2008 - June - Tok, Alaska to Soldatna, Alaska

We arrived in Tok, Alaska on June 23rd.  BTW, probably north of Whitehorse we started seeing little red flags along the road and started understanding their meaning.  The paved roads are blacktop and its difficult to see the waves caused by frost heaves.  The flags mark those waves and I learned that after bumping my head on the roof while going through some frost heaves.  Much of the road north of Whitehorse was also gravel and a work in progress.

Tok - we made it

Glennallen is on the Copper River and driving out is what seems like a classic view of the Wrangler Mountains.

Sanford Mountain

Combat Fishing the Copper River

Panning for gold

If my memory serves me the Copper River moves more silt into salt water than the Mississippi River.  We took a short tour on a boat with two 600hp engines that was able to power against the current.

The current

Native Alaskans are allowed to fish with Fish Wheels.  Its something like a paddle wheel with a scoop that catches the fish on the up stroke and dumps them on a slide to shore.

An immature Bald Eagle and a car that will soon be in the river.

Soldotna is on the Kenai River near the Cook Inlet, about halfway between Anchorage and Homer.

Nelchina Glacier

Moose were more prevalent driving round town in the evening than dogs.

We were exploring one afternoon and came across this airstrip.

And here's the Cook Inlet

Redoubt Mountain across the Cook Inlet looking across the town of Kenai

Much of the road to Alaska is gravel and big truck tires pick up the gravel and throw projectiles at our RVs and vehicles.  This was one man's solution to the problem of broken windshields and dents.

I thought the name of this street in Kenai was interesting