Dry Creek Campground - Glennallen, AK

Lunch stop on the Matanuska River

When we planned the Alaska trip, we booked our reservations at those places that fill up quickly, such as Denali National Park, and the Alaska Marine Highway (the ferries, making sure there is space for an RV)...then we fill in the middle, dividing it into fairly equal segments.  So we are traveling only about 3 hours a day...between Anchorage and Haines, where we catch the ferry.  When the drive is scenic, it's a great way to travel.  Today was one of those days.

We stopped for lunch beside a rushing river, gray with silt.  With the extra time, Deb made a chicken pasta salad.  Awhile later, we were at the toe of the Matanuska glacier...then over the ridge to start getting incredible views of Mt Drum.

Matanuska Glacier

Finally, at around 3:00 we tucked ourselves into Dry Creek Campground...we were finally joined by a couple of tenters, but that was it.  In Denali, I had bought some firewood...you have to buy it at the entrance and cart it the thirty miles to your campsite...but there was always a lot of wind, so I made a small fire, but we were too nervous and we put it out pretty quickly.  I have been carrying the rest of the firewood with me for a week...looking for that perfect time...this was it.

Somewhere, Deb got the idea that we could make pizzas on the grill, so I made some dough, and Deb fixed up some toppings.  IT WORKED! Two awesome personal pizzas

Pizza on the barbie

with sausage, onions, and celery (we forgot to buy any green peppers).

Tomorrow is another 3 hour drive to Tok.