Top 10 Favorite Things About My Alaskan Adventure - Number 6

Parking my 5th wheel in the most incredible places!!

I get a kick out of people who purchase a multi-gazillion dollar RV and then pay to park it side by side with another multi-gazillion dollar rig in what I call "Refugee Camps for the Rich and Foolish!" In our eleven thousand mile trip we stayed in only one such park (actually, that was near Albuquerque). Most of the time we boondocked and some of the time in campgrounds - amazing campgrounds. Here are four of my favorites. KOA - Eat your heart out! By the way, our 5th wheel didn't cost a gazillion dollars, either, just in case I left that impression!

Homer Spit on Kenai Penninsula:

We parked on the Homer Spit, a narrow isthmas in the middle of Kachemak Bay. This picture was taken from a viewpoint on top of Baycrest Hill overlooking Homer. (From that sight one can savor the panorama of Kachemak Bay, the Homer Spit and the mountains and glaciers beyond - unbelievable!) One can fainty see the 4.5 mile strip of land down in the bay. It contains the a quaint fishermen's villiage and space enough to park right up next to the water. If you look close enough you "might" see us backed up to the water - then again, you might not!.

Muncho Lake, BC (Strawberry Creek Campground):



"Gee, I sure wish we could have parked at an RV Park!"



It was from this place I took one of my favorite pictures of our trip - stay blogged on to see it soon!



Seward, AK



Seward, AK, on the southeast side of the Kenai Penninsula was another great place to park. At the city campground you could back right up to the water. This picture was take at the back of the 5th wheel. We watch eagles perch on the pilings (see previous blog), salmons put on a jumping show, carefree sea otter float by, a cruise ship dock at the end of the bay while boats of all kinds come in and out of the bay.











Upper Gnat Lake on the Cassier Highway in British Columbia:




After a day of driving some pretty treacherous stretches of the Cassier Highway we were anxious to find a place to boondock. We came upon this most beautiful little lake with little campsites around it. We backed out on a small peninsula of the lake. That evening we took a walk to enjoy the crisp air and fall colors. Our exhileration was increased when a herd of pack horse came by.


Kluane Lake - Destruction Bay, Yukon:



This was a huge pullout where we boondocked on Kluane Lake. Once again the fall colors were - ok - I'm running out of superlatives!