Hidden Lake Day 1

Day 47, Monday, 8/3: Went into Wasilla first thing to fill our extra propane tank and Bob needed a new sweatshirt from Wal-Mart. It seems his only zippered one came out a size smaller after washing! Then we drove to check out an RV park in Palmer to see if we want to stay there on our way back through. It was nice but we liked the Homestead one better…. Then on to Anchorage! Arrived at the Arctic Fox dealership about 10:30 and picked up the part for the jack. Found a ‘Safeway’ on our way out of town and it was the best one we have ever seen! It was called Carr’s but it was definitely a Safeway and listed as such on the internet. Wonderful store with everything you could imagine. Filled our little frig to the max. After that we headed south. Beautiful drive along the Cook Inlet. Mountains on one side and the bay on the other. Tide was out along with the sun. Some road construction but not too long of a delay. Turned onto the Sterling Highway which goes to Homer and stopped at a forest service campground on Hidden Lake (located in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge). Wonderful spot and although we aren’t on the lake itself, we have a large site with lots of trees and lots of space between campers. Unhooked the trailer, and Bob worked on the jack. Once the part was replaced it worked perfectly so we unloaded the camper from the truck since we are going to be here for at least 4 days and plan to do some traveling (sightseeing) with just the truck itself. It was quite warm today, in the 70’s. I know that doesn’t seem warm to those of you back home who are suffering through the 100’s but for us it was warm. We did have a nice campfire and grilled dinner.

The first portion of the Sterling Highway which goes to Homer parallels the Kenai River that is the most beautiful aqua color! Watched some rafters go by and saw lots of fishermen along the shoreline.