Cooper Landing - Turquoise Water
I’ve got a wireless signal here, although I don’t know why. From what the proprietors told us, there was wireless available through a local ‘pay per use’ service, and I was more than willing to use it. I logged on - waiting to see the screen where it asks for your credit card number, and there wasn’t one. Needless to say, I’m taking advantage of my good fortune to update this journal.
Steve and I left Soldotna yesterday at noon, and stopped at Fred Meyer to top off our gas tanks ($4.61/gallon with our store discount card). He continued onward, and I ran into the store to pick up a few things that we needed. I let him know that I planned to take Skilak Lake Road, off of the Sterling Highway, so I could grab a few photos of Skilak Lake. Skilak Lake Road starts and ends on the Sterling Hwy, but adds a few extra miles to the route. It’s also a gravel road, with 35mph speed limits - when the road is in good condition.
As soon as I turned onto the road, there was a huge flashing traffic sign warning of “Rough road ahead”. They weren’t kidding! While some areas were in good enough condition to nudge my speed up to 30mph, a huge portion of the road was so deeply rutted and pot-holed, that I crept along at 15-20mph to keep from losing my undercarriage or getting a flat tire. (more…)
