the big black one, and our guide was on the other one. We were the only ones booked to go out on this ride.<br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12.8px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first two hours went well but then the trotting from the Colonel became excessive for this old gal so I was glad to get back to the ranch. The Captain felt it too but think he did better than I did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We stopped at the Ale House Brewery to have some local beer. Mine was called, "Grounds For Divorce Porter". It was quite good. The tap beer was presented on a long pipe with all the beer connections built into it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our last day here we took the pups on a hike by the Matanuska River. The water was flowing fast so we had to be careful with the pups. Trees on the bank were being eroded by the water current.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our last stop was at the Bleeding Heart Brewery. This local brewery is already known for their craft beers but it has only been in business for a few years. It is on an active dairy farm that was started 80 years ago by one of the families that came from the Midwest during the Depression. You can sit outside the brewery and chickens will be running around looking for handouts. We would have loved to bring back some of their beer but they don't bottle it yet so you can only purchase by the glass or a growler. </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We stayed in Denali for four days in the hopes of seeing the mountain 'Denali'. The town is small but very busy with tourists. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Bus tours, river rafting, hiking, and other sport activities abound.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are many hotels in Denali that cater to cruise ship passengers who get off the boats and are bussed from Anchorage to Fairbanks, stopping in Denali for a few days. Everyone wants to view the mountain and take pictures of wildlife, especially a moose.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Denali National Park and Preserve, originally called Mount McKinley National Park, was founded in 1917. It is the highest mountain peak in North America with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet above sea level. In 1896, a gold prospector named it Mount McKinley in support of then-presidential candidate William McKinley. That name was officially recognized by the U.S. government. </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">McKinley never saw the mountain or even visited Alaska.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The State of Alaska requested the name change to Denali starting in 1975 and it took until 2015 before the name was officially changed to Denali. Indigenous names for Denali can be found in seven different Alaskan languages and the name means "big mountain" or "the high one". </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Denali National Park is comprised of the Park and the Preserve. Together, they contain over 6 million acres. The original park, the Preserve is 2 million acres in size and is designated as wilderness. No hunting is allowed. There are no boundaries or fences so the animals in Denali are allowed to roam freely. There is only one road, 92 miles long, with only 15 miles of the road paved. You are allowed to drive 15 miles into the park in your personal vehicle, the remaining drive must be taken by bus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Denali has its own ecosystem so the mountain is fully seen only 30 percent of the time. It has been described as "the coldest mountain in the world", with record temperatures of -60 degrees, wind gusts to 100 mph, and wind chills down to -100 degrees. Only one day in three is storm-free. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We checked with the Visitors Center and there were trails within Denali where dogs are allowed to hike so we took the pups with us. We also found paved walking trails in the town of Denali where we could exercise the pups. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Early one morning we took a 4.5 hour bus trip into Denali in the hopes of seeing the mountain and some critters. They offer many other bus trips, up to 12 hours long, to go further into the park. We were told there was a better chance of seeing 'things' earlier in the morning so we left at 7:30 am but the bus was still quite full. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is a section inside the park where they house dogs for dog sledding. These dogs are not used for racing. They are larger and have better endurance for long treks. The dogs are used by the park rangers in the winter to get around within the 2 million acre preserve checking for poachers and making sure everything in the park is okay. Not even ATV's are allowed in the Preserve section of the park. In the summer, people volunteer to care for the dogs and make sure they are given hikes twice a day so you will see them alongside the road as vehicles and tour buses go past.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We did get a glimpse of a fox and her kits but they were so far off the road the pictures didn't capture them well. We could hear a few people in the back of the bus complaining about seeing few animals. We were told along this ride that there are only 1,700 moose within the preserve which is 2 million acres. There are also not alot of bears or wolves, and no deer at all. They know that because the scientists here spend a good deal of their time counting and tracking the herds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We stopped at the visitor center on the way back and several couples got off the bus there while the rest of us rode back to the hotel where we had boarded the bus. We were near the entrance to the park, probably about 100 yards from where the big Denali Park sign is, when the Captain shouted, "Moose at 9 o'clock". The driver slammed on the brakes and there was this big boy standing right by the side of the road munching on shrubbery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a male because you could see the knobs on the side of his head right above his eyes. Only male moose have antlers and their growth is regulated by testosterone. They cast off the antlers after rutting season in the fall. This frees the moose of up to 60 lbs of weight allowing him to store more energy for the winter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each spring, antler bone begins to grow inside a nourishing skin covering on the moose's head called velvet due to its short, soft hairs. The antlers grow quickly, and have been seen to grow as much as eight inches in nine days. The velvet will remain on the antlers for four months when the male will start rubbing up against trees and bushes to remove it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well our bus caused one heck of a traffic jam but everyone got lots of photos. Except, of course, for the folks who got off at the visitor's center. Their fellow cruise mates couldn't wait to tell them what they missed! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thanks to the Captain spotting this big boy everyone was thrilled about our bus trip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We went to a local brewery called The 49th State which was a few miles outside of the town of Denali. I had the St Elias Burger which is made of locally grown Alaskan yak. They describe it as having a delicious and delicate juicy flavor. They were right, it was quite good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We spent 4 days in Denali and decided it was time to move on. Our next stop will be in a small town about 45 minutes outside of Anchorage. There are few RV parks in the city and most have poor ratings. We talked to another RVer who had his wife and three teenage daughters with him on the trip and they all wanted to go to Anchorage to go shopping and stay at a hotel. He told us the hotels in the city are $300-$400 a night so he had to find a place further out to get halfway decent pricing. We'll stay with our RV. Peace!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We arrived at our RV park in Fairbanks and set up. The park is nice but crowded. Every couple days we see a different caravan group of travelers coming and going, usually 20 to 25 rigs in each group. The group that is here now came in from driving the Taylor Highway to Dawson City, Alaska, over the Top of the World Highway. The first 60 miles are paved but the majority of the road is gravel. We saw two big rigs with broken windshields they had taped to try and stop the cracks and another tow car that had a headlight smashed. We talked to one of the rig owners with major cracks in his windshield and he said they still had 5,000 miles more to go. He hoped the windshield would hold up because there is no way to get a new one shipped and replaced in short order. For that reason, we had decided to not go up to Dawson City. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our replacement for our burned up HWH leveling system arrived and we called the repair shop that said they would come and replace the unit. It took multiple phone calls and being ignored the whole week but we finally got a call on Sat. and the gentleman came over on Sunday afternoon and put in the new hydraulic control box. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We made another stop at a place called the Knotty Shop because they had some unique carvings outside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We drove to downtown Fairbanks on July 4th to see the sights. One of the things we found was that there were not many holiday festivities other than a few small parades and events at local children's parks. We asked about fireworks and were told that they don't have any because there is no dark this time of year. That is a true statement! It is light 24/7 !!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We found out the long days increase until June 21st and then after that each day loses 7 minutes of light until late December. And then it starts all over again. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">This arch is made up of more than 100 moose and caribou antlers collected from all over Alaska.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fairbanks is the largest city in the interior Alaska with a population of 32,751, and is the home of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1967, Fairbanks experienced the greatest flood in its history when the Chena River overflowed into the city. August was not a typical month and rainfall started on August 8th and continued until August 15th dropping 6.15 inches of rain compared to normal annual rainfall of 10.8 inches. Residents began moving their belongings to upper floors and the waters kept rising. Over 12,000 people had to be evacuated with seven deaths.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">About 95% of Fairbanks flooded and the city knew they had to do more to protect the people. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers acquired land and built the Moose Creek Dam 17 miles outside of Fairbanks. They built a 20.7 mile levee and an 8.1 mile dam. The depressions formed by gravel removal for use in the dam construction became the center of activity for creating 20,000 acres of public land used by the residents today for all types of sports. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">The flood waters from the Chena River were several feet higher than where I am standing in this picture. Note the white sign on my right which marks the actual water height.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">Alongside our park was a nice restaurant called the Chena Alaska Grill right on the Chena River. We went there one night for dinner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Captain had Amber Glazed Fresh Wild Caught Alaskan Halibut.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">I had Cranberry BBQ Glazed Fresh Wild Caught Alaskan Salmon. The meal was delicious!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1968, oil was discovered at Prudhoe Bay. A consortium of oil companies determined that a pipeline offered the best means to transport the crude oil to a navigable port where it could be shipped by tankers to the continental U.S. Alyeska Pipeline Service Company was established in 1970 to design, construct, operate and maintain the pipeline. It began moving oil in 1977.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pipeline is 800 miles long with the pipe being 48 inches in diameter. It crosses three mountain ranges and 500 rivers and streams and carries the oil from Prudhoe to Valdez.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The tall pole in front in this picture is a heat pipe that transfers ground heat into the air when the air temperature is cooler than the ground. This is to ensure that unstable soils remain frozen year round to support the pipeline. There are more than 124,000 heat pipes along the pipeline.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This tool was called a pig and it scraped wax from the internal walls of the pipe when the pipeline first began. Once the system warmed up from the constant flow of North Slope oil the wax build up ended. At that time the scraper pig was replaced by a lighter and softer polyurethane pig. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The polyurethane pig smooths the flow of oil by reducing turbulence making it easier to pump. This scraper pig weighs more than 2,600 lbs. There is another tool called a smart pig that travels along the inside of the pipeline testing for weaknesses and potential problems within the pipeline.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pipeline was designed for all types of soil conditions. In places of thaw-unstable soils, where heat from the oil in the pipeline might cause instability, the pipeline was insulated and elevated above ground. In other areas, the pipeline was insulated and buried to accommodate animal crossings or to avoid rock slide/avalanche-prone areas. In other sections, the pipeline was buried in a refrigerated ditch to keep the soil in a stable frozen condition. There are 44 buried road crossings along the 800 mile long pipeline for vehicle crossings. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Captain has twice loaded pictures from his camera and forgotten to put the memory chip back in so we couldn't take new pictures. This day I asked him if he had the memory chip in and he said let me take a picture to see. My quick response.....</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">The pups wading in the Chena River on their morning walk.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We decided to take a boat ride on the Chena River</span>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was a four-deck paddle boat. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">We noticed many of the roofs were made of metal and had strips on the roof in certain sections. This is to keep the snow on the roof which helps with insulation. When the snow gets too high it will fall off over the metal stripping. The homes are also being built with in-floor heating that radiates up throughout the entire home. With temperatures to -40 in the winter I can see why.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">T<span style="font-size: small;">he boat stopped so we could view a dogsled camp. This is Susan Butcher's dog camp and she won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race four times.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We were able to disembark and visit a Chena Athabascan Indian Village fish camp that was a replica of an original 1900's camp located near this site.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On our last day in Fairbanks we took a tour of Gold Dredge 8 in the Goldstream Valley. The dredge operated from 1928 to 1959. The company that owned and operated the dredge, Fairbanks Exploration, spent a great deal of money and seven years of difficult work to bring this dredge into operation along with several other dredges they owned. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It was a very slow, time consuming process. In warmer weather gravel was manually dug from the ground, dropped into a large metal bucket, and carried by a pulley to be dropped onto a pile called a tailing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Gold Dredge 8 boat was built in 1927 by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation and shipped in sections up to the Alaska gold fields. Water was needed to separate the gold flakes from the gravel and rocks so a 90 mile long conduit was built to supply water to the dredge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">All of the dirt was then spilled through a trommel which was a 36 foot long, 6 foot diameter, downward sloping cylinder perforated with a series of small holes of of varying sizes. The trommel slowly spun and blasted the gold-bearing gravel with high pressure water. The rotating along with all the water sent the heavier pieces of gold through into sluice boxes below, trapping the gold. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">During the Depression, the federal government decided to take the United States off the gold standard and set the price of gold at $35 an ounce. This had an effect on the Fairbanks Exploration Co. because there operation had variable costs. Over time, other laws were passed protecting workers and the environment and making it no longer cost effective for the company to continue. Today, dredging is no longer allowed in Alaska.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We arrived early for the tour of the dredge and started talking with a couple, Pete and Lori from Chicago, who were also going on the tour. During a conversation about RVing we mentioned we go to Mission, TX, in winter and stay at the Bentsen Palm RV Resort Village. Pete mentioned he was there last winter and asked us if we knew a guy by the name of Ski and his wife, Jo. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Time to start playing, "It's a Small World After All". Ski was the person at Bentsen Palms who found a lab pup and brought him to our site because he was unable to keep him. We named the dog Scottie, and kept him for two months until he was adopted by Terry and Bev Matteningly who were also staying at Bentsen Palms. Terry and Bev live in British Columbia and we are stopping in to see them (and Scottie) on our way home from this trip. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1942 while building the Alaska Highway it was common for the US Army Corp of Engineers to put up a directional post at their camps. It gave directions and mileage to surrounding communities and various parts of the world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While working on the Alaska Highway, Private Carl Lindley was injured and taken to the Army Aid Station in Watson Lake to recuperate. His commanding officer asked him to repair and repaint the directional post. Carl decided to also add his home town sign of Danville, Illinois, since he was homesick. The tradition he started is now known as the world famous Signpost Forest. People from all over North America and the world stop in to admire the thousands of signs and some add their own. </span><br />
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It was very interesting walking through the sign forest checking out the places people have come from. Unfortunately, the weather was rainy and cold this day so we didn't stay as long as we would have liked.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We spent two days at Watson Lake and while we were there we decided to wash our filthy car. They had a car wash in the RV park and a coin slot which called for either loonies or toonies. We thought that was a silly way of saying either Canadian or U.S. coins but luckily the Captain decided to check with the office first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The left is a loonie which is a one dollar Canadian coin and the right coin is the toonie, a two dollar Canadian coin. Glad we checked because the coins were required in other places in the Yukon and we wound up having to use them again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We got into our RV site and started to set up and found out our hydraulic lifts under the rig wouldn't come down. The Captain called Tiffin (the manufacturer of our rig) to see if they could help. After a decent amount of time they led him to a part of the rig that had fuses and one was found to be blown. We were sure hoping that was the issue, but not to be. So our next call was to a repair shop in Whitehorse where we made an appt. for the next morning. We were still able to stay in the rig, it just didn't feel as stable without the lifts down, especially when the slides were out.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">Teslin </span><span style="font-size: small;">was a very small town but the police still had a presence here.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">The drive to Whitehorse from Teslin Lake was stunning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we arrived at Whitehorse we went to the repair shop and had our HWH lift system checked out. The mechanic was able to quickly find the problem. The motherboard was completely fried and unfixable. The Captain called Tiffin and ordered a new one which they said they could ship the next day to our park in Fairbanks where we had reservations. The person in the office who was taking the information on shipping said she didn't see a motherboard in stock and suggested we call back the next day to ensure it had been shipped. That made the Captain nervous so he called HWH and spoke with them. They suggested replacing the whole box unit rather than trying to replace just the motherboard which made sense. So the Captain ordered one from them, too. Smart move! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> When he called Tiffin the next day the service dept. realized they didn't have another motherboard in stock so nothing would have been shipped. So now we are just hoping the one from HWH makes it to Fairbanks. The Captain spoke with a repair shop there and they said they would come over and install it at our site when we arrived. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had already planned on spending three days in Whitehorse since it is the capital of the Yukon. The population of the Yukon Territory is estimated to be 38,641 with Whitehorse as the home to 29,925. The Yukon is definitely a remote area. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of the inhabitants are Native American but in 1993 they changed their name to First Nation and there are 14 separate tribes. The official bird is the Raven, larger and heavier than a crow, and is found in many of the First Nation stories. The climate is usually cold with temperatures dropping into negative figures and a lot of snow in the winter. This time of year a sunny day in the upper 60's is summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We met a young couple who were having a great time hiking with their two dogs and were on a cliff overlooking the river. He was from Calgary and she was from Colorado. He jumped into the water with abandon.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">The water was cold but the young lady from Colorado jumped in, too. You go girl!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">There was other activity going on in the water but what amazed us was how few people were in the canyon. At home a place like this would be jammed in the summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">T</span><span style="font-size: small;">he S S Klondike was built in 1929 and was the largest vessel on the Yukon River. The ship had a cargo capacity 50 percent greater than previous boats and could carry over 300 tons. It ran aground in 1936 at the confluence of the Teslin and Yukon rivers and in later years was moved here and rebuilt with a museum. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">For over half a century Whitehorse was a company town with most of the land owned by the White Pass and Yukon Route transportation companies. All who camped or settled on the fringes of town were called squatters including First Nations people, railway and shipyard workers, and newcomers looking for a temporary inexpensive home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">During the Alaska Highway construction thousands of soldiers and civilian contractors used Whitehorse as a construction base. Yukoners and newcomers flocked to new jobs and opportunities in the wartime town. Housing was non-existent and the riverfront squatter communities boomed with hundreds of cabins, Quonset huts, shacks, and outhouses popping up in every available space.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">In 1953, Whitehorse became the Yukon's capital. With this status came large developments including a bridge to a new suburb across the Yukon River. To many, the area now called Whiskey Flats was unsightly and unsuitable for a modern town. Over the years, there were efforts to displace the squatters who proved remarkably persistent. While some buildings were relocated, many were destroyed without the owners' consent. By 1967, the little community had been replaced by a new park and the S.S. Klondike National Historic Site.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1974, the city limits were expanded from the original 2.7 square miles to 162 square miles making Whitehorse known as the largest metropolitan area in Canada. You are way outside of the actual town and still within the city limits although there is nothing around you but wilderness. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The town buildings have many historical murals painted on them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This immense slab of native copper weighs 2,590 lbs. In 1905, prospectors found the copper on the upper White River, 250 miles northwest of Whitehorse. It is the Yukon's largest copper nugget. In 1958, six men ventured into the wilderness to fetch the nugget. The slab was hoisted 400 feet to the riverbank. Guided by dog teams, the copper was hauled through the wilderness, around two canyons and over a blazed trail to the highway. The operation took five days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well the Canadian Superstore in Whitehorse came up with an ingenious solution. Remember the loonie and toonie coins.....</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well it still took me awhile to figure it out and the Captain was ready to call in the Mounties to find out where I was but I finally got it. After shopping, you take the cart to the cart corral and when you place the loose chain that is in the front of your cart into a slot in the cart that has already been returned it releases the loonie. There were ZERO carts abandoned in this grocery store parking lot. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is one of Whitehorse's most recognizable landmarks. Placed in front of the Yukon Transportation Museum, it is a CPV 1950's vintage Canadian Pacific Airlines airplane. It is mounted on a pedestal and continually pivots with the nose always pointing into the wind with the slightest of breezes. </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">The variation in the color of the trees was striking.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not up for a photo-op I think he was trying to tell me something.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In the picture above we saw a pair of trumpeter swans with their cygnets. They prefer seclusion to raise their babies so they are seldom seen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This lovely wildflower is called a Vetch. It was found all along the drive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And this is called Jacob's Ladder.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">We think this was a coyote we saw by the side of the road. He looked hungry.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We continued on our drive and made it into Alaska.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The Captain's dream come true.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The back of the 'Welcome to Alaska' sign was nicely decorated, too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Actually, the border crossing came a little after the 'Welcome to Alaska' sign. They knew there would be a traffic jam if the sign was actually at the crossing station. Although we were in Alaska we still had another 90 miles left to drive to Tok.</span></div>
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: inherit;">Often the road we traveled could best be described as the good, the bad, and the ugly. About the last 30 miles out of the Yukon and the first 20 miles into Alaska were a major challenge.</span><br />
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The permafrost causes the road to heave so it is constantly being repaired but you have to be very careful for unmarked areas.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The U.S. government along with Canada is continually working on scientific ways to prevent the heave damage caused to the roads by the permafrost. This is one example they are testing to see if they can prevent the ground from freezing under the road. </span></div>
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The trees grow in all different directions trying to stand but the root system struggles in the frozen ground.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please forgive the change in some of the font styles in this blog.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Communication has been touchy and our Internet and cell service poor and many days non-existent. However, I do take full responsibility for any typos and improper verbiage which happens more often than not :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So we can now say we finally made it to Alaska. Tok is a friendly little town that calls itself, "The Main Street Through Alaska". It is the only town in Alaska that the highway traveler must pass through twice - once when arriving in the state and again on leaving the state. We went to a local restaurant in town and had a nice dinner and a few drinks. The Captain needed it. But I still can't figure out why every time I say the name of the town, Tok, he starts inhaling deeply.......... Peace!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We spent the night in Grande Prairie which is a good sized city but the area we were in was heavily industrialized and there were trucks everywhere. Many of the people who stayed at the RV park worked in the local industries which are timber, oil and gas. The town was very dusty from trucks carrying gravel and many of the sides roads were not paved so a cloud of dust was evident everywhere. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The RV park we stayed at was nice and the owner was very friendly. He said every winter he and his wife close up and go to Hawaii to relax. Not a bad gig! The mosquitoes were unbelievable. They swarmed all over you and poor Desi got so upset. The owner said this was the worst year he had ever seen because they went from rainy weather to hot which really brought the bugs out. Since we were only there one night we just put on bug spray and tried to stay inside as much as possible.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Made it to Dawson Creek safely to begin the 'elder' migration.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1879, Dr George Dawson led a survey party through this valley looking for a suitable rail route through the Rockies. By 1898, fur traders, prospectors, and settlers came to this area. The railroad got here in 1929 and by this time the area was known as Dawson Creek.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1942, at the height of World War 2, the US Army Engineers began the construction of the overland route to Alaska and nine months later at a cost of $140 million dollars the road was completed. 11,000 troops and 16,000 civilians were employed on the project. There are 133 bridges and 8,000 culverts in the 1,523 miles of highway. Over this lifeline to the Northwest thousands of troops, food and war supplies were transported. Maintenance was taken over from the Canadian Army in 1964 by the Dept. of Public Works, Ottawa. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While in Dawson Creek we went to a restaurant for lunch. Both of our meals included french fries and the waitress asked us if we wanted gravy with the fries. We looked surprised and she explained that gravy and fries are very popular in these parts. She didn't understand putting ketchup on fries although she did admit that occasionally she will dip her fries into gravy and ketchup. She brought us a bowl of gravy to try with the fries because she said we just had to give it a try. It tasted like fries dipped in gravy......</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The manager came over to talk and said he loves living in Dawson Creek. He and his parents have a cattle ranch outside of town and ranching is a major business. We asked him how all the restaurants and shops survived in the colder weather and he told us business was booming then, too. Many workers come up to Dawson Creek to work in the timber and gas business and winter is a better time to cut and haul lumber and work on gas platforms because the ground is frozen. In the warmer weather those businesses slow down and the workers all go down to Mexico.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I wonder if he is driving this vehicle to Alaska.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We spent an extra day in Dawson Creek and took a a drive out to the historic Kiskatinaw Curved Bridge which is on mile 21 of the old Alaska Highway. The bridge is made completely of wood and although it is no longer used as part of the current Alaska Highway it is still in use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We made it to Liard River Provincial Park which was our next stop. We planned on staying for two days to enjoy the hot springs. The park has no amenities so you are boondocking. We were allowed to turn our generators on from 9-11 AM and 6-8 PM to keep everything electrical going but that was it. This is a very popular spot so it is hard to get a space and overflow parking across the highway was in use by many rigs. We parked, set up our outdoor things, sprayed for bugs (which were numerous) and had dinner. We decided to try the hot springs the next morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we woke up nothing was running including the refrigerator. It was only 6:30 AM, we couldn't turn on the generator, so we decided to go to the hot springs. We drove our car to a parking lot near the </span><span style="font-size: large;">boardwalk that takes you to the springs. The boardwalk is about a half mile long. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The marshy area has warm water, too, and is a spot enjoyed by the local moose and other wild critters.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The temperature of the water varies between 98 degrees and 120 degrees. It is very warm when you first get in but your body adjusts and then you can feel the difference in the temperatures as you move around in the water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We walked back from the hot springs to the car (a little nippy but really not bad) and drove back to our site. It was still too early to start the generator so we went to a local restaurant (the only restaurant in the area) that was almost across the street for coffee and decided to have breakfast, too. The food was iffy, the prices were high, and they were doing a booming business! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Back at the rig 9:00 came and we started the generator. Actually, we tried to start the generator multiple times and it wouldn't turn over. The Captain started the engine and let it run for awhile and then tried the generator again. Nothing. So the decision was instantly made. We loaded up the outside stuff, got the rig prepared to go, and were on the road by 10:00 AM and started heading to Watson Lake, the next stop on our itinerary. The Captain tried the generator about a half hour down the road and it finally started but it definitely needs a check-up. Oh well, so much for boondocking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Actually, my idea of boondocking is 35 amps, water, but no sewer hookup. I think that is really roughing it. And our adventure continues.... Peace !</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We arrived at Jasper National Park and saw that it was much more rugged than Banff National Park. The camp sites were in circles with three circles per section which afforded you more space per unit but the amenities were less. There were many dead trees in the campground and the roads were rough and full of potholes. Bathroom facilities were minimal per circle and the electrical infrastructure was limited. While we were there we saw an announcement that Jasper National Park will be closed all of 2019 in order to do a total upgrade. We understand the necessity of doing it but many of the campers we met were from cities or provinces nearby and they loved coming to this park.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">She doesn't look like she has a mean bone in her body. However, the morning we left the Jasper NP the Captain was walking the dogs around 6:00 A.M. and he and the pups saw a couple of cute young elk. They stood there and looked at them until the Captain heard a snorting noise and looked up to see a cow elk looking back. The momma elk snorted again, dropped her head, and started charging at them. The Captain grabbed the leashes, pulled the dogs around, and headed in another direction. Luckily, the cow elk stopped and joined her babies. It was all so quick there wasn't even time for a photo op. LOL.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The park was full of beautiful aspen trees but you could also see dead pine trees mixed in. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Desi was blessed with another family of marmots in our space so he had a ball trying to catch one. Here he is digging in one of the marmot holes hoping he can find something. Not to be.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We stayed at Jasper National Park for several days and heard about a tram ride up Whistler's Mountain that has 360 degree views. We thought that would be fun so we hiked the pups in the morning and then went for he tram ride. We were smart enough to wear warm clothes believing it would be cold and windy. We also wore tennis shoes instead of hiking boots and we didn't take hiking sticks with us thinking it would only be a 30 minute photo-op. Big mistake!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is where the tram takes you up to on Whistler's Mountain. It is about a 7 minute ride.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Arriving at the platform we realized there was a hiking trail up to the top of Whistler's Mountain. It was a steep hike but we decided to go up. Along the way there were large rocks one could sit on to catch your breath. Many other people were also taking the hike including those is shorts and flip-flops. Go figure.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below is a good view of the dying lodgepole pine tree that we have seen along our journey. The tree is being killed by a pine beetle and one of the guides with the tram said over 60 percent of this specie of pine tree has been killed. They predict in another year it will be over 90 percent which could be a major fire hazard in dry weather because the dead trees make forest fires very unpredictable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Five years ago, when we were in Helena, Montana, we saw huge forests of trees that had died from the pine beetle. This year we didn't notice any at all. The trees were all infected and died and the forest fires burned them down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately the pine beetle kept spreading north and has now invaded Canada and threatens a major timber industry. It also has an effect on the ecology of the forests because the lodgepole pine serves a specific purpose in the forest. The only thing that can stop the pine beetle spread is having several days of negative 40 degree weather to kill the larvae but the weather doesn't get quite that cold this far north.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We made it almost to the top except for the last section that was full of snow and quite slippery. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Looking at how far down the tram stop is from where we were on Whistler's Mountain. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day we took a great hike in Maligne Canyon in Jasper NP and the pups got to go along. Medicine Lake is like a giant leaky bathtub. It drains through an underground cave system resurfacing 10 miles downstream through springs along the Maligne Canyon. The water can take less than 12 hours during peak run-off times, or up to 88 hours during the winter to complete its underground journey. There are six bridges you can walk across to take photos of the canyon as the water flows through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also drove over to the Athabasca River to see the waterfalls. This river links the the Columbia icefield to the Pacific Ocean. After it leaves Jasper NP, the river gathers water from most of Alberta and flows through towns and farm lands making its way to the ocean.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">We actually saw a large moose near the road but a car coming the other way frightened it back into the woods before we could get a photo. Nuts! This warning sign for wild caribou was very interesting,too.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Millions and million of trees as far as the eye can see.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">In several places we had to stop for construction.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It looks like they are going to widen the road in certain areas.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">At times it could be very dusty and hard to see.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Other sections we were detoured onto were nothing more than mounds of dirt. We saw a caravan of rigs in Dawson Creek two days after we passed through this area. They had to drive it through the rain and their rigs and towing vehicles were filthy.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A new bridge over the Smoky River was being built. The part we drove over was made of wood. Scary!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hard to believe this bridge can support rigs and large trucks. I think I would have preferred to walk over it with the pups.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the Grande Cache Coal Corporation.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is a large chute that moves the mined coal from the mountain, under the road, and to the plant.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And that is it for this leg of the trip. Next stop is Grande Prairie for a night on our way to Dawson Creek, British Columbia, and the start of the Alaska Highway. Peace! </span>Hi Hopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617859501051692532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909900033167905.post-71377844495144754292018-06-19T19:20:00.001-05:002018-06-19T19:20:07.756-05:00Crossing the Border<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We left Montana heading towards the Canadian border which was about a four hour drive. We had prepared diligently to ensure we could cross the border with little stress but one never knows what will happen. In order to meet the crossing requirements we made sure all edible goods were in their original packages, except for a dozen pasties ( pastry filled with meat and vegetables) we bought in Montana and buried in the basement freezer of our rig. The packages were plain white wrappers that did not show the point of origin. Even the pups dog food was kept in its original bag when placed in its plastic container. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had extra wine and beer in the rig that was more than the limit so the Captain figured he would have to pay duty on it. The pups had their shot records and we even took them back the week before we left and paid for another examination in order to get a health certificate for each of them. I believe in following the rules (mostly)! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We pulled up into one of the lanes and the Captain handed over our passports. The border guard checked our identification and asked us where we were going and how long we would be in Canada. He then asked for the license plate number of our rig. Brett said IMALULU. The border guard looked surprised and asked what it meant. The Captain explained one of his aunts was named Lulu and was 6'3" tall, weighed 250+, and was one of the sweetest ladies one would ever want to meet. So when we bought our rig, seeing the size of it, we thought of Lulu and named the rig in remembrance of her. The guard said that was a really nice story. He then asked if we had any guns or ammo, beer, liquor, or wine. The Captain truthfully told him several bottles of wine and beer which we knew was over the allotted amount. The border guard told us to go ahead and have a nice time in Canada. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our spot, however, was for transients so we didn't get to park by the lake.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">But we did get serenaded by the cattle early the next morning that were grazing alongside the Milk River.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Desi, who is almost blind, has a fascination with squirrels and at home he is always racing out onto the deck to try and catch one. In this part of the country there are other furry animals that he thinks he should chase after. They are much faster and have lots of hiding places underground but Desi keeps trying.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the yellow-bellied marmot. He was living in a woodpile not far from our rig so we got to hear and see him a lot. This type of marmot lives mostly along the Rocky Mountains and dwells in an underground home with approximately 8-12 other female marmots. He is the dominant male and protects the home. When threatened he releases a high pitched whistle which Desi hears very well. The marmot appears in May-September and the remaining time of the year it hibernates.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We arrived at Banff National Park staying at Tunnel Mountain park which has 1,149 campsites. Every way you looked there were mountain views that were stunning and the park itself was very well maintained.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The first full day was rainy so we took a hike with the pups, went into town, and stopped at a pub to have a quick meal</span>.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I saw a town next to Banff that had an Ammolite factory and showroom that I wanted to visit. Ammolite is a natural stone that I saw last year on our cruise to Alaska at several jewelry stores and it was very pricey on the ship and in the ports. When I found out the stone is mined in Alberta I hoped I could find a better deal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ammolite was given official gemstone status in 1981 and that same year the stone was commercially mined. While ammolite stone is very common, the type that carries the gemstone is rare and most of it has already been removed from the ground. They told us they have a supply left in warehouses that will last another 50 years and then it will be gone.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not a great picture but this is the bracelet the Captain bought me. Since it was such a better deal than in Alaska, I found a pair of earrings to go with it :)<br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">W</span><span style="font-size: small;">e drove back to Banff but by this time the rain was cold and it was not a great day to be outside so we just headed to a pub for a meal. The Captain needed a beer by then, anyhow.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Saw this sign in Tommy's Pub and I thought they had a great idea. The Captain thought it was a great idea, too!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The next day was beautiful so we took the pups for another hike.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We headed out of Banff a few miles so we could take a scenic route up to Jasper National Park.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The scenic drive from Banff to Jasper is on a two lane road and the trip is 130 miles. The road is nicely maintained with wide shoulders and the highest speed limit is 90 kpm (56 mph) because of the mountains and curves. There aren't words to describe the views other than breath-taking. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our first sighting was a black bear. He caused a real traffic jam. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just when you thought the views were over you came to another mountain panorama. This area is called the Icefields.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It took us over 5 hours to go on the scenic drive from Banff to Jasper but it was worth every minute. We arrived in Jasper National Park in total awe of the Canadian Rockies. If you ever get the chance.......this is the place to visit. You will be humbled by its majesty. Peace! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we returned home in late fall of 2017, the Captain decided to build a pad for our rig so we wouldn't have it sitting in our driveway. We had quite a few trees removed from part of our land next to our house and called in a local contractor to do the dirt work. He had a great idea as to where we should place the pad so we agreed and the work began. The intention was to build up the ground, put a surface on it, and then build a cover on the port for the rig. Well the contractor underestimated the height of the pad or overestimated his abilities and we wound up with a pad that started eroding as soon as we had the first rain. The contractor then recommended a company that could build a retaining wall to keep the pad from eroding into the lake. We hired out the work for the retaining wall which couldn't start until February, and then we got in the rig and took our annual winter trip to Texas. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">This picture shows the retaining wall that was built while we were in Texas. Our good neighbor, Gary, watched over the project for us and when it was finished he sent us pictures and said we better be planning on building a really nice cover for the rig because the retaining wall turned out gorgeous.</span> </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rather than try to seed the yard around the pad or put down sod, we had a sprinkler system put in and then hydro-seeded the land. When it was finished we had used four different contractors but the hydro-seeders were the most amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While all this was going on we were planning and preparing for our big adventure to Alaska. Well, actually, the Captain was doing most of the planning and I just stayed out of his way. We had one other event before we left for the summer and that was the graduation of our grandson, Lee, from high school. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lee graduated with honors and is headed to The Citadel which is a military college in Charleston, South Carolina.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Grandma and Grandpa with the new graduate. Good job Lee, we are very proud of you and love you a lot.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The day after Lee's graduation we left for our summer trip heading out towards Montana.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lulu all packed up and ready to go.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Captain so excited to go on this trip! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We headed up towards Tennessee through Nashville.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I didn't know he was still performing.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Grand Old Opry is in the suburbs of Nashville and can be seen from the interstate. We decided that would be a fun city to explore some day. They even have an RV park right alongside the Opry House.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Heading through Kentucky and crossing the mighty Ohio River.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A canal used for irrigation in Illinois right next to the Mississippi River.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Crossing the Mississippi River into Missouri.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We drove through Missouri and crossed the Missouri River heading into Kansas City.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The building in the front is the home of the Kansas City Royals and behind it you can see Arrowhead Stadium.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Beautiful metal sculptures on a bridge over the interstate near Omaha, Nebraska.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Driving through South Dakota we hit some rain but it wasn't too bad. The traffic was very light.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Right next to Main Street is this huge pit that they are still excavating. According to the info we read, the owner of this pit has 11 more years to work it and then they figure it will be tapped out. There are several other pits in the area and this is a big business for the town.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We noticed the interstate roads had a rust tinge to the pavement. This is from the type of rock they pull from the pits.</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This stop honored the Native Americans in South Dakota. The tepee is made from concrete posts and is illuminated at night.</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The rest stop overlooks Lake Francis Case created by damming part of the Missouri River. There are walking trails behind the rest stop which gave the pups a chance to run and play.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This magnificent sculpture is called, "Dignity of Earth and Sky".</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The colored panels glow when the sun shines through them and it can be seen from the interstate. This was the nicest rest area we have ever seen.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">Work was being done on the interstate and 10-15 mile sections have been completely ripped out to rebuild again.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">The grassy lands of South Dakota.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">A small view of the Badlands.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">All along the interstate there were signs advertising this place of business.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had heard about Wall Drug in South Dakota and knew it was the "mecca" for experienced RVers. So we fought through the heavy traffic to reach the town.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Captain had made reservations for us to spend the night in Wall, SD, and it turned out our RV park was right next door to the famous town so we had to check it out since we are 'experienced RVers' now.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The RV park was even kind enough to cut a path through the grass surrounding the park so we could walk over to the town. We did have to cross over several sections of railroad track though.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The railroad tracks had a rather large warning sign but no one paid attention.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Walking to downtown Wall, South Dakota, from the RV park.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">All but three buildings on the main street are owned by Wall Drug.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Free parking courtesy of Wall Drug is everywhere.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can walk from one store into the next without going outside to make sure you see everything Wall Drug has to offer.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Captain made friends quickly.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Maybe a little too quickly.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This sculpture called 'Enemy Territory' by Harvey Rattey was selling for $22.000.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">As big as this enterprise is, the actual Wall Drug that began in 1931 is very tiny with only one pharmacist on duty and still filling prescriptions today.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anything you want or need they have. Most of it is touristy stuff and the few items we liked were overpriced so we got through the shops quickly.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We left Texas in mid-March as part of the grand migration north, Southern Texans driving back home to Iowa and Minnesota and Wisconsin and Canada. Unfortunately, for most the weather was not very cooperative. It seemed that as we traveled north the cooler weather was there to greet us no matter what state we were in. Several days before we left Texas we drove up to San Antonio to turn our Scottie over to his new owners, Bev and Terry Mattenley from Victoria, British Columbia, who had been staying in the same park where we stayed and became smitten with the big boy. They already had plans to see the sights in San Antonio so we drove Scottie up a few days later and met them.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A picture of Scottie's new adopters, Terry and Bev, the day we said good-bye to him. We had fostered him for almost two months while staying in Mission, Texas.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That weekend we left our RV park and drove up to San Antonio to have some maintenance work done on the rig. We were there for several days and then we drove up to Bandera, TX, and met our good friends Ian and Annette Patience. We stayed at a nice RV park outside of Bandera and enjoyed the warmer weather and taking the pups for hikes along some of the rivers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bandera is the county seat of Bandera County, Texas, with a population of 857. It calls itself the "Cowboy Capital of the World". Bandera was founded by Roman Catholic immigrants from Poland and St Stanislaus Catholic Church was built by those immigrants. The church is considered one of the oldest in Texas and many of the residents are descended from those Polish immigrants.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Captain 'stylin' for us!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the old jail and courthouse in Bandera built in 1881 with local stone and cypress floors.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day we went to another section of the Medina River that passes through the town of Bandera. It is a lovely park, very well maintained, and a great place to walk your pups, or spend time with the family having cookouts on the weekend days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That pretty much took care of Bandera so we took a drive the next day to a town called Kerrville about an hour away.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The drive was beautiful but not recommended for large trucks or rigs because there were many twists and turns. I noticed these signs marking water height any time we crossed over a bridge. Evidently, there is a good deal of flooding on the road during rainy season.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We decided Kerrville was a neat town and we'll probably stop there again when we have more time to see all the sights. We enjoyed several days with Ian and Annette and then it was time to say goodbye to our friends and start heading home. We had to drive back to San Antonio to pick up a part that the RV shop had ordered for us.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We got caught up in traffic caused by an accident so we spent a good deal of time crawling back into San Antonio.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Along the way we noticed this large facility that the Captain thinks was a landscaping material plant. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Back into the city. The traffic in this town is really bad and they are doing a good deal of construction to try and add more lanes.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Crawling along in traffic we noticed a few oddities along the way. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not sure what this vehicle is, but underneath the word soup on the can it says, "Rock and Roll since 1955".</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finding RV parks to stay in on the way home can sometimes be a challenge. This, actually, was a really nice park. But I'm glad we only stayed one night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We arrived home for a couple days and then drove the rig up to Chapel Hill for a doctor visit. Then on to Richmond, VA, to help our grandson, Dane, celebrate his tenth birthday. While there we did some remodeling in the kid's bathroom, too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After that we headed home to start working on all the projects we want to get completed and get ourselves ready for our big adventure to Alaska this summer! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally, we received several pictures from Scottie's new parents showing him on his trip across country heading to his new home in Canada. Thought I would share them with you. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">He seems to enjoy The Animal Planet.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That is all for now. Warm days and happy times to all of you and we will continue this blog when we go on our big summer adventure. Peace!</span><br />
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