Tuesday July 31, 2007 The day was cloudy so we couldn’t see much of the mountains as we headed into Central Alaska. We arrived in Wasilla around noon. Wasilla and neighboring Palmer are part of the agricultural area of Alaska. During the depression Roosevelt sent about 200 families from dustbowl states to pioneer and farm this area as an experiment. The undertaking was semi- successful since many families didn’t stay, but the area did become an important farming region. I was looking for watermelon and tomatoes - - not here! They specialize in cool weather crops (what else?) like cabbage, broccoli, zucchini, cucumbers and rhubarb. And of course the flowers are beautiful. We found a campground and then did errands - - haircut for me, groceries and other supplies, oil change and even made an appointment
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