Working on the RV and a Drive Up Eagle River Road

Ken spent a good part of the day working on the RV.  The ladder in the back of the RV was coming loose and he had to get that attached again so that it wouldn’t fall off.  We also had to fill the fresh water tank again as we were running low.  We had a late lunch and drove into town to drop off some mail at the post office and also drove out to see the Eagle River Campground (Chugach State Recreation Site).  On our way back to Ian’s we decided to drive to the end of the road to the Eagle River Nature Center.  There was a moose in the pond as we drove that way, so we watched him for a few minutes.

If you’ve ever heard of Moose Drool beer, this is how it got it’s name.

This is our nephew Ian with Ken.

Jennifer, Summer, and Corey are all running in a race in Anchorage tonight.  It’s called the Skinny Raven Twilight 12K and you can read more about it here:  Skinny Raven Twilight 12K.  We hope they all do well!

Tomorrow we plan to drive to the Russian River USFS Campground and spend a night.  That campground is already full for the expected week of the salmon run, so we’ll be staying at another campground during that time.  However, we will have family staying at this campground and wanted to check it out in advance.  On Sunday we will continue on to Kenai to visit our niece and her family.

Update:  There were over 6000 runners in the race tonight.  Jennifer placed 19th in her class, Summer was 5th in hers, and Corey was 4th in hers.  Congratulations!  Good job.

 

A Day in Anchorage

It’s been a while since we’ve been close to the big box stores, so we decided to make a trip to Anchorage today and stock up on some things.  Our first stop was Costco where we also filled the truck with unleaded at $4.119.  Our next stop was Sam’s Club for a few grocery items. 

We stopped for lunch at the  Alaska Bagel Restaurant thanks to a coupon from Groupon.  For those of you who don’t already know about it, they have a daily offer in several cities offering half off coupons.  It’s not just restaurant coupons either, as there are several businesses advertising through Groupon.  Since we were traveling to Alaska this summer, I had been following the deals in Anchorage, checked into this offer, studied their menu, saw it had good reviews and purchased a $15.00 off meal coupon for $7.00.  The restaurant was very busy, had generous servings, and we both enjoyed our meals.

Since beginning this trip and seeing our first wildlife at a distance with no chance for a decent photo, we had been kicking ourselves for not having a “whale” lens for the camera like our friend Dennis.  So, our next stop was at Stewart's Photo, Inc. where we purchased a more powerful telescopic lens.

We visited the The Ulu Factory to purchase a gift and also a couple of other stores to take care of another gift.  If that wasn’t enough shopping, we stopped at Walmart for a few other things on our way back to Ian’s house.

Jennifer’s mother fixed us a great spaghetti dinner with salad and rolls, and then the girls all got ready to head to soccer.  Jennifer took Summer to a game, Jennifer’s mother took Corey to practice, but before they all headed out I got them seated for some quick photos.

Here’s Corey holding Cozmo, Jennifer, and Summer.  Last summer, Cozmo actually chased a grizzly off their property!

And then another of Corey, Jennifer, and Summer.

They’re a very busy family and we’re really enjoying our stay here.

I did see one moose in the brush on our way back to Eagle River from Anchorage in the vicinity of Elmendorf Air Force Base.