BACK IN ALASKA AND GLADS TO BE HOME

Well here we are back at the homestead and everything is still here and it survived the winter with no busted pipes or other damages. I went up to Northway with my friend Blake to look at a couple of mobile homes and after getting back we got a call and the native corporation accepted our offer on one unit and the other one has not been decided on yet. We are going back up there a week from next friday and getting the first one ready to move. We are installing carpet in the bedroom and front room of the cabin getting it ready to put up for sale with the intent of reinvesting in Arizona property for our eventual retirement. I am working on selling some property for Sam Bishop at Glennallen and have a potetial client to show it next week> Later, Cliff

North to Alaska

Left Olympia on Tuesday, May 4th in our motorhome pulling the car behind on a dolly, stopped at Bellingham and saw grandson Tony Gibson and then continued on into British Columbia and stayed overnight at 150 mile house (near Williams Lake). Got an early start on Wed and made it over to the start of the Cassiiar Highway which runs 420 miles through beautiful BC, we went to Bell Two resort and stopped for the night. Left at an early hour and saw many black bears, Moose, Caribou,Coyotes,Porkupines, Deer and Elk, we made it all the way to Haines Junction in the Yukon, Territory where we stopped and had dinner with some old friends of mine, Allen and Sue who have a restuarent there, they had just got back from a China visit where they had come from 24 years ago, a great dinner and good to see them. We were on the home stretch the next morning and got to the Alaska border around noon. We had a problem with the fuel filter so had a mechanic replace it at Tok, Alaska we got the bill after about a 15 minute job, it was $20.00 dollars for the filter and $62.50 labor a total of $82.50, the point being if you are going to go through Tok, Alaska get your fuel filter changed before you get there, ha,ha.We saw a lot more wild game on this leg of the trip, Sheep, Grizzly bear, etc but the most awesome thing was near Northway Alaska we came across a Moose that was pure white on it's front half, I will email pictures out after we get them downloaded from camera. Made it into son's place in Eagle River and went on home to Kasilof Saturday, long but enjoyable trip, Later, Cliff.