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Day 19 July 20, 2024 Deadhorse Alaska 34 miles After breakfast we drove into town to fill the car and jerry cans with fuel. Not really sure that Deadhorse is a town. Rather it is a group of companies located somewhat close together. There is a gas station, general store and hardware store. There isContinue reading “Alaska 2024”

Day 18 July 19, 2024 Galbraith Lake Campground to Deadhorse Alaska 142 miles No one ever came to collect the camping fee and there was no place to deposit it. The mosquitos were terrible already this morning. Rob wore the black netting over his head to do all the outside chores. Even though we wereContinue reading “Alaska 2024”

Day 17 July 18, 2024 Arctic Circle, Campground to Galbraith Lake Campground 161 miles Well, the mosquitoes last night were horrendous. We opened the trailer door just to get in and so did about 100 mosquitoes. Took us a few minutes to get them all wiped out. This will be a challenge with that manyContinue reading “Alaska 2024”

Day 16 July 17, 2024 roadside turnout to Arctic Circle 151 miles Last night we had a few raindrops so we went to bed a little earlier than expected. We changed clothes in the shower that pops up beside the trailer. We cracked the windows just a little and it was nice and cool allContinue reading “Alaska 2024”

Day 15 space July 16, 2024 space Delta Junction, Alaska to parking lot on highway 149 miles We left the apartment at approximately 9 o’clock. Filled up with gas and hit the road again. We saw a big section of pipeline that crossed one of the large rivers and was exposed above ground for aContinue reading “Alaska 2024”

Day 14 July 15, 2024 Discovery Yukon RV Park to Delta Junction Alaska 248 miles Well we spent our first night in the teardrop trailer at one of many RV sites. Cozy but doable. Only problem is its daylight here most of the day and the trailer doesn’t have a way to block that out.Continue reading “Alaska 2024”

Day 13 July 4, 2024 Whitehorse Yukon to Discovery Yukon RV Park Yukon 245 miles Connie let the hot water for the shower run for at least five minutes with no luck. A call to the office brought the response that others had reported the same and they were checking on it. The sink hasContinue reading “Alaska 2024”