Sorry about the gap between blog updates, we've not had wifi for some time @ the RV parks we've been in. On the 22nd of July we drove back to Anchorage and met Jan @ the airport about 7:30 PM. Sure is good having her here to experience this trip with us. We spent 2 nights there, stocking up on food and went through the temple the morning of the 24th. On the PM of the 24th we traveled about 100 miles towards Valdez and spend the night at a mtn. RV Park near a glacier. On the 25th we went another 200 miles and stayed on the Klutine river hoping to fish, but the Coho Salmon had not arrived there yet and no one was catching any. On the 26th we finished our drive to Valdez, which was a spectacular drive with water falls and glaciers that were breath taking. Spent two nights seeing the area and fishing. I caught 3 pink salmon, which we had for dinner that night. It rained most of the time while here.
We left Valdez on the morning of the 28th heading for Tok, AK (250 mi) and spent the night before leaving for Haines Junction, AK to spend the night. The road was very rought with many frost heaves, which are dips and rises in the road from frost. On the 30th we finished the trip to Haines, where we spent 3 nights. Fished for a couple of hours the evening of the 30th and the morning of the 31st, but only one bite. The evening of the 31st I fished again and cought a 2ft long, 5-6 lb pink salmon, which we ate for dinner the next night. On Sat the 1st of Aug we took a hour and a half airplane ride over the glaciers in glacier bay. As we got on the plane I fired up the video camera, but it failed, indicating the the recording head needed to be cleaned. Thus, I only got still shots while on the flight. The flight was GREAT, a little scary for Jan a couple of times, flying over the ice fields and in between mountain peaks. Sunday morning the 2nd we attended the Haines branch and enjoyed a great testimony meeting, sunday school and Phd and R/S mtgs.
After church we had to check out of the RV park, but did'nt need to be at the ferry terminal until 6:30 to go to Skagway. The ferry ride was only one hour long, but driving it would have taken 12 hours. Jan & Darlene shopped the next morning while Wayne and I drove around the area. Early PM we departed for Johnson's Crossing, YT where we spent the night @ a RV park that had a bakery, so I got some cinnamon buns for BK. From here we drove on to Dease River Crossing, BC and stayed on a beautiful lake for the night. From there we came on into Stewart, where we are spending 2 nights. We went back in Alaska, Hyder, to visit a bear watching sight on the Fishing River. After visiting for an hour I talked to the ranger and found that 6-7 AM and 9-9:45 PM is the best time to see them. So, tomorrow we will see about visiting the creek again.
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