We left Anchorage at 9:00 AM. It was windy and a little chilly, but the trip out of town was effortless and traffic was light. Our fully loaded car had been reorganized the night before. This gave us at least a little bounce between out axle and the springs.
By the time we got past Palmer, the sun was beginning to peek out of the clouds showing a newly emerging flora and magnificent geography to go along with it. Everything was more lush and full. The mountains were beautiful hanging below what was left of the gray clouds. Then we came across one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen. Set with in the Chugach Mountain range as a backdrop as the Mantanuska River valley spanned for miles and to its origin, the Mantanuska Glacier. Words and pictures can not describe the size and splendor. It is truly a sight to see.
But like life, things change. It wasn’t long and we were in a totally different place. The land was covered with narrow black spruce that seemed to be dying off. In comparison to the lush green we had experienced earlier in the day, the land seemed sharp and not a place I would ever want to live in.
We can upon a little town called Eureka pretty much consisted of a diner/gas station. We stopped there for a nice hot bowl of lima bean and ham soup. It really hit the spot and helped to break up the monotonous stretch of highway.
Finally we stopped for the night at Tok, about 287 miles from Anchorage. We got a modest room in the Golden Bear Resort and Campgrounds just before heavy rains started to fall. We did some laundry and hit the sack. We hadn’t gone far, but all in all it was a good day.
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