Into the wild

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This is The 49th State brewery and restaurant with THE bus used in the movie Into the Wild. We had $15 burgers here and they were good. (Movie about young guy who dies in the Alaskan bush 25 miles west … Continued

Denali National Park

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7/29 – We drove a tad over 100 miles from Fairbanks to a park near the entrance to Denali National Park. We will spend 2 days here. 7/30 – Today we drove the 15 mile road into Denali. We couldn’t … Continued

Alaska at last!

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July 22 – We came across the border from the Yukon yesterday. Now at Tok, AK, where you turn and head for Anchorage, or continue on the Alcan towards Fairbanks. We haven’t decided yet. The cost of most things are … Continued

A week with no Wi-Fi

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7/3/19 – Did about 170 miles yesterday from Flin Flon to the this Provincial Park (now Saskatchewan) called Narrow Hills.  It’s about 80 miles NE of Prince Albert. Lots of people here and for a government camp it was pricey -$42 … Continued

Prince Albert Park

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7/2 – Check Engine light came on the pickup again, this time it coded as glow plug malfunction. We could have gone on (it’s used only to start the car and it starts fine), but I decided it would be … Continued

Flin Flon

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6/30 – Yesterday we drove west 150 miles to this really big provincial park Grass River (NW Manitoba) and camped at a primitive park on Reed Lake – also big. It had no water nor electricity connection. Before going to … Continued