Palmer Alaska 29 July 2023
Picked a poor spot to stay last night, the sounds of the seals were cool, but, who knew so many people would go down our 2 mile stretch of road to work at the pipe line between 4-6am. So a very poor sleep, but we did get an early start to our day.
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We can see the Matanuska Glacier as we head through mountain passes on the Glenn Highway.
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We stop at the Alpine Historical Park in Chickaloon/Sutton – an open-air museum containing the ruins of a coal washway and other mining equipment. Lots of small historical buildings including a post office. A wall tent example on display, as well as a Athabascan house with caribou hides for bedding and sled seating. A worthwhile stop.
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Our boondocking site for the night turned into a bust and the closer we got to Palmer the worse the weather got, so we ended up at Moose Creek Campground, very large sites and very reasonable price ($10).
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