As usual, I took so many photos, that I’m going to break down the account of our recent travels into three separate blog entries:
Part One: Fairbanks - Palmer - First Days in Seward
Part Two: In Seward: Exit Glacier, Sea Life Center, Wildlife Cruise
Part Three: Talkeetna and Home
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FAIRBANKS - PALMER
We were on the road by 10am - which is our target time when we travel. We don’t bother rushing around in the morning, because we’re not at risk of running out of daylight when traveling in the summer months. Towing the camper, it takes about seven hours to get to Palmer, even longer when there’s road construction - and there is always road construction in the summer months.
I love the summer months, and I love that Alaska attracts so many tourists at this time of year. The roads are full of RVs of all sizes. And with such gorgeous scenery, you can be sure that travelers aren’t always maintaining the speed limit. Steve has a real issue with not being able to see the open road ahead of him, so he always passes the slowpokes. Doing this while towing our own trailer, on a two lane highway, with sometimes limited visibility, stresses me out! I’m always happy when we finally get to our destination, as I can breathe again.
We drove through several areas of construction requiring a flagger. One of the longer stops was at least 20 minutes, if not longer. And we were at the end of a long line of RVs and boats, etc. I dreaded to think about all of the passing we had ahead of us. Yikes!
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We got in yesterday early evening. We had a fabulous trip with awesome weather for the majority of our trip. I even got a little sunburn on my face and arms.
I’m sorting through photos now and hope to make a journal entry either later today (not probable) or tomorrow. I took quite a few, and enjoyed playing around with the new camera. I’m still learning as I go, but for the most part I’m very pleased with what the 7D can do.
Steve and I met up with my friend Stella, her husband Jay, and Jay’s father in Seward for a few days. While the men in her family went fishing, she hung out with us. We took her to Exit Glacier for a hike, and then the Alaska SeaLife Center. It was a really good day.
Steve went on two halibut fishing trips and caught four halibut. He netted about 40lbs of halibut fillets, so our freezer is looking nice and full again. He’s a happy fisherman. No salmon though, but it’s not a good year for salmon, from what I understand.
As always, it’s good to be home. Then again, I’m looking forward to next month’s adventure, when we’ll get to visit Cordova for a few days. I love visiting someplace new.
Until next time…
I’ve been using the new camera whenever I get a chance, but I haven’t been out and about enough to really see what it can do.
Earlier this week, I stopped at the Chena River with Sedona, but the sun was so bright that conditions weren’t the best for taking photos. Too much sunshine - especially overhead - causes photos to look rather flat and uninteresting. After only a few minutes, I walked back to my car to finish my errands.
The cottonwood trees are *shedding*. The seeds are thick in the air at times and I have to be careful not to inhale any. My head’s been stuffed up, on and off, and I’m pretty sure the cottonwoods have something to do with it. The fluff looks like snow against the blue sky.
Here are seeds floating on a puddle on a dirt road. Imagine inhaling this!:
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