Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Day 49: Kasilof to Palmer


Snow on the mountaintops, clouds in the valleys, and rain everywhere!


It’s another rainy day, but at least this was one that had been planned for travel. We stopped by the Kenai airport to return the rental car and then proceeded to the end of the Sterling Highway, turned north  on the Seward Highway, and headed along the Turnagain Arm toward Anchorage.  On this return trip, it was high tide along the Turnagain, so the huge mudflats were gone.  There were still quite a few fishermen along Bird Creek where we had camped a week ago.

Going through Anchorage, the rain let up.  Just north of Anchorage, we turned east on the Glenn Highway, heading toward Palmer, Glenallen, and ultimately Valdez. 

We stopped for the night at King Mountain State Recreation Site, a small campground along the Matanuska River.  The sun actually came out for a while, so Ranger was able to get a good walk and some outside time.  It stayed nice until after we had started our campfire, at which time the wind rose, the black clouds rolled in, and the rain started again.  So we retreated inside, to a dinner of pork BBQ and beans, and a quiet evening of reading.   No electric, no water, no cell service, and no internet here. 





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