Today was another beautiful day. We started our day off by viewing a gorgeous sow moose and her calf grazing in the field. The last 300 miles of Canada were brutal roadwise. It was mostly gravel and the few paved spots were a nightmare of potholes and frost heaves. Amber is now a beautiful shade of gravel brown. Border crossing into the US was a breeze. We were very prepared this time and Mike claimed everything down to our last two slices of turkey. The customs guy laughed, congratulated us on our engagement, and waved us on our way. After crossing back into our wonderful country (I really mean this, I am truly proud to be an American!!!), we bought Alaskan Amber (which our Westy is named after) and Alaskan summer beer. Ice was thirty miles away so we said forget it and decided that we would just drink warm beer to celebrate finally arriving in Alaska. Mike and I then found a FREE campsite at Deadman's Lake that was absolutely breathtaking. In all of Canada we spent well over $200 on campsites that had more to be desired. This one was located in a forest of tall spruce trees, private, lakeside, and all you heard was silence. It even had a spring pond which we used as our cooler. We took a swim, a bike ride, and had a fire. This is what our trip is all about. The best things in life really are free!
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