Sam And Saundra's Year Long Adventure - Part 129

Sam and Saundra’s Year Long Adventure – Part 129

Alaska

6/20/09 – Tok, Alaska – Sourdough RV Park

We see the ‘Welcome to Alaska’ sign, and get ready to go through border-crossing activities.  Instead we drive on. The American office is way down the road.  We finally make it through and are officially back in the US.  The road signs change back to normal- but it takes us a little longer.  We glimpse some tall snow-topped mountains, but due to the trees lining the road we don’t get a good look. Out of sight – out of…  Rivers, lakes, creeks and ponds continue to dot the area.

Back In The USA

 The trees just beyond the roadside strip look skinnier than usual.  This is apparently due to the extreme cold weather.  So far, the land seems to be a little flatter in Alaska.  The locals are similar to Canadians, in that they live close to the main highway, but you can’t see anything other then their ‘drive’ leading away from the road.  It is 93 miles from the border to Tok.  We pass Border City.  Then it hits me!  A big, big difference.  Electric Poles. These with wires attached from one pole to the next. Civilization! I was so excited! I took pictures of them.  They looked a little alien, because they were toppling in all directions, but still standing. Barely. I figure they grow their gophers big in Alaska. 

A Bit Tipsy

We cross the Tanana (Tau-nah-na) River for the first time.  This is a major river that you should read up on.  This year just happens to be Alaska’s 50^th statehood anniversary. I pick out the RV Park and choose Sourdough RV Park in Tok. Mainly because of the advertised ‘in park’ car/rv wash.  Brutus needs TLC, along with the trailer and boat.  It did not hurt that they also advertise nightly live music from local talent and morning sourdough pancakes.  We pull in and give Brutus and the trailer a good scrubbing.  That silt-mud is sticky – but the bugs stickier.  Sam decides to work a little more on the rigs and I go and do some wash and keyboarding.  The ‘hot spot’ happens to be right outside the laundry door. We get together to try and toss some sourdough pancakes into a bucket to win a free breakfast tomorrow. Not even close. We then settle in for our first sleep-over in Alaska. I did not hear any talent at all.  

Tanana River