While Dave and I were in Talkeetna this waitress had told us about a drive we should make, but not with the RV. I had mentioned it to Linda and she said she thought it would be another great drive to go on. It wasn’t as long a drive as the day before, it was only 3 to 4 hours. So we didn’t leave until noon, so in the a.m. I did our laundry, Dave worked on his computer, Linda did beading and Vaughn was out with the power washer getting the mess off his truck that we had gotten on it the day before.
This drive was Hatcher Pass Road. On the way to the road I saw a moose way off in the distance, then once on the Hatcher Pass road Vaughn hit the breaks and put it into reverse. When he backed up there was another moose a lot closer then mine was. I quit talking my head off to Linda and started watching for animals. Again a pretty nice road to start with and there was a 5th wheel ahead of us. Vaughn said he isn’t a local, which he wasn’t, or at least the license said he wasn’t. Vaughn said another clue is he is carrying his own spare tires, locals don’t do that, they know better. Anyway, the 5th wheel let us go by and a little bit after we passed them we turned a corner and here in a gulley was a small pickup truck with 2 scared kids. The boy had been driving too fast, we are guessing, and lost control. Once the tire went over the side and hit the ditch there was no way he could pull it back. The boy wanted to know if we could pull them out and Vaughn said there was no way. We would have just pulled their bumper off, he needed a real lift out of that ditch. They had phone service so we went on our way.
We came to a place on the river/stream that Vaughn and Linda have camped at before and then went 4 wheeling. Very nice spot, Dave and I got pictures. Back on the road we started hitting the switchbacks and up ahead of us was the 5 wheel. I was hoping that whoever was driving, that 5th wheel, knew that road and knew what they were getting themselves into. The views were of course great again, but I would be killing Dave if he would have driven these roads with our RV.
We made a stop at Summit Lake and it was still partially frozen. Darn it was cold up there, thank goodness the sun wasn’t out when we started the trip. If the sun is out I put on shorts, like I had the day before, which worked out great. If I had shorts on this day there would have been no way I would have gotten out of the truck. That darn 5th wheel was driving away from the lake when we got there, that guy was a good brave driver.
Next stop was Independence Mine State Historical Park. We got lots of pictures but darn it was just too cold to stay outside for too long. We made a couple more stops along the way for pictures, it was another great ride, again things we would have never seen.
When the road ends you are in Palmer again, and we had all been invited over for a salmon dinner at Linda and Mike’s house. Once there another couple joined us, Linda and Bob. Honest to goodness, Linda and Vaughn, Linda and Mike, Linda and Bob, what is with this group, I have never seen so many Linda’s in one place. How Linda and Vaughn’s other friends, that we had met, Jim and Lorraine, fit in I’m not sure. Had a great dinner, then a great pit fire, Linda and Linda played horseshoes and the rest of us sat around the fire and talked.
Another great day/evening then back home again.
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