We stayed at the Town & Country RV Park in Palmer. It was run by a nice young couple - kind of refreshing to see young people in the R
V worl
d! Chores were done and we did a little sightseeing. Alice - our "trusty" GPS - took us on a roundabout tour through Palmer, but there's always something to see and we ended up driving through some farm country. Not much is grown in Alaska, but this is the area for it. We also w
en
t
to Independence Mine, a hardrock gold mine which prospered during the 20's and 30's. Some of the buildings have been restored, while others
have collapsed. We went to the mining town of Bodie
CA, near De
ath Valley, several years ago. They described their buildings as being in a state of arrested decay, which means they don't restore them but they do maintain them. It was interesting to see how the harsh Alask
a winters take a toll on structures that aren't maintained. We encountered a marmot as we left and he was kind enough to pose for several pictures. Love his little pot belly - looks like he's been eating well this summer! We passed Matanuska Glacier on our way to Glennalle
n. Unfortunately, it was a drizzly part of the day, so we just snapped a couple pictures and kept moving. By a stroke of luck, we happened into Northern Nights Campground on Dessert Night and enjoyed some peach/rhubarb cobbler. Not much to do in Glennallen, but we did run down to Copper Center to visit another Princess Lodge. We will be meeting up with Jeff & Aggie again and they'll
b
e staying here, so we wanted a sneak peek. It's beautiful. We came upon the Alaska Pipeline again and it reminded us of our fun adventure up to the Arctic Circle. It seems so long ago, but it's only been a month! We also came across this crazy homemade camper in Copper Center. Guess he can camp wherever he wants!
V worl
d! Chores were done and we did a little sightseeing. Alice - our "trusty" GPS - took us on a roundabout tour through Palmer, but there's always something to see and we ended up driving through some farm country. Not much is grown in Alaska, but this is the area for it. We also w
en
t
to Independence Mine, a hardrock gold mine which prospered during the 20's and 30's. Some of the buildings have been restored, while others
have collapsed. We went to the mining town of Bodie 
CA, near De
ath Valley, several years ago. They described their buildings as being in a state of arrested decay, which means they don't restore them but they do maintain them. It was interesting to see how the harsh Alask
a winters take a toll on structures that aren't maintained. We encountered a marmot as we left and he was kind enough to pose for several pictures. Love his little pot belly - looks like he's been eating well this summer! We passed Matanuska Glacier on our way to Glennalle
n. Unfortunately, it was a drizzly part of the day, so we just snapped a couple pictures and kept moving. By a stroke of luck, we happened into Northern Nights Campground on Dessert Night and enjoyed some peach/rhubarb cobbler. Not much to do in Glennallen, but we did run down to Copper Center to visit another Princess Lodge. We will be meeting up with Jeff & Aggie again and they'll 
b
e staying here, so we wanted a sneak peek. It's beautiful. We came upon the Alaska Pipeline again and it reminded us of our fun adventure up to the Arctic Circle. It seems so long ago, but it's only been a month! We also came across this crazy homemade camper in Copper Center. Guess he can camp wherever he wants!
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