8/19/2009

August 17, 2009 – Travel Day

Before I talk about today, I missed telling you that yesterday, 16th, was our Elliot’s birthday – he is 17 years old (well over 100 in human years) and still going strong – :-))  I can tell you that he celebrated his birthday doing what he does best – sleeping – :-))

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Today we left Palmer and made our way east.

Scenes from the Glenn Highway:

 

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Did you notice the leaves changing – fall is here!

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The Matanuska River Valley and Glacier:

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We saw this strange glow in the sky twice today – look closely at the photos and you will see what looks like a rainbow (hmmm, maybe this was the end of the rainbow):

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The Glenn Highway ends in Glennallen.  From there we took the Richardson Highway north to the Tok Cutoff.  Some scenes from the Tok Cutoff:

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We had rain off and on today – as you can see from the clouds.  We are camped at Porcupine Creek State Park – near Slana, AK. Our site:

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Porcupine Creek:

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We were able to have a campfire tonight before the rain started again.

Stats:

Miles Traveled: 237 miles

Routes Traveled:

Alaska: Bogard Road; Trunk Road; Palmer-Wasilla Highway; AK-1 (Glenn Highway, Richardson Highway (AK4/AK1), Tok Cutoff)

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