Hello from Sisters, Oregon! Roger, Bear and I are thrilled to be in such a beautiful area of the country for a week of RV appointments and thinking about our trip to Alaska. Before I tell you about Sisters, I have a few thoughts on our Alaskan adventure.
Yes, the two month Alaskan adventure was definitely an incredible trip, one of those times that truly take your breath away when realizing the magnitude of the journey. We are grateful that we made it and the good parts of the trip definitely outweighed the difficult ones. We saw such rugged beauty in the northwest (no wonder it is considered a last frontier), healthy animals on the land and in the sea and gained such an appreciation of the individuals who settled the area long ago. We were glad that we were part of a tour group. The company made our trip easy in that we always knew where we would be parking our large motor home. The entire group of 24 rigs grew very close as we travelled over 5,000 miles together. Yes there were problems (cracked windshields and other motor home problems) but our fellow travelers came to the aid of anyone who needed it. There were two difficult roads. Dawson City, Yukon Territory to Chicken, Alaska and Destruction Bay to Tok, Alaska offered severe frost heaves, potholes, no shoulders, opposing traffic, lack of pavement in places and road construction. The campsites were not what we are used to in the United States. Very tight spaces and 15 or 30 amp as opposed to 50 amp were a challenge for us. On the other hand, we learned what a terrific coach we have and how well it performed on the trip. Nevertheless, Roger and I feel so fortunate to have made the journey.
We entered the United States at Sumas, Washington and were very happy to return to the greatest nation in the world. After spending the first night in Bellvue, Washington we headed to Albany, Oregon to visit RVing friends, Nancy and Dan. While in the area, we had our RV detailed and routine Freightliner maintenance performed. What a comforting feeling to have the Tour squeaky clean again with new filters. We then drove to Sisters, Oregon. It is here that we are having the rest of the work done (a problematic slide and topper and water pump replacement).
Sisters is located in the middle of Oregon, about 20 miles from Bend. Sisters' population is under 3,000 people. This is horse country and there is a rodeo that takes place in June. We love the area because the RV park is in our top five of the best in the country and Sisters is home to a system of world class mountain biking trails.
The Tour is very clean after it's Alaskan adventure and happily parked in a beautiful area.
Roger worked very hard on our mountain bikes to get the Alaskan mud off of them.
Thank you for checking in with us. We leave Sisters on Monday morning and head to Mountain Home, Idaho for two nights before driving to Park City, Utah for a two week visit. We look forward to seeing friends and family in Park City.
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