We left Dawson City on Tuesday and took the ferry across the Yukon River. At six in the morning we were the only ones on board. The Yukon was running about 12 knots of glacier gray water. On the far side it's a rough gravel road that goes up and up. The one up being the furtherest point north that we've traveled, and the other in elevation - pictures of both. Rough road, slow going, and a little eerie feeling of being out of touch with civilization, but just beautiful scenery. Chicken Alaska was colorful. The name came when the locals couldn't spell or pronounce the local bird -Ptarmigan, so the gave up and called the town Chicken - close enough. We traveled through a hundred miles plus burn area from 2004 when we were up here last. I know it's nature taking it's course, but it sure looks bad.
We did our first dry camp next to Kettle Lake on the dead end Nebesna road. After dinner we watched and listened to "just us and God" nature. The quiet was loud. The mountain is Mt Sanford, part of the Wrangel St. Elias National Park. The four hour hike up Caribou Creek was easy to begin with but hard at the end. We crossed the creek on two foot of frozen snow/ice, with some amount of trepidation. Mickey had a CRS moment when as she was doing her thing she referred to swatting the skeeters away from her pearly whites. O well pasty white or pearly white, the skeeters love it just the same. We saw a snowshoe hare but no other critters. The two pictures are evidences of them though, one from a eatee and one from a eater. Karis look up that book that Mickey gave you and tell us which is which.
We're overnighting close to the Mantanuska Glacier, and have decided to do Seward tomorrow.
We're anxiously looking forward to seeing our friends on Sunday, for the obvious reasons but here's one we've discovered. After being on the road for a couple of weeks with just the two of us, it's apparent that that Miss Manners wouldn't approve of certain habits. Nothing really gross, just things like hair care (no problem with me - Mickey shaved it off), paper towel face baths, and certain other niceties of life. Anyway I'll clean up my act when you get here Lois.
3 comments:
Hi Mom and Dad
glad we could talk last night! Love the blog - keep putting more pictures on!
Love
Leah
We are grandparents again!
Ezra Steven Rozema
7lbs 10oz 21 inches
looks like Levi
everyone is doing well
Praise God!
Sounds like a great trip so far! Wish we were there, but....the grandbaby is worth it!
Dave and Judy
As soon as I saw the pictures I thought of the book as well. Karis (probably more Ryan) will have to check it out. The campers are tired so it will have to be another day. Camping just around the corner was great! The weather was a bit chilly but we managed to sit at the beach for two afternoons. It was lovely to get away and reconnect with my dear college friend. Kelly's week was another Koops adventure. Braydon came down with the flu in the middle of the night. It was a mess everywhere. They went home for a day and a half. God is good....they were so close to home they could go home! I had a restless night the night Braydon got sick. I thought I was suppose to be praying for Dalton. Good thing God is willing to listen to the prayers of the weak.
The boys both made their all-star baseball teams so there is more baseball for us! They are excited.
Leah gave us permission to leave our camper in your spot. Rick says thank you. It saved him a trip out to Hudsonville.
We're keeping all of you in our prayers. May God bless you and keep you. May you find a deep harmony together while you experience his presence in the beautiful creation - up north!
Raeanne
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