Alaska is like you favorite bar in college: its quirky and run-down and held together with cracking linoleum. And by some miracle almost everywhere has LTE.
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Jinks at Snowgoose Pond B&B knows the way to my heart; she made homemade biscuits for me again. Leaving Palmer for Denali was bittersweet.
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On Sunday morning, I was eager to try Jinks' blueberry sourdough pancakes. Mom was eager to go to church and fellowship with kindred spirits.
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Surprisingly, Palmer has a lot to offer...especially when you have errands to run. And errands we ran in the little town nestled between mountains.
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The fog densely hung onto the fjord as we left Seward. Dense fog seems to be a trend in Alaska.
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We took a Kenai Fjords tour (by boat) to see the most beautiful places and I fed the jellyfish. Yes, from the back of the boat.
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After a quick detour for more amazing coffee, we hit the road for Seward.
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Who knew so many RV's could fit on such a tiny piece of real estate????
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Today was the most beautiful drive filled with glaciers, mountains, rivers, streams, and estuaries. Did I mention glaciers and mountains?
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It's as if the sun never set. I woke up at 1:30 from a nightmare and could clearly see as if it were daylight.
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After checking out of Fast Eddy's, We turned right to finish the Alaska Highway in Delta Junction.
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Headed out of Whitehorse early; dawn usually appears well before 5am. Stopped in Haines Junction for some gas, and received a free coke with a gas purchase.
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The most amazing blueberry muffins created us in the lobby as we checked out (as early as dawn would allow). We were in Whitehorse by 8 am, even with a photo stop.
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Again, we set out at some ridiculous time in the wee hours of the morning; before even the front desk had an attendant. TEarly mornings bring the quiet, the still, and the calm: simple beauties.
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By 7:00, we'd seen dozens of oil riggers heading to work and hit the historic Milepost 0 of the Alaska Highway.
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It rained most of the night, and while we never got wet, I wouldn't say we were dry either. In desperate need of dehumidification, we broke camp, got fuel, and were back at Bear's Paw Bakery by 6:30 am.
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The squawking crows woke us and we did our morning things. I also repacked the car and forced mom to condense the unnecessary items into one bag - rather than having to unload 4 small bags, I could just unload one.
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We drove the Icefields Parkway (Alberta 93) from Banff to Jasper. Along the way, we saw latent, glistening snow and heard the leaves of aspens glitter in the wind nestled among evergreens.
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