Left the Kenai

8/6/10

Shotgun Cove, Whittier

Well we are finally headed for Denali. We are in Anchorage in the Golden Nugget RV Park. Had planned to leave yesterday, but when I woke up the world was not standing still. It was spinning very fast, and I could not get it to stop. Needless to say, the nurse made me go to a "doc in a box" to tell me the same thing she told me--I have an infection in my ear or nose (hard to believe with all of this rain, mold, and wet weather)!

While at Portage Valley RV Park, we went on to Whittier, which meant going through a train tunnel with traffic going one way changing on the half-hour. The tunnel was not the highlight for Kathy! Still rain, and it made Whittier not as much fun as it should have been. Just tired of walking around in the rain. Still, it was a neat place to go!

Came back to Anchorage on Wednesday, and went to the Anchorage Museum. We did the usual, walked and looked. They had some amazing displays!

Today we are headed to Palmer to get mail, and then on up the Parks Highway towards Denali. Talked to Lance Williams, a Midvale boy of Scott's age, who is living in Cantwell, just outside of Denali. We plan to see him and his family tomorrow evening. If he can get in from flying early enough, maybe we can take a flight with him!

WATCH OUT DENALI, HERE WE COME!

Hiking in the rain, Whittier, AK

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Watching the water, Shotgun Cove