Back to Anchorage - Batmobile and the Bear

We left Trapper Creek and made our way back to Anchorage. It was a pretty day and everything was going good. As we were getting close to Houston, AK; we stopped for a potty break. Houston is the only place in the Mat-Su Borough where it is legal to sell fireworks. So…….here’s how Gorilla Fireworks gets your attention:


     


Then we were back on our way…..and you KNOW I love signs, so here’s a few that caught my attention:


   


We made it back safely to Fort Richardson and the Black Spruce Campground. It was pretty full, but we found a site & got setup. When we open the Living Room slide, it makes a weird noise, but it opens up; so we’re happy! Mr. Charley has a hard wired low-voltage surge protector on his rig,and I guess with the full campground, the voltage was low because the power kept kicking off and on, off and on. The Camp Host came by & when we told him about it, he said that row of sites had low power and if we could handle it, we could move in the morning.
We chilled the rest of the day & the next morning I wanted to get a head start on the laundry (it was $3.25 a load just to wash in Fairbanks, so I waited….it’s only $1.25 here). I got a couple of loads done in between moving to aa new site. The slide came in but it’s sounding scary (and I won’t tell you about the awning), but needless to say we have an appointment to take it in on Monday to get it fixed.
When we got back from the RV place, we took a little drive down to the lakes here on the base. I wanted to see where they were & if maybe we could see some wildlife. We found Otter Lake and saw they had cabins & campsites & it looks like you can rent kayaks there. It was kind of busy with military families, so we drove over to find Clunie Lake. It as even more secluded, with an overgrown looking  recreation area, but man were the fish jumping! I would love to have a small boat & row out in the middle(so I wouldn’t have to worry about a bear coming out)  to drop a hook and catch a few.
We got back to our site and took a little nap. Mr. Charley hurt his back while we were switching sites, so I put some stuff on his back & got the heating pad & some meds. After naptime, Cheyenne was looking out the window & started barking. It wasn’t her high pitched yelp for a squirrel, it was a BARK! I looked out the window and I saw a BEAR!  I think he heard me hollering at Mr.Charley to look, because he turned around and headed away by the time my brain registered to get my camera, so this was the only pic I got.

I think Mr.Charley got a couple more, but needless to say we were VERY cautious as we went out to get in the truck. The Camp Host was going by right after we saw it so we told him about it. He drove around looking for it and letting everyone know that one had been sighted so they could watch their kids & dogs. We drove all over & didn’t see it again, but I can tell you now before we go outside we look out the window real good!
Have a good one everybody, we’re trying to.


RV Riding is checking out the windshield and the windows