9/19/10 - on to Tok

Sunday
RV Mileage: 16,895

We've only made 245 miles. This will take a while. Left King Mountain campsite at 8:30 am. We decided to have breakfast at a restaurant and had to drive to Euerka to find a lodge open.  Apparently this late in the season most places close down for winter already.  We had great views of the Matanuska River and Chugach Mountains along the way and of course the Matanuska Glacier.  The weather was beautiful and sunny.  Roads however, are narrow, frost heaves, and broken pavement.  Breakfast at Eureka Summit (elevation 3,322 feet) was nice. Eureka Summit is the highest point on the Glenn Highway.  Stopped for gas in Glennallen. The RV managed to peak at 5.05 mpg through the mountains. Wrangell Mountains. Several areas along the route to Tok had views of the  Finally made it to Tok at 4:10 pm.  Only one RV park left that had their water on still...the Tundra Lodge and RV Park. Good to get a shower and do a little laundry. We were told that it got down to 24 degrees last night! Still, there were a few tough Alaskans tent camping!