Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Day 3 - Wolves, caribou, and bears - OH MY!

The scenary was pretty monotonous until about 2pm and then BAM! Mountain after mountain, not to mention a ton of wildlife, including several bears, a wolf, several caribou and deer. We also think we saw two moose but my squeaky brakes scared them off in a hurry.

Margaret definitely struggled on the hills today but I really couldn't blame her, there was a LOT of climbing and a horrible headwind. That thing is like a wall when it comes to battling the wind. When it got to be about 6pm we were approaching Muncho Lake, a beautiful body of water covered with ice and entirely surrounded by mountains covered in snow. The gate to the campground was closed for the season but some nimcumpoop didn't lock the gate so we made ourselves at home. Muncho lake is probably the best car camping I have ever had, not to mention it was entirely free! Definitely my kind of camping.

I've gotten in the habit of checking Margaret's oil since I figured it would probably consume some along this long trip. The first two days were great but this time it was a little low - not too bad, but enough to make me look under the engine. Sure enough, she sprung a leak somewhere. I just hope she can make it all the way to Anchorage - I have a friend who said there's a great air cooled VW guy in the area that has done wonders on his beetle. PLEASE Margaret - you can do it!!!!



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