Day 34 - July 4, Chicken, Alaska to Tok, Alaska - 77 miles, 8.4 mpg

Happy Independence day!

 Short driving day today, thank goodness, and the roads were mostly paved!  Since it was a short drive, there was nothing out of the ordinary, nor was there anything photo-worthy.  We drove out of the mountains, into the Tenana River Valley.   Everything is green, and the foliage is very dense.  I don't know how the elk and moose get through it!   Speaking of moose, what is the plural?   The plural of goose is geese.  But you don't call more than one moose "meese!"   Same with mouse.  The plural is "mice."  But the plural of spouse is not "spice!"   Go figure!

 We did wash our RV and trailer at the RV park, with the help of others in our group.  You might say it was a group effort.  

 After everyone was settled in, we went next door to Fast Eddie's for a pizza feast.  I shouldn't have done that!  

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  1. jroagerJuly 8, 2019 at 12:48 PM

    Did y'all have any fireworks for the 4th?

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    1. Ed CJuly 9, 2019 at 8:40 AM

      No fireworks. There are 100+ fires burning in Alaska, they don't want any more. Most of the fires they just allow to burn out, but one near us is over 100,000 acres, creating smoke advisories. Heavy, thick, fog-like smoke. All fires caused by lightning!

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