Days 9-13 - May 17-21

Anchorage

We needed to be in Anchorage by Tuesday, May 21.
We arrived May 17.
Four days early.
One thing about that Dunklee boy --
He is not going to be late for an appointment.

Home Stretch:

Before we landed in town, we drove the 320 miles from Tok to Anchorage
bumping across rough roads and frost heaves.
However, we also witnessed more spectacles around every turn ---
like these 
(all taken from the car)

My favorite of ALL the pictures -- 

captured early in the morning while the water was glassy still.




Just left Tok, and the Alaska mountains rise in the distance. 

Getting closer -- 

and closer.

Our first glacier sighting - the Matanuska.

Well worth the rough roads,
wouldn't you say?!!!!!


Oh, yes, there is one more thing:
Favorite Folk #5

Meet Cliff Potter!
 We met Cliff 
when we stopped to photograph the quaint Gakona Lodge.
Turns out Cliff and wife Rebecca
own the Gakona and
just rolled into camp from California
 the night before to dust off the cobwebs
 and open up their
turn-of-the-century log cabins
for the summer.

Also turns out that
Cliff and Rebecca
are the friendliest two you ever want to meet -
seemed to enjoy gabbing
as much as we do.
It was a win-win!!
No doubt about it!!