These are the chairs we put them in:
And this is what they look like when covered (afgans are tucked under):
As you can imagine, we must have hit a heave just right to have put the oven up on its end, and, the computer on the floor (didn't take any pictures of the aftermath!).
Anyway, we left Destruction Bay around 9 AM. Filled up with diesel there at $1.69 per litre ($6.40 per gal). At about 20 miles, the road started to deteriorate and it got worse the farther we went. All due to the permafrost. We plugged along at 30-40 MPH depending upon the road condition, sometimes much slower. I decided that, where ever you see patchwork, it's best to avoid it because the repair only partially filled the cracks and it is still rough! It took us about 6 ½ hours to get to Tok.
We did see some more scenery - mountains again:
But, then this scenery came out of the ditch and crossed the road in front of us:
The bears like to eat the plants along the road.
Glacier back in the mountains:
And we spot another bear just walking down the road. Look at the road on the right side, you can see patchwork and a dip.
Anyway, we stopped to see what he was going to do. Notice the uneven roadwork here.
The bear came up along side the truck and looked at us. We decided that he was close enough so we left.
More examples of bad road. Notice the yellow and white lines how they show the dips in the road.
Sometimes they even let you know that some bumps are coming.
Check out the lines in these next few pictures.
Notice the uneven road on the left. It is almost continuous.
And sometimes you even see these signs.
When we got to the border, there was another RV in front of us. He couldn't decide which lane to take, but finally took the one in front of his trailer because the outside lane had a sign that said only semis and commercial buses.
When we pulled up to where he was, we noticed that a sign on the roof at the check-in point said it was 12'10". We are 13'!!! So I walked over to the check-in and waited while she talked with the RV driver. Then she saw me and asked what I was doing out of my vehicle (guess you are not supposed to leave your vehicle!!). I told her I was too high to come thru there. So she said I should go thru the semi side. We did, and a border guard came over and asked us a few questions and then said to have a good day. While we were doing that, the other RV was backing out of that side and would have to cross over in the lane we were in. (Apparently he didn't know what to do so he drove up to the check-in point knowing that he couldn't get under it). Such fun on the road!!!
Once we got to the border, the road seemed to improve:
But, after a few miles, it deteriorated as well. Not as bad as in the Yukon, but still had to slow down. And, of course, they had a road crew out too.
They were watering down to the road to keep the dust down, so you can imagine how dirty we got. We were dirty to begin with, but now it is even worse!! Here is a picture of one of our jacks on the front of the trailer.
Don’t think we will wash until we get to Kenai because they are calling for rain over the weekend.
Made it to TOK in the afternoon and checked in at our CG.
Judy has been collecting rocks of various sizes and shapes for some time now. This is one of her creations:
It's called an inuksuk. Figures made of stone called inuksuit (singular inuksuk, also spelled inukshuk) are among the most important objects created by the INUIT, who were the first people to inhabit portions of Alaska, Arctic Canada and Greenland. The term inuksuk (in Inuktitut) means "to act in the capacity of a human." It is an extension of the word inuk meaning "a human being." There are several different shapes and can be found all along the road.
This particular piece was originally just a slice of wood that we got in Kenai back in 2011. She had been planning to paint this scene of the polar bear and the raven but just never got around to it. But, now that we are headed back there, she decided that she needed to finish it.
