Comments on: “Top of the World” Highway & Chicken (Aug Vacation Part 5 of 5) http://susanstevenson.com/blog/2009/08/top-of-the-world-highway-chicken-aug-vacation-part-5-of-5/ The thoughts and photography of Susan L Stevenson Fri, 18 May 2012 00:58:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: susanstevenson http://susanstevenson.com/blog/2009/08/top-of-the-world-highway-chicken-aug-vacation-part-5-of-5/#comment-3970 susanstevenson Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:50:05 +0000 http://susanstevenson.com/blog/?p=133#comment-3970 Hi Mike, and thanks for commenting. I'm sorry we couldn't do that tour, as I'm sure it would have been interesting. I've toured the Gold Dredge #8 dredge, and visited the Chatanika Dredge a few times (never climbed inside though), but it's always good to get information from someone who knows a lot about the big machines. I didn't know that about your WiFi. It wouldn't have mattered for us though. Our laptop batteries aren't very efficient unfortunately, so we had to unplug before the generator shut down. We do the bulk of our traveling in the summer months, but try to get down to the Kenai area in early spring as well. We'd like to visit Eagle sometime. We missed it on this trip because the rain came and the road was in pretty rutted condition (especially for towing a camper). Thanks again for taking the time to comment. Take care, Susan Hi Mike, and thanks for commenting. I’m sorry we couldn’t do that tour, as I’m sure it would have been interesting. I’ve toured the Gold Dredge #8 dredge, and visited the Chatanika Dredge a few times (never climbed inside though), but it’s always good to get information from someone who knows a lot about the big machines.

I didn’t know that about your WiFi. It wouldn’t have mattered for us though. Our laptop batteries aren’t very efficient unfortunately, so we had to unplug before the generator shut down.

We do the bulk of our traveling in the summer months, but try to get down to the Kenai area in early spring as well.

We’d like to visit Eagle sometime. We missed it on this trip because the rain came and the road was in pretty rutted condition (especially for towing a camper).

Thanks again for taking the time to comment.

Take care,
Susan

]]> By: Mike Busby http://susanstevenson.com/blog/2009/08/top-of-the-world-highway-chicken-aug-vacation-part-5-of-5/#comment-3969 Mike Busby Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:40:47 +0000 http://susanstevenson.com/blog/?p=133#comment-3969 Hi Susan, Just wandered into your blog looking for some postings about Chicken and my hats off to you for your great pictures and read. I have to apologize though, for I am the guy that should have given you the tour of the Pedro Dredge; one of the very few days of our long season that I was not present. But I promise that if come through Chicken again and give me a head's up, I will do all I can to make it happen. You also will have a new photo opportunity of the dredge as I just finished moving it closer to the RV park this fall. You mentioned that you did not take the tour of Tisha's grave site and school house. Actually, the grave site is on the Purdy's private property and not accessible through the tour of the school house. And lastly, although our park does shut off the generator during the night, our Wifi stays on 24/7 as it is run on batteries. Looking forward to more of your other northern travels/pictures as our summers are pretty much limited to the Chicken area. Thanks, Mike Hi Susan,

Just wandered into your blog looking for some postings about Chicken and my hats off to you for your great pictures and read. I have to apologize though, for I am the guy that should have given you the tour of the Pedro Dredge; one of the very few days of our long season that I was not present. But I promise that if come through Chicken again and give me a head’s up, I will do all I can to make it happen. You also will have a new photo opportunity of the dredge as I just finished moving it closer to the RV park this fall.

You mentioned that you did not take the tour of Tisha’s grave site and school house. Actually, the grave site is on the Purdy’s private property and not accessible through the tour of the school house.

And lastly, although our park does shut off the generator during the night, our Wifi stays on 24/7 as it is run on batteries.

Looking forward to more of your other northern travels/pictures as our summers are pretty much limited to the Chicken area.

Thanks,
Mike

]]> By: susanstevenson http://susanstevenson.com/blog/2009/08/top-of-the-world-highway-chicken-aug-vacation-part-5-of-5/#comment-3756 susanstevenson Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:47:41 +0000 http://susanstevenson.com/blog/?p=133#comment-3756 I was so happy when we came out of those clouds after crossing the Yukon and starting our drive to Chicken. I thought for sure we'd have the same kind of trip you did with overcast skies, storms, no visibility, etc. It was a beautiful drive and so very scenic. I'm glad you got to at least back track and see some of it. I've panned several times locally (Eldorado Gold Mine and Gold Dredge #8), and I seem to be able to do it fairly well, but WOW - it's a lot of work! A friend of mine here has a sluice box that he uses to sift through the dirt. That's much easier. :) I liked meeting nice people everywhere we traveled. And the history along the way was so interesting! Thanks for commenting, Susan I was so happy when we came out of those clouds after crossing the Yukon and starting our drive to Chicken. I thought for sure we’d have the same kind of trip you did with overcast skies, storms, no visibility, etc. It was a beautiful drive and so very scenic. I’m glad you got to at least back track and see some of it.

I’ve panned several times locally (Eldorado Gold Mine and Gold Dredge #8), and I seem to be able to do it fairly well, but WOW - it’s a lot of work! A friend of mine here has a sluice box that he uses to sift through the dirt. That’s much easier. :)

I liked meeting nice people everywhere we traveled. And the history along the way was so interesting!

Thanks for commenting,
Susan

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