We made it. We made it! WE MADE IT!
Day 5 and we've landed, road weary, wobbly, and so happy to be here.
We left Tok at 8:30AM, allowing ourselves those few extra hours for sleep since we didn't have as far to haul this day. We woke to a rather wet tent, dripping with condensation from our warm bodies and breath in sharp contrast to the cold air outside. And it was cold.
As we left the RV park, we stopped to settle the fee for the night. The woman was still sweeping and vacuuming but paused to take my money and ask the polite questions we had grown accustomed to on the trip: Where are you headed? What do you do? Are you military? etc. Except this time, I was obviously being sized up and found a bit wanting when I replied that we were simply moving for new adventures. After an awkward moment, the woman nodded, and said, "I'm sure you'll do fine." This did not bolster my confidence.
We grabbed coffee from a gas station with, oddly enough, an espresso machine behind the counter. It was enough to get us going and hold us over until Glenallen, where we loaded up on Americanos from a very nice barista. If you are ever in Glenallen, make a point to stop at the little yellow espresso stand.
We drove through the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park area, through the tundra ("land of little sticks") and down into Palmer, eventually landing in Wasilla.
It's been a long, long, beautiful trip. Here's to what comes next!
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| Clearly someone(s) did not clear the bump |
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| See these dips and rises? Permafrost |
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| Glacier |
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| Look at these amazing colors |
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| These roads... |
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| So flipping close |
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| Somebody hates this last leg of the trip |
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