Snowbound

We drove in very wet snow most of yesterday and it snowed about 5 inches last night!   This morning we started our day by having to climb up on the RV and push snow off in order to close the slides (Karen...who isn't afraid of heights)!

Today was a beautiful drive down the Cassiar Highway where we saw several bears.  Unfortunately one had just been hit by a car and it was blocking our lane.

We've stopped for the night at a delightful campground in Hazelton BC.  Bad news is it's raining and looks like more snow!

Three days on the road

We started out Thursday morning and spent the first night at a camp site near Glennallen, AK, continuing on to Beaver Creek, YT on Friday for a delightful evening next to a babbling brook.  We enjoyed a campfire and Max had fun with a pestering Raven that kept trying to steal his dog food.

Today we drove in rain a good part of the day and are now at a campground outside of White Horse, YT.  It was 39 degrees when we broke camp this morning and never reached 49 all day (rain and mountains).   Tonight it is supposed to reach 33 degrees here!  Boy when fall comes to the North Country, it comes fast and hard!

We are planning a different route back from here and will be traveling the Cassiar highway South through BC, coming into the US at Glacier Nat Park.

The sun just broke through so we might brave the 30 MPH wind and 49 degrees to take a walk......

Max says "Hey Y'all "!

We bid adieu to Soldotna

Well, the time has come to "bid adieu" to Soldotna.   We orginally planned to wait until after Labor Day, but with freezers full of fish and having visited most of the Kenai Peninsula,  we have decided to pack up and slowly work our way home through British Colombia to see new and different things.

This evening we threw a pizza party for our dear friends here at Klondike RV Park.  They have been amazing and welcoming!   Tomorrow morning we leave for Wilderness Park just outside Glennallen AK.

Max made his rounds and said goodbye to his many admirers.  I'm convinced that 70 percent of us being so welcomed is because of "loveable Max"!

More later....

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More Seward Pictures

Here are a couple more pictures of Resurrection Bay and Seward.

Resurrection

We spent three days in Seward (Resurection Bay) enjoying the glaciers and one day fishing for Silvers (Coho).  As usual,  Karen out fished me but we ended up with a sizable catch.   The freezers are full!

We really enjoyed the Sea Life Center with its many aquariums.   Always a treat are the Sea Lions and seals.

Max enjoyed the water (of course)!

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Lazy days and Thanksgiving

With the Sockeye runs coming to an end and Silvers "on hold" (AKDNR has limited Silver fishing to a single bare hook until the 15th to help protect the Kings), we are doing some aggressive hiking each day in wilderness areas.  Afternoons are pretty much sitting around and "chatting" with fellow RVers.

This evening the Owner and his family are hosting a "Thanksgiving dinner" for the campground.  Karen is making a great salad to take over (pot luck don't you know).

Friday we leave for Seward for a couple of days of Silver (Coho) fishing with a guide we've gotten to know.  There are no fishing restriction on Silvers in Seward and the daily limit is 6 per person.  Silvers average 8 to 10 lbs.

Yesterday we were treated to a nice view of Mt. Redoubt....

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Valcanos, Fireweed and more Russians

We drove back down to Homer the other morning and, in route, stopped in Ninilchik to see another Russian Orthodox church dating back to the early 1800's.   We also got a very nice view of the three volcanoes across the Inlet.

The fireweed is EVERYWHERE  and continues to bloom!

We again had lunch at Captain Patty's...  absolutely the best Halibut in Alaska!

Headed back to Soldotna, we decided to stop and take in the Salmon  Festival in Ninilchik.....bad idea!  Turned out to be an expensive lesson!   The MJ smoke was so heavy in the crowds that we only stayed 30 or 45 minutes.  Even Max's eyes were red and watering!!!

We've been hiking some wilderness trails and although we've seen plenty of bear sign and moose signs,  they've been staying out of sight....thankfully!

Max says "Hey Y'all "!