Alaska Preparations Underway

Terrie and I plan on leaving the mountain on May 1st on our journey to Alaska. We will eventually arrive home in October. So far, it has been a challenge. First, we have had a lot of cold and wind - 134 days below freezing and wind speeds up to 74 mph. Then, we had to have our Labrador euthanized after almost 13 years with us. We finally got a weather break last Friday with temps around 50 degrees and light breeze. So, we got our permanent StarLink install completed along with another outlet on the driver side basement. 

Today the hitch went in the truck so that Wednesday we can get the Montana bearings packed. Oil change scheduled, air filter changed and fuel filters arrived and ready for install. Today we stowed the weather station, StarLink and slides. Also, we took some clothes out. We have everything planned out to finish in time to leave on May 1. 

Comments

Anonymous said…
Looking forward to following the journey- stay safe and have fun!
April 15, 2023 at 10:17 AM
Ronald Hagg said…
Looking forward to your trip. Post your boondocking areas.
April 15, 2023 at 5:21 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Homer, Cooper Landing and Valdez

Image
 I posted about Ron and Rhonda yesterday.  Today, I will get back to the trip. We are currently along side of the road in Valdez - by choice.  Good sky for Solar and StarLink.  So, let's dive in.  The last post was from Seward, where we picked up another pair of Montana owners - Terry and Diane Hansen.  They are fulltime RVers out of Rock Springs, Wyoming.  In fact, we are hanging out with them in Valdez right now. In Homer, we camped out on the spit, a piece of land that is 1/4 mile wide by 4.5 mile long piece of ground that sticks out into Kachemack Bay.  This is also where we knew something was amiss with Ron. I got to kayak fish while here and we had the ocean out our back window.  That is where the salmon taunted me from afar. Our view on the Spit Homer has a beautiful harbor. We could always count on Ron and Rhonda to go for ice cream - especially huckleberry. A volcano on the ride to Cooper Landing We did the Russian Falls Hike, no Bears but did see fish jump. Fish jumping a
Read more

Fairbanks, Alaska

Image
 We are spending some time (a week and a half) in Fairbanks.  We started our visit at our second Boondockers Welcome stop and planned to visit a glass repair shop to check in on Ron and Rhonda's crinkled kitchen window.  The good news is it will make it to Indiana in September without any further work.  The bad news is that when we went to leave we had no trailer brakes.  Traced it back to a brake bracket that hadn't been torqued properly when we had our suspension upgraded.  This lead to losing all of the bolts holding one of the brake calipers on and then the caliper losing shoes, cylinder and fluid. The parts are almost all here and we will put it back together next week. It is not stopping us from enjoying our visit. Fairbanks is the second largest city in Alaska, located in Interior Alaska.  It is among the warmest areas in summer and coldest in the winter.  It is also home to Terrie's sister, Leslie and her husband J.R. Lewis. This area was established as a gold minin
Read more

Missing Our Traveling Companions

  Well, this is certainly not the type of post I thought I would be writing on this trip. We were having a great time till we were leaving Seward for Homer. Ron Marlin wasn’t feeling well and went to a walk in clinic in Homer. They did tests and told him he needed to get home as soon as possible. His condition is very serious and we drove them to the airport last Monday. He is currently in the hospital in Arkansas. Rhonda is by his side.  After reviewing all of the options to get their truck and camper home, Ron and Mary Lichtenberg flew up from Omaha and spent some time with us orienting themselves to the truck and camper. They are taking the camper back to Arkansas. When you look up friend in the dictionary, you see Ron and Mary’s picture. Great friends and very giving people. New friends, Terry and Diane Hansen, helped find a camping spot to rest before getting Ron and Rhonda to Anchorage. The Harvest Host at Alaskan Race Way, Michelle, was also very gracious and let us stay extra n
Read more