Finally a Moose sighting.

June 24, Tuesday

   Our friends, Perry and Tanya are going to stay a bit longer here at the Tanana river and we are going to try to get a spot at Ft Wainwright with electric, so I can wash some more clothes!! Also want to hit a few quilt shops in Fairbanks, looking for material more relative to Alaska.

The 2 quilt shops in Fairbanks… loved the material in one, lots of bears, moose, wolves in several patterns, so I did get a bit to make a quilt that is reflective of our trip to Alaska.  I also found a wonderful applique quilt pattern to make so we can remember this trip of a lifetime! 

  Now back to the RV to clean and get it ready to head to Anchorage.  The weather is not cooperating to go to Denali, so we think we’ll just pass by and wait out the weather in Anchorage. 

 June 25, Wednesday

   Lots of rain today!! I’m not sure of this “land of the midnight sun?”  We have only seen rain!! Decided to stay in the RV the whole day...got my sewing machine out and worked on a quilt all day.  love sewing as you hear the rain on the roof. 

June 26th, Thursday
   Interesting drive down toward Denali park...This is a little shop we stopped at, Trading Post.  This pic of a Fish Wheel, lots of people fish like this in Alaska.  We haven't seen one in use, everyone is telling us, more toward the coast in Kenai Peninsula. 

 I love this "ole couple" sitting here in the Trading Post, I think they have been waiting a bit too long!! Lin says we aren't going to be close to Polar bears, so thought I would at least get a pic at a "safe" area. lol 

As we got closer to Denali, the road construction is catching up with us, while sitting here, we looked at the weather forecast and now it looks like by weekend it will be clear and sunny. 

 Decided to stop a bit north of  Denali NP and stay to see the park at least for a day or so. As we settled into the RV park, we decided to head up to the park and get our bus tickets for the trip to  Denali.  You can only drive 15 miles into the park, then you have to ride a shuttle bus the rest of the way.  The buses drive the length of the park road, you can get off and on as long as you have a ticket.  They will stop for wildlife pics, and rest breaks. But the drive is either 6 or 8 hours long depending on how far into the park you want to go.  As we drove into the park, we caught a glimpse of a moose!!  Glad I had a telescopic lens on my camera!! 

As we got to the end of the allowed road, we saw this rock...look at who is at the top!! 

leaving the park, more road construction which caused us to look over to the side and guess what!!! Yeah!! it's an official sighting of a Moose!! As I kept the long line of cars waiting for me to get the perfect pic, they also were all trying to get a pic of her. I am now very happy!!