Pine and deciduous trees line the Alaska Highway (Highway 2) from Tetlin National Wildlife Preserve into Tok. A few people we’ve talked to have complained about the lack of views and it is true that even at a lot of the scenic overlook / pullouts, the trees completely conceal the view; but when there is a tear in the matrix, the view opens up on large lakes and/or endless blue mountain ranges capped with snow.
Slow rollin’ down the highway!
Tok is one of the largest towns in the area for fuel, groceries, and cell phone signal. We took advantage of all three.
As we got closer and closer to Delta Junction, the Alaska Range provides more than peak-a-boo views of distant peaks. Chest forward, these behemoths know how to make a grand entrance.
One thing we weren’t expecting was to see large flat riverbeds, like that of Robertson River, with criss-crossing streams spreading in all directions and billowing sands from the wind rushing through. We’d crossed several of these before driving over the Gerstle River Bridge where we worked our way down to a rest stop and some small boondocking locations just beyond it.
The wind ripping through this area forced us to close up the RV by late afternoon, but I enjoyed warm weather, limited wind, clear views, and a bit of cell phone signal the next morning along the bank. The sand in this riverbed sparkled with teenie flecks of silver and gold. Sadly, Doug spent this beautiful morning working on our sewage system with a macerator (which is like a poo garbage disposal) that didn’t seem to be doing its job well.
With the macerator back in place we got a late start to our next stop Galkana Glacier, but this doesn’t mean much in Alaska where already we have over 20 hours of daylight and it’s only early June!
