Alaska

Scenes from the last three hours
More and better pictures later, these don't quite capture the scenery but they'll do for now.
Tide was out and it reminded me of the Salt Flats of Utah
The oldest hitch-hiker, ever.

We finally made it! A few miles shy of 3,500 and I'm in my new town. Today's trip included rough roads but with the added bonus of pouring rain and fog. At times everything was gray and the monotony made it a bit hard to stay focused but driving these highways is not the time to daydream or worry about your paint job. There's a place called the Auto Spa here and Bertha, "Big B," has definitely earned a day of pampering. Was going to post a picture of the bug (and bird) massacre that was her grill but the rain and the guy in Watson Lake took care of that
The last leg from Anchorage was some of the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen. And I've been around...the U.S. anyway. We won't talk about my still empty passport --thanks, Canada.

We already saw a glacier from the road but the moose are still hiding. The first thing i did in town besides doing a drive by of the apartment and getting a hotel room was find a sushi joint. The food was good and the owner is my new Mama-san, so now I know I can stay. Haven't seen the inside of the apartment yet but the location seems good. Hoping it'll be ready tomorrow. Apologies for the boring text, my brain'll be back on tomorrow.