May 28, 2014
It was 42 and partly cloudy when we got
up this morning – the warmest morning since we left home. Later in
the day it became sunny with bright blue skies! Nice. The increased
moisture has decreased the haziness and the fire risk. We had a
pretty boring day. We cleaned the motor home inside, the truck
inside, did a little laundry and bathed the dog. All normal things
that have to be done when you travel long term.
We would have done more laundry but
were disappointed to find that the water here is not clear and has a
little taste. It looks like it has may iron in it. The washing
machines here are also stained so we elected to wait until Anchorage
to wash clothes. We just did rags and rugs. Anyone looking for a
campground in this area, the people here are very nice, the sites
large enough and right by the creek. Very restful environment. It
has a lower 48 state park feel.
However, on the downside, it is very
dusty and you can tell by the looks of Scout there are spruce needles
and sap everywhere.
It made our plans for cleaning a little more
challenging. Also, I would say anyone who is particular about their
coffee or tea would want to bring their water.
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| Scout helping get all the spruce needles and dust up from the site |
We enjoyed listening to and watching
the birds here. There are some we haven't yet identified and also
couldn't get to pose for the camera but the gray jay loves to pose.
By the way, the huge Alaska mosquitoes are now out in full force. If you look closely you make can see them on Scout. They were bothering him so much we just brought him back inside.
By the way, the huge Alaska mosquitoes are now out in full force. If you look closely you make can see them on Scout. They were bothering him so much we just brought him back inside.
Done with our chores, we plan to have
an early dinner and watch a movie. We recorded a lot of movies
before leaving home since we are too far north for our satellite TV
to work, and haven't watched a single one.
Tomorrow we move on the Eagle River
Campground right outside of Anchorage. We need to resupply the
pantry and finish the laundry before Barry and Donna arrive on
Saturday. We will see what else we can get into.
Good 'ol camping - plenty of dust and dirt and the bugs won't give you any peace. Just saying... :-) dda
ReplyDeleteWell, our "real" camping friends don't allow us to say we camp since we carry our queen size bed, bathroom, furnace and A/C with us. But this part of Alaska is sort of like SC without the heat and humidity. :) It was 35 this morning.
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