Saturday, July 2, 2011 Teklanika Campground. Seriously overcast having rained again in the night. 50 degrees at 9:30. Starting mileage was 10770. Slowly drove back toward Riley Campground, hoping to see more animals. Did see lovely views of mountains that we stopped to take pictures of. No animals were seen, not even the caribou herd on the Savage River, except for one snowshoe hare. He was on the side of the road, standing on his back legs, pulling and eating leaves off of a tree. It must have been something he really liked as grasses and flowers were all around him. When we got to Riley Mercantile, we dumped the holding tanks, took showers, and got water. Checked and sent e-mail. Chatted with our fellow RTers who were doing the same things. Stopped at the gift
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