Seward and Beyond

We spent 2 days in Kenai checking out all the microbreweries. From there we went to Seward for the night. Stopped at the Apollo for pizza and checked the mail. Saw 2 Great Blue Herons in the trees above the lagoon. One was definitely an adult, and I think the other was a juvenile. Have never seen a heron in a tree. Then, in the same trees were 2 very juvenile bald eagles. As in this year's young. They were very dark in color. At first I thought one was a hawk, but as soon as I got a look at the profile, it was surely an eagle.

Only spent the one night and then heading back toward Anchorage. Had a few last loose ends to tie up before heading out. Tried to spend the night at the Eagle River Campground, but it was full. We ended up in the Eagle River Fred Meyer parking lot. Took Ben and Michelle to Pizza Man for dinner. Finally met their dog Roxie. She's a bundle of fun. I think Eugene would like her. She has energy like him. Meika would be OK with her for a while, then go lay down somewhere.

We had to take the dogs to the vet for their wellness certificates so they can go through Canada. Eugene is a svelt 98lbs, while Meika is a whopping 85! Guess who needs to loose weight? But she doesn't seem to care. She still has a lot of energy, so that's a good sign.

Yesterday we started our trip. We landed about 6pm in Tok. Driving the Glenn Highway and the Tok Cutoff was horrible. The whole thing, especially once you get farther north, is nothing but frost heaves. Not a good thing for a large RV. Now I know why many of the people who come here in RVs leave via Fairbanks. The only thing we saw were trucks with ATVs attached. It's hunting season, you know. Caribou. Maybe moose. Mostly caribou.

And if anyone is planning on driving up to Sheep Mountain Lodge or Matanuska Glacier or points beyond, be aware that there is road construction around MP92 through MP97. It is 1 lane with a pilot car. It looks like they are putting a straighter road in. It will be nice when it is done.

These are 2 pictures taken along the way. I didn't write down where I took them, but they are on the road to Tok.