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7/25/2017

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Day 28: ALASKA!

Alright, so technically we got into alaska yesterday. Customs was a non issue and we were through in less than two minutes. The road between Haines Junction in the Yukon to Alaska is rough. I'm talking roller coaster ride, gravel sections, construction, moose in the way kind of rough. We jounced and jarbled Roo through some of the roughest highway in the country. She's sixteen years old and made it without a grumble. Our way through the northern Yukon in the morning turned out better than we could have asked for. Free parking everywhere and we drove up to the amazing Kluane lake in the Kluane mountain range. We stepped out and walked the dry lake bed to what at one time must have been an island. The water still licked one side of the land and a good rainfall will take this chance away for future travelers.
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It was like walking on the moon
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View from the island
It was late yesterday when we rolled into Alaska and pulled off for the night. This state is great. There are turnoffs and parking lots all along the highway. Just pull over, and put out the slide. We can sleep without needing a campground for a week at a time. This will be a great asset into saving us a few bucks. The manifold repair through us off by $1300 and we are burning through diesel faster than a drug addict that's spinning out of control. 
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Mr. Logue, if your reading this I'm thinking of you. Bring your family here... it's amazing
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Roo and shirley keepin it real.
Time to mosy on. It's 1430 here and we've got a few more miles to put on before we bed down for the night. We found this pit stop on the top side of a hill with a cell signal and I thought of you guys. A rare chance to update from the backwoods of Alaska. This was our first goal... we made it.
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Delores Dary
7/26/2017 04:35:26 pm

So sorry about the expense. You made it to Alaska. Yea! Now enjoy. Keep Roo safe.

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kenny
7/26/2017 04:48:19 pm

you got it grandma

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Gary P.
7/27/2017 05:27:56 am

Congrats! Keep it safe.

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Alan P
7/27/2017 07:08:02 am

What a team! Have a blast and keep your distance from the bears!

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Matt Logue
8/24/2017 11:18:14 pm

Thanks for the heads up! I've always wanted to and the pics look incredible. The kind of things I'd actually enjoy showing my kids more than seeing myself. As for the bears I can't recall where I saw this warning sign but it seems to fit your current situation / location:

WARNING:

Due to the frequency of human-bear encounters, the Alaskan Fish and Wildlife Branch is advising hikers hunters, fishermen and any persons that use the outdoors in a recreational or work related function to take extra precautions while in the field.

We advise the outdoorsman to wear little noisy bells on clothing so as to give advance warning to any bears that might be close by so you don't take them by surprise.

We also advise anyone using the outdoors to carry "Pepper Spray" with him in case of an encounter with a bear.

Outdoorsman should also be on the watch for fresh bear activity, and be able to tell the difference between black bear feces and grizzly bear feces. Black bear feces is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear shit has bells in it and smells like pepper.

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