Salem, OR to Homer, AK

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July 21 - The Lodge at Paxon on the Glenn Highway - waaaay out in the sticks. Big parking lot, had my choice of spaces. Where is everyone? Probably watching their GPS's

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July 21 - Stopped for breakfast & gas, the other 2 customers left & it was me doing the solo thing again.

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July 21 - No gas on this side but I managed to squeeze out 2 gallons on the other side, then it was gone. Who knows what was in those last 2 gallons but the Ninja didn't seem to mind.

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July 21 - My first view of the Alaska Pipeline just before Glennallen.

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July 21 - One of many tourist attractions along the Alaskan Highway. Today I was the tourist. Remarkable.

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July 21 - A couple of RV's were coming like bats out of hell so I moved on, never saw them again.

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July 21 - There 'tis, the real deal, from whence our benzino cometh...You can't see them in this pic but there was some sort of conflagaration going on down by that levy at the lower right. A couple of military security wagons and several company trucks went screaming into the area. It looked like there were a couple of ultra-lights down in the parking area and a lot of interest was being shown in them. I decided it was an excellent time to move along as I don't answer questions well.

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July 21 - If you'll look past the wrinkly old fart you'll see the pipeline up close & personal.

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July 21 - Duh...No comment

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July 21 - Starting to cloud up, time to move on towards Delta Junction

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July 21 - Getting close to Delta Junction riding north on highway 4

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July 21 - There's thousands of acres of dead trees up north - some kind of killer beetle is doing it. Someone ought to tell them to stop, they're ruining all the landscaping

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July 21 - I stopped to take this gal's picture & left my favorite hat along the roadway. Lousy trade. This was heading south of Delta Junction on highway 2. Maybe if you're in the area you could pick up my hat & send it to me?

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July 21 - Had to stop and buy a new hat at this place. Lots of touristy stuff for sale. Just for me. :)

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July 21 - This is it, isn't it? This is why we can't resist the trip up the Alcan. Took this at 10:36pm in Beavercreek, first town across the border into Canada on highway 1.

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July 21 - One of many fuzzy pics I took this evening...drank an entire bottle of wine with my dinner and had a couple of toddies in my room. I love camping indoors...

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July 21 - I'm so easily entertained...nice "Do" Larry... izzat a little helmet hair there?

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July 21 - This was the little coin-op laundry where I washed my grubby clothes and my only copy of Jupiter's Travels. It's amazing what happens to a paperback when you do that. Not to mention the rest of your laundry. Nice white fuzzy stuff. The attendant was very gracious. Probably scared...

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July 21 - Things to do in your room when it's late and you're slightly bombed and you get the munchies and you have all this cool camping equipment and a package of Top-Ramen....mmmm..

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July 22 - On the way out of Beaver Creek - What is it with these Catholics and Quonset huts anyway?

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July 22 - On the road again heading south towards the Kluane wilderness - highway 1