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I was absently-mindedly gassing up my old Ford 150 the other day when I looked up and froze. In front of me, I mean right there, was a drop dead stunning full-fall gorgeous mountain. Not off- in-the-distance Mt. Rainier, but right there. Green swarth rising to cirlets of golden poplar branches,ruddy blueberry bushes,smoky purple rock, topped by fresh white snow, and finally fresh blue sky.Sky and air so clear. A view from a Tesoro gas station.Only in Alaska. Anywhere else ...

... how huge the eruption was! The place reminded me of the landscapes generated by the eruptions of Mont St Helens in 1980 in the U.S. and Mount Pinatubo in 1991 in the Philippines.

Such a place built by a recent volcanic eruption reminds us that our planet is not dead. More large-scale eruptions are likely to occur in Katmai or elsewhere in the world. There were no casualties during the 1912 ...

... 5 to $8 elsewhere) and the $3 hats at Fred Meyers.

For dinner we headed to the Millennium Alaskan Hotel Anchorage as our travel agent had recommended The Flying Machine restaurant located in the hotel. We sat outside watching floatplanes on Lake Spenard. The menu for The Flying Machine was extremely pricey, so were ordered from the Fancy Moose Lounge menu instead. I would give the Fancy Moose Lounge 2.5 stars out of 5.

... at my room later that evening and looked at the photo on the computer, the hair raised on the back of my neck. Well, maybe that's not exactly correct. The hair was raised on the back of the moose's neck. What the photo revealed was a classic view of a moose when it is ready to stomp on someone or something (head down, eyes intensely focused, hair raised on neck). Now either that moose was still in attack mode because of ...

... to see if we could find Mt. Susitna. This mountain across Knik Arm of the Cook Inlet is also known as the Sleeping Lady. Legend has it that she belongs to a race of giants and is sleeping until there is world peace. She was barely visible in the morning, but by late evening the clouds had lifted somewhat and she can be seen in the distance. Then it was on to the city to stop at a few of the shops and catch a few geocaches in the area. There is ...

Today was one of those long travel days where very little happened. I guess that it good, being that nothing happened to the truck or the RV. We left Valdez today. Whenever our second trip to Alaska occurs we will come back to Valdez and do some of the many trails around the area. This was my main disappointment - not doing so many trails in the area. We road back though some of the best scenic areas of the trip - through Keystone Canyon ...

... Pacific airplane, I could feel the excitement growing within me. Unfortunately, it was short-lived. The plane is ramped and the service is horrible. The food? DIS-GUS-TING! It has been the worst plane ride of my life. 13 hours feels like a lifetime! Thank goodness we're stopping over in Hong Kong!

... the
highlight of our trip, there many animals here to see in their natural
habitat (not like a zoo) and all the proceeds from the admission ticket
and gift shop purchases go to taking care of them. I even got to feed a
deer. My alaska trip was amazing and I look forward to the day that I
can revisit this beautiful state of wilderness.

... since central Missouri. I believe the highest price we have seen in the US was $2.809 up near Denali. Canada was another story! I avoided doing a precise clculation, but I bellieve we paid nearly $4.00 a gallon after converting the litre price to US gallon and currency.! On Wednesday we will head down to Homer, Alaska, and on Thursday I will be fishing for halibut - wish me luck! Maybe I can catch enough to bring the price per pound under $50. Pat and Don