http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alaska/Tok/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Alaska , Tok en-us Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:51:29 BST Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:51:29 BST Happy Days are here again The skies above are clear again. What a great and glorious day. The sun is shining itrsquos in the 70rsquos and we have no place to go and nothing to do. WooHooWe sleptin did laundry walked the bike trail for a couple of miles Dave started reading a book and I caught up on emails and blogs. In the afternoon we visited the visitorrsquos center and some http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alaska/Tok/blog-288210.html Feels like summer as we woke up to blue skies and the sun shining brightly. I was really daring and decided to wear Capri pants today for the second time in a month. Dave actually took off his flannel shirt. We must be Alaskasized because we were really warm with the temperature at 50 degrees as we started our morning. Goodbye Glennallen. Traveling out on the Tokcutoff we had excellent vi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alaska/Tok/blog-287307.html I WENT BACK TO ADD A FEW FACTS BUT COULD NOT ALL ANYTHING. WE WERE OUTSIDE AND IT JUST SNOWEDSLEETED. BIG CHUNKS OF SNOW OT SOMETHING WAS FALLING FROM THE SKY I TRIED TO PUT PICTURES ON BUT COULD NOT. I THINK MY AIR CARD IS SO SLOW THAT IT TAKES TOO LONG. WILL PUT SOME ON AT A LATER TIME.TAKE CARELOVE TO ALLDWIGHT BRENDA http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alaska/Tok/blog-157211.html HELLO TO ALL IN GEORGIAWELL THIS HAS REALLY BEEN A JOURNEY. WE HAVE SEEN SOME BEAUTIFUL PLACES. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN SNOW FROZEN LAKES SNOW RAIN HAIL SNOW AND MORE SNOW. WE HAVE BEEN HAULED IN ON A ROLLBACK LOST OUR MUFFLER AND CAN NOT GET OUR DISH TO WORK. THE SIGNAL IS SO FAR DOWN THAT IT WON'T GO THAT LOW. WE HAVE BOUGHT ONE TO PUT ON THE GROUND. HOPE IT WILL WORK. HAVEN'T TRIED YET.W http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alaska/Tok/blog-157198.html The railroad was built in the early 1900s to service the copper mines and then it shut down right before WWII and then in the 1950s they pulled up the rails and made it into a one lane road that is still known as one of the worst roads in Alaska. The idea that it is the worst road is actually the fun part. The location my dad homesteaded in 1964 had been a sawmill that cut lumber for the mines a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alaska/Tok/blog-103790.html Hi all.Last minute switch in plans after the last post. A flip of a coin set us off to Seattle to try to meet a friend. A little more than we wanted to drive however we parlayed the extra trip into a nice meal at The Virginian near Pike Place Mkt. and a trip up into the Space Needle. It was pretty cool. The view of Rainier SUPERB.Next morning off to the NICE LITTLE ARTSY town of Bellingham http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alaska/Tok/blog-64253.html