July-Sept, 2018
This is a long, boring (to some) account of our first trip
driving to Alaska in our “Skinny Winnie”, a 2014, 24-foot RV, Winnebago body on
a Mercedes Sprinter chassis. It has a queen-sized bed that slides out the back (G
model), and another slide on the side, but being “skinny” we can fit in regular
width parking spaces. And that’s a definite advantage in the RV world. Before
we left, we got new tires and removed the hubcaps, which are oddly called
“simulators” by the industry. (The name is kind of like how the English call
fancy hats “fascinators.”) We knew we’d be bouncing along some rough roads
along the way, and didn’t want to lose them. Good call. We also invested in a
tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), Tire Tracker, which has screw-on
gadgets that alert if tire pressure drops. That, too, saved us some grief later
on. Bill installed Sumo springs and a Helwig sway bar to decrease the rock
& roll, a definite improvement, and he cut wooden blocks to use for
leveling rather than those awful orange plastic Duplo blocks. We can’t afford
the $$ or weight to install automatic levelers. Oh, life is hard!
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| First Night on the Road |
For those who aren’t interested in a long, LONG account of
the trip, but just want advice on driving to Alaska, here’s the deal. Get the
Milepost book (Amazon – comes out each spring), make Dead Man Lake, a day’s
drive south of Tok MM1254,
a destination, planning to stay at least a couple days. Go fishing, but if you
can’t, the IGA in Haines has great salmon filets. Take the Top of the World
Highway from Dawson City to Chicken. It really feels like the top of the world.
This isn’t my usual entertaining blog – more of a trip log, just to save the
info for future trips. And for sure we’ll be back.
TRIP LOG: START 2:22 PM sat 7/28/18
33,360 start Fuel 33,604. eureka $56 16.18 241 mi. = 14.9mpg
O/N @ Reservoir 30 miles before Ely. Got a treat...
FaceTime w Jane while we stopped for fuel in Eureka. First 4 hours, no stops...
great potty break!
Got late, nearing dark. He wants overnight in Ely casino
parking lot, she wants boondock in a quiet place. The gods were smiling. Took a
chance on washboard dirt road to BLM campground Illipah Reservoir, 37 miles
west of Ely. Jackpot! Only has 17 sites, and only 6 were occupied.
Sunday July 29 on the road 8:15 had to fire up generator
for coffee... sorry, 6 other people!
Brunch in Wells, @ Bella’s Table full of hot sauce- he
had to taste!
33,821 217 mi Wells, NV 13.89 $50
17.3mpg 3.49 on sign 3.59 on tank. (Cash price)
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| A real connoisseur! |
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| Craters require wine |
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| Can't recommend sitting on lava rocks! |
O/N @ Craters of the Moon NP $7.50 – Wasn’t on our radar,
but saw it on the map & took detour – What a cool place! Nice hiking,
interpretive signs.
Mon 7/30 leave park @ 11:30
Fuel in Arco, ID 34,051 227 miles 15.4 gal $55.50 14.74mpg
Got tip on FB user group to go to Mackay Reservoir. Even
though only an hour up the road, pulled in at 1:00 & spent the afternoon
gazing at the water & reading on Kindle. Only $9 for elec/water site
7/31 Bill’s bday! Took showers in the rig then did a fill
& dump, hit the road around 10:00, to Challis, looking for FedEx office to
print, sign, scan & fax - Found the library!
Camp in Sula Dept of Agriculture Spring Gulch $6 right on
the Bitterroot River. Great steak dinner, friendly host who gave us free
firewood. Nice dog named Lassie... Guess what breed?
We always make "dashboard tea" as we drive down the road - thrifty travelers, for sure!
Wed 8/1 leave 9:00AM
34,268. 216 fuel in Darby Not full - had to pre-pay 10.25
gal $33
Next fill (not empty) Condon, MT 34,387 11.7. $40
=335 total 21.95gal. 15.3mpg
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What we saw @ Glacier – That’s right, just the brochure!
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Went to Glacier NP – all campgrounds sold out
Went to Devil’s Creek- sold out
Went to “summit campground”. No such animal! Nearly drove
off cliff trying to turn around. Dang GPS – We used to call such things “Garmin
adventures.” Rig wouldn’t back up, wanted to roll forward, just 4 ft from
cliff. Very scary😧 I hopped out (only one
of us needs to die!), put rocks in front of the tires & told him to gun it
in reverse. Whew!
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See that little rock? That was under the tire as we were about to go over the edge.
Below is where we finally camped beside the forest service road.
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Tried a couple spots beside the road. Gave up, pulled off at wide spot and hoped meth heads wouldn’t get us. Multiple frustrating attempts
to level... close enough for govt work! Place seemed isolated. Even took wallet
out of purse and put it in smaller purse in case someone demanded my purse.
They can have my wallet with $22 in it! Train tracks just below and only a mile
off the road. No cell service for miles.
Thurs 8/2 E Glacier - still alive – Passed Summit
campground down the road a couple miles. Stupid GPS! But it was sold out, too.
I guess you need reservations to go near Glacier NP in the summer. But we don’t
do reservations, so forget it. We’ve been there before. 34.590 202.1 13.6 $44.02 =14.85mpg
Smooth border crossing @ Carway, heading for Waterton ,
but stymied- campground closed. Wandered up to Pincher Creek where we stayed at
a funky RV park, Sleepy Hollow. The plug-in looked iffy, but we have a fancy
surge protector thing so we went for it. $30 CDN plus $3 ea to shower, in a stall smaller
than the RV. Sketchy but functional. I sent pics to Adam, The Allstays guy.
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Next
door trailer told us about tractor & engine show and we stopped there on
way out of town to Calgary. They invited us to stay with them on our way home. Very sweet couple.
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| I found my tractor! |
Friday 8/3
34,859 =269.3 1.399 per liter 69.416 liters = 18.34gal =14.68mpg
$91.56 CDN = x.77=$70.50
Ugly traffic through Calgary, but made it to cousin
Nancy’s. Nice flat spot
Sat 8/4 Leduc
$14.80 16.466 liters propane Diesel 35,041 = 182 mi 50.4Ltrs = 13.3. 13.68 mpg
$61.96CDN = $47.63 Expensive DEF @ Canadian Tire
($14/gal for pee???)
OMG looking for a place to stay... Fawcett, AB We should
know better... long weekend at a provincial park? Forget it!
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11 miles in, on dirt washboard road, in the rain -
And no sites available, ugh.
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French Creek found
online- family farm converted to RV Park, not yet on Allstays. $40 plus $4 Bill’s
shower. Sent info to Adam to add facility. Other desperate travelers will thank me.
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| I'm in Canada now... bring on the cider! |
STOP!!! When traveling, you need to stay alert and flexible, because you never know what you're going to see. And sometimes you simply have to stop, to enjoy the moment. That happened as we were passing by Kimiwan Lake/McLennan in Alberta. There was a sign for a bird walk. What a lovely peaceful place with great bird watching.
Sun 8/5 Slave Lake Shell
35,249 = 208 53.3Ltrs = 14.1 gal =14.75mpg $71.90 = $55.28
Dawson Creek BC Start of the AK Hwy – Std. tourist pic
Chevron 35,489 239 miles $87 = $66.85
64.02 ltrs = 16.91 gal = 14.14 mpg
O/N @ Taylor mm34 muni park Peace River $25 CDN, only
available because someone left early, got shaded site next to chain smokers who
talked loudly until after midnight. We slammed windows & turned on AC,
hollered out, “There are people trying to sleep.” They didn’t care. This is why
we boondock. Enjoyed idling diesel to warm up @8AM!
Decided to be proactive and get tomorrow’s reservation
now, 400 miles away. The pressure is on! Scheduled Toad River, before Laird Hot Springs $37 charged
Mon 8/6 on road @8:15
Pink Mtn top off 35,629=139 $62.50 = $48.06 36.79ltr = 9.7 gal = 14.3mpg
35,770. 140 mi Ft Nelson by Tim Horton’s (donut holes!)
Esso 36.6 ltrs = 9.7 gal = 14.4mpg
$54.50 = $41.91
2:38 saw our first bears beside the road (black
mom&cub), then single brown black bear
4:00 caribou
O/N @ Toad River $37 +$8 laundry and $2.50 to print
letter for bank – seriously, $2.50 for one page?
Tuesday 8/7 8:30AM leave for Laird Hot Springs.
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| Ahhhhh, Perfect! |
Milepost
book & roadside signs promised sheep, bison & bears along the road...
Nada!
Finally, 9:55 saw a bison near Laird Hot Springs @ mm835km a whole herd, both sides of the road. Noticed virtually no litter along the road. Because so
many trash cans?
35,960 =190 mi 45Ltrs
= 11.9 gal =16mpg
$ 87.78 = $67.21
$10 day use hot springs – Love it.
Finally smoke-free air! MM 513
Around 2:00, near Contact Creek- scary- our rig drifted
into oncoming lane. “Whoa!” I exclaimed, then Bill jerked awake and said, “Good
thing you were awake!” Definitely time to stop for some coffee. I think it was
the relaxation from the hot springs then lunch.
Watson Lake - Cell service!!! (For a minute anyway)
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| The Watson Lake signpost forest has our sign! |
Stopped at signpost forest, groceries & fuel Watson
Lake Visitors center lots of brochures, & said government campsites never
fill up, are spacious & $12 so we’ll try for tonight
36,093 = 133 miles 37.35 = 9.9gal 13.2mpg (maybe not full
last stop) $53 $40.58
O/N Teslin Lake Govt campground - Got the last spot, not
level but at least private. "Never full," right. $12 CDN & cell svc!
Wed 8/8 on the road @ 7:45
Headed for cinnamon rolls! Chalkboards in bathrooms
“Bumpa was here” and saw one that said “Indian, Ak 2018” That’s where we’re
going!
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| Johnson's Crossing - Get your buns in here! |
Lovely bakery & gift shop. On to Whitehorse 36,365
=272mi $99= $76.06 70.26ltrs 18.56 gal = 14.7mpg
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| There are great resources at the visitor centers. |
Dang, stopped to make espresso & generator not working. Solenoid keep running making a ka-thunk sound & display shows generator is going but it’s not. I NEED my espresso!!! I liked the sign, though.
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| This guy carries tools! |
Facebook helpers say need to fix solenoid, but maybe just a
loose connection. No parts here in the middle of nowhere. Will try Dawson Creek
in the morning. It’s draining our house batteries so Bill got out his tools and
unhooked.
Stewart Crossing 36,585 =220 53.99 ltrs 14.26 gal =15.5
mpg $81.47 = $62.57
O/N @ Moose Creek govt campground $10 CDN - leveling a
challenge, but by using a long pull-through, got close enough.
The Top of the World Highway is truly beautiful. A little rough since it's mostly gravel, but worth it. The Dawson City ferry (free) is an experience.
Aug 9, Thursday - On the road @ 7:30
The border crossing is pretty remote. We chatted with the US border patrol guy for quite a long time, and ne never asked us a single question, but he did stamp our passports. Very cool.
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| Chicken! |
Chicken 36,806 220 14.8gal $59 14.9mpg
We now have no steps! Lost a nut & maybe shear pin going over the Top of the World .
Bill just took off the steps and we bought a plastic step stool @ Walmart.
O/N@ Sourdough campground in Tok. Owner used to have a
yellow lab named Sadie! I had to show pics of MY Sadie. $41 so we can have a
shower. Won a free breakfast in the sourdough pancake toss!
Fri Aug 10 9:00AM
Heading for Anchorage! But only after free breakfast.
Moose crossed the road in front of us, but alas, couldn’t
get the camera open in time. But really, moose pics are a dime a dozen, so no
great loss.
We drove the Tok cutoff to Anchorage, and it has
miles of frost heaves, making us very glad we installed the heavy duty Sumo
springs. Like the canary in the coal mine, we found a vehicle to follow who
could show us what was ahead... until he got away. There were sections of the
highway that were absolutely teeth jarring. But nothing bad happened.
We found out
we’re very fortunate to be doing our trip on the tail end of the season. Folks
are mostly heading home now, so we’re able to get in most places without
reservations. Earlier every single spot was taken and we would have been turned
away without reservations.
We stopped & fixed sandwiches overlooking the
Matanuska Glacier, putting us even further behind, only to be halted just a
couple miles further down the road by road work. We sat for about 15 minutes.
It’s so dusty... makes me wonder why anyone in AK washes their car.
37,023 216 mi Glennallen $54 14.33 = 15.1mpg
Quick stop @ Palmer Fred Meyers and on to meet M&D @
Beautiful Sarah’s, then out to the house, dinner w/M, D & Kristin at the
Turnagain Armpit BBQ Fabulous evening!
Sat 8/11 Anchorage Costco
37,260 = 238 15.7mpg $47
Dang, just got set up and pump said membership expired,
so had to go inside to renew. Take 2!
Amazing good fun with M&D in Anchorage. Enjoyed the museum where M works, drove through the driving rain to get sourdough pancakes in Girdwood, and loved camping "in the wild" at M&D's house under construction. Lovin' on Sadie dog, too. I saw some law breakers riding in the back of the pickup to go to dinner at the Turnagain Arm Pit BBQ!
Tues 8/14, left Indian 9:00AM, heading for Nenana on the
way to Fairbanks
Amazing good fun with M&D in Anchorage. Enjoyed the museum where M works, drove through the driving rain to get sourdough pancakes in Girdwood, and loved camping "in the wild" at M&D's house under construction. Lovin' on Sadie dog, too. I saw some law breakers riding in the back of the pickup to go to dinner at the Turnagain Arm Pit BBQ!
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First dinner in the new house!
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37,429 = 189 11.7 gal = 16.2mpg
Nenana $21 - 5 gal – Crazy high price - Not full...Just
enough to get us to Fairbanks
O/N @ weird RV park $27 didn’t answer their phone, nobody in office when went there for change to do the laundry.
Wed 8/15 Heading for Fairbanks Cummins dealer. Generator
miraculously fixed itself! Super nice clerk crawled under our rig in her clean
clothes & we didn’t buy anything. Had a pizza delivered for their trouble.
37,750 =321 total 3 stops $ 54.36 (15.5+5gal) Nenana high$ fuel so just got a
splash = 20.5 = 15.7mpg
Fairbanks Walmart Homeless Royalty! (We are in a Mercedes, after all!) RV parks were $50 – Nope! Had
to stay 2 nights in Fairbanks waiting for paperwork & notary to sign off on
real estate deal. Yay, we no longer have our house of 36 years!!! Killing time,
went to Pioneer Park and North Pole (LOVE the tamales – a dozen planned to
freeze somehow ended up gone by the next day), Robot Pizza, with oven outside
the building. Turned out to be a nice free stay in Fairbanks.
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Our own Santa was visiting his other home
The famous Cylle
(her dad used to call her "Silly")
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| Fairbanks Robot Pizza - They cook it outside |
Fri 8/17 Last fill leaving Fairbanks 37,932 = 182 12.9 =
14.1 mpg $46.18
Night @ Moon Lake $18 - only ones there! Simply had to
stay. Saw owl on fire pit. WOW!
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My favorite pic of the whole trip
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The water level was a little high! We were the only ones there.
38,138 =205 13.7gal =15 mpg $46
Stopped by to check out Dead Man Lake. It's a wildlife refuge, and even though it was only 2
hours down the road, HAD to stay. Free! Canoes, firewood, nightly
presentations, Auggie Doggie camp greeter. Great destination for a family
vacation. Stay 2 weeks free, kids have a blast on the lake. I helped the host stack wood, because I was so grateful for the opportunity to be there. We also made a donation.
Sun 8/19 on the road to Haines Junction 9:00AM
Destruction Bay 38,367$1.49/ltrCDN =229 miles
.264172 conversion = 15.6 gal $88 = $67.40 59.1 ltrs = 14.7 mpg
16 miles south of Haines Junction, Katherine Lake $15.70
+ 8.80 wood = $24.50 CDN on Visa=$19 Only a couple spaces left when we arrived
@ 6PM Lucky us!
Mon 8/20 Haines- hoping for Skagway ferry tomorrow. Nope-
they arbitrarily changed our reservation to Wed @ 4:00, arriving Skagway 5:00.
Stopped @ Million Dollar Falls, and agreed that next trip we'll camp here.
We stopped at a little off-the-road bakery in Haines Junction, and pretty much ordered one of everything, including the delicious salmon chowder.
We crossed back into AK, stopped in Haines & took advice of border agent - halibut fish & chips from Big Al’s then big salmon fillet from IGA, 3 meals worth. Bill cooked his salmon to perfection! Too bad I don’t eat fish.
O/N @ Chilkat State Park $15 14% grade on s gravel road
to get into the park. Had to gather driftwood since all the camp wood stands
were empty.
Tire Tracker- 35psi in right rear outside tire. Rock?
Nail? Bill used air compressor to pump back up so we can get to tire shop
tomorrow. Turns out it’s a good thing the ferry changed us to 8/22 (without
telling us)
Tues 8/21 Found Peter’s Tire Repair. We now have a
patched tire and a souvenir shard of granite from driving through the blasting
area yesterday. Should be ok now.
Laundry, showers, and O/N @ Haines RV Park $42.73
Beautiful morning, stormy afternoon & evening. Bill enjoyed brewery &
got porter sealed in a can. So cool to watch - I’m a nerd. I actually saved the can and now have it on the shelf in my den.
Wed 8/22 Leaving Haines
38,609 = 242 $66.70 16.2 gal =14.9 mpg Propane 6.3 gal $26.52
Canadian Border agent looked scary – steely eyes – former spy? O/N @ Conrad YT Park $12 CDN Mountain across the lake had fire, but they were just letting it burn.
Thurs 8/23
Missed turnoff by Carcross, but got to see Emerald Lake
and the desert. Had a bit of a Milepost adventure taking narrow gravel road to
Lewis Lake. But had a great view while we ate reheated stew.
O/N @ Squanga Lake $12 CDN
Talked to escrow co. Claim they didn’t get my message w/
closing wire instructions. Re-sent. Trying to close a real estate deal while on
the road in another country is ridiculous.
Fri 8/24 on the road a little before 8:00, to make up for
yesterday.
Teslin fuel $71.01 CDN = $54.50
38,807 198 miles 50 ltrs = 13.2 gal
Jim & Darlie (like Charlie) Navion from Reno visited
@ rest stop. Love the Navion/View comraderie.
38,955 147 miles. 34.9Ltrs = 9.22 gal= 15.9 mpg $53.01CDN
= $40.82 Internet @ Jade. Wonderful hospitality – printed our real estate
forms, gave free coffee, and offered to let us boondock free. So yeah, I HAD to buy some jade jewelry souvenirs! Terrible smoke
from there south through Dease Lake.
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| Smoke ahead, ugh |
O/N @ Morchuea Lake Recreation Site... FREE
and Just us! Go here again, bring kayak.
Sat 8/25
On the road @ 8:15 Fuel Iskut
39,154 199 miles 51.6 ltrs = 13.65 gal=14.6mpg $81.50CDN
$62.75 Got a new opinion of most beautiful section of highway (Sorry, Haines
Junction to Haines). The Stewart-Hyder Access Road wins! See my Bear Glacier
pic. I’m buying postcards here for sure.
39,376. 222 mi Stewart/Hyder 50.4 Ltrs = gal13.3 = 16.7 $73cdn
$55.98
O/N Bear River RV Park $41.30cdn
$31.80US, w/Good Sam discount. This place is a health
hazard. Water hookup is right next to the sewer hookup. Ewwww! Bathrooms not
accessible, with tiny shower & toilet stall up on a platform requiring a
big step up. WiFi was false advertising-giving a password to a router that says
“no internet.” Yeah, thanks for nothing!
Ah, but the fish & chips in Stewart... He's hooked! Don't miss a chance to eat at the bus.
Ah, but the fish & chips in Stewart... He's hooked! Don't miss a chance to eat at the bus.
39,580 204 mi Smithers 48.61 ltrs = 12.8 gal= 15.9 $68.01
CDN = $52.37
O/N Burns Lake Muni Park campground- FREE!
And free dump & fill
Mon 8/27 Leave camp 10:00AM
Dump & on the road @ 10:20
Heavy smoke, worrisome so stopped @ Prince George
visitors center to help decide Jasper or south. Decided to try Barkerville for
a diversion. May be cheesy- whatever. Lunch at very nice bistro, White Goose (chicken/Brie/fig
sandwich, & tablecloths!) in a very bad part of town. Homeless/ drug
addicts everywhere in the 4 square blocks we explored. Where do they go when it
snows?
39,814. 234 mi Prince George 56.2 Ltrs = 14.85 Gal = 15.8
mpg $73.01CDN =$56.22
O/N @ FREE site Lightning Creek. Remote- no cell service,
right by river.
Campsite entrance
Lon -122- 4-56.26
Lat 53-1-9.73
1300 Road is about 20 miles from 97 junction-yellow sign
Swift River Service Road
After Cottonwood House, before Mexican Hill
Barkerville was surprisingly interesting and not crowded –
Good Sam discount, but have to ask for it.
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| They don't build 'em like they used to |
8/28 Tuesday to Barkerville 39,992 Quesnel = 178 miles
15.2mpg 144.2 ltrs = 11.7 $60.01=$48.19 per receipt
ON @ RV park & BBQ at Clinton – Like Dick’s Last
Resort, with “rude” host. We can play that game. Did laundry. Bill is tired.
Wed 8/29 Leave Clinton 9:15
Fuel Cache Creek 40,193 201 mi 51.1Ltrs 13.6 = gal14.8mpg
$69.00 CDN=$53.13 US
Note*: Cawston lots of wine tasting! (*For future
reference)
Heading for border - 3:30 PM Haha, 100% ag inspections on
RV’s found one dried up old lime! No goat or lamb. Fun, fun wine tasting &
music @ Rockwall Cellars, free w/Harvest Host.
Thurs 8/30 leaving Omak 8:15AM
Fuel & McD’s then head for Mt Rainer 40,441 249 mi
$55 15 gal 16.6mpg
Ellensburg 40,600 159 mi 11.4 gal $37
O/N @ Mt Rainier NP $10+$14 for firewood
OMG, parking between giant boulders, Bill is a parking
genius! Obviously they don’t want motorhomes here. No reservations at this campground (White River)
Fri 8/31 Little hike down to river and on the road @ 9:30
Had to kill time, so found wine tasting (hey, it’s after
noon!) in Tacoma. Ended up buying 2 cases.
Pt Orchard Wade & Lalo’s Fri-Mon – Love this place,
lucky guys. BBQ @ nice friends’ house, lots & LOTS of wine.
Leave Mon noon
Leave Mon noon
9/3 40,822= 222 miles Shell $52.75 13.9 gal= 16mpg
Propane in Brady, WA $2.59/gal very weird little mini
mart - 5.7 gal $15.50
O/N @ Ft Stevens 3 nites $96
Crazy drunk lady Candace – Had to call ranger, cops,
paramedics – hauled her away, still yelling, for trip to hospital – Too late
for Uber, Austin had to stay overnight w/us
Austin- 12th & Queen, works @ Doogars@4
Tues 9/4 @ beach
Wed 9/5 w/Austin
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| Toes in the sand, but no further for G! |
Thurs 9/6 to S&F’s
Seaside 9/5 41,070 = 248 $55 =15.3mpg
Thur/Fri nights @ S&F’s
9/9 Leave Sat 11:15, heading for Tillicum
Fuel Newport $53 41,320 = 250 15.6 =16mpg
Sat 9/8-no room at Tillicum or even Cape Perpetua, so
went up to Blackberry campground $12 +$6 wood
9/9-9/14 Scored amazing site #43@ Tillicum 5x$13 =$65
Never want to leave this place.
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| Reading on my Kindle, feet up on the fence. Ahhhh. |
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| This was our view every night |
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| We picked blackberries and huckleberries - made cobbler and pancakes. |
9/14 Fri leave Tillicum 9:30AM
41,528 =208 =15.3 mpg $47.40
9/14-9/16 Susan Creek BLM campground... on the way to Crater Lake found this place on Allstays...the BEST EVER! Lovely hot showers, immaculate facility with friendly hosts, level sites. The real Q is, Why isn’t EVERYONE staying here? And only ten bucks w/ senior pass.
9/15 Crater Lake 41,691 160 mi
11.3 $48.50 Just drove to the lake and back today. Major
disappointment – Bicycle weekend, so half of road was closed, and there were
bikes everywhere. Some lady wanted to take our pic. Uh, ok. Crazy high prices
($9 for pk of hot dogs), and weird, bad food at restaurant, with servers who
had poor English skills. Weird for a national park. Don’t tell me there were no
Americans who could take those jobs.
Sunday 9/16 Awoke to light rain, leave 8:30, heading for
Winnemucca - too close to the barn, rig just wants to go home.
Fuel Klamath Falls 41,878. 187
12.45 gal 15 mpg $42.33
42,155 278 mi Carson City! 19 gal =14.6mpg $63.75
Stopped @ RV park @ Slot World to dump – Nobody there, so
pulled into site & dumped. Worried though, so went inside casino to pay.
They were shocked. Why didn’t we just drive away? Hey, it’s 10 bucks and it’s
the right thing to do.
42,160 Home
33,360 Start
8,800 Total miles
Total fuel cost $2,210.87 (584 gallons)
Average MPG 15.07
50 nights in our rig... Average $12/night
Camp fees $602, Propane $50, Ferry $176, Dump $20
Total fuel cost $2,210.87 (584 gallons)
Average MPG 15.07
50 nights in our rig... Average $12/night
Camp fees $602, Propane $50, Ferry $176, Dump $20
And we’d do it again!
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