Chuck:
Betty and I had breakfast in the little restaurant, we had a good view of the mountains. Very nice place! The highway hugs the north side of the deep & steep Matanuska Valley. A horse grazing near the right side caused a “cry wolf” moose alert. Then only a quarter mile later on the left, really was a moose grazing. Low clouds moved down the mountain sides bringing a thick mist. This became a bit tricky since we have not located a shop that can repair the driver’s side windshield wiper. Ahead of us, an oncoming RV had stopped in the roadway, maybe to avoid hitting a moose that we saw careening down the steep embankment to get away. We regained cell coverage as we neared Palmer (about 40 miles east of Anchorage) and Betty contacted an RV repair shop in Anchorage. They can look at the windshield wiper problem on Monday. Great. Using MilePosts (an Alaska & NW Canada traveler’s guide-book published annually), Betty located a Fred Meyer store (much like a super Wal-Mart) in Eagle River, about 13 miles NE of Anchorage. Wonderful, we need groceries and a place to park for the night, this may work.