Hidden Lake Day 4

Day 50, Thursday, 8/6: It did rain pretty hard during the night but today has been cloudy in the morning and some sun this afternoon. We drove to Soldatna this morning and both got haircuts at a place in the Fred Meyer complex. The girl that cut my hair graduated from high school in La Grande and says she really misses it there. She was probably in her early 30’s and I’m sorry I didn’t get her name. I believe her grandmother still lives in Union. Then a quick wash of the truck and Bob was planning to attend a Rotary meeting at noon. When we got there they said the Rotary Club meets every Thursday at noon like clockwork except for today!! So, we grabbed a bite of lunch, took the truck for a lube and oil change and drove back to camp. It has been another lazy afternoon of napping and reading. Only a few mosquitoes here but those black things (no see ‘ums?) are annoying. We have a campfire going and also some mosquito coils lit. They don’t seem to bite so maybe they are just gnats?

Tomorrow we are planning to drive to Seward which is about an hour away. Will spend a 5th night here in this campground and leave on Saturday for a place called Girdwood. It is a ski resort in the winter and a tourist place in the summer. There is a restaurant there that we would like to visit. It is amazing the information you find in the Milepost. We have used it daily and changed our route according to things we find in the book. Sometimes it is not accurate but for the most part it is very helpful. There have been some places that sound great but when you get there they have gone out of business.
It even had the day and time for the Soldatna Rotary meeting! I often read interesting things to Bob as we are driving down the road and it even identifies places we can pull off the highway to take pictures or just to let vehicles go by if there is a line behind us. Very useful and we would recommend it to anyone traveling through Alberta/Yukon/NWT/BC and/or Alaska! Can’t imagine making the trip without it!