We are back in Tok, Alaska on our way out of Alaska on the Long Ride Home. We will cross into the Yukon today. Seems like we were just here. One of the things I noticed when we got into Alaska from the Yukon was the level of prosperity rose exponentially. I don’t understand why but it was significant. The first thing I noticed was there were lines painted on the roadway. As I looked around, I could see that the buildings were nicer, made of better construction materials. There were more selections on the menus in the restaurants. General amenities were nicer. The changes were all economically driven and I’m not sure why. Are things just that more prosperous in the US? More of a capitalistic influence? The main reason we didn’t get to do as much as we had wanted in Alaska is because we did allow enough time nor consider the vast distances between places of interest. The farther North we have gone, the more apparent it has become that it just takes a long time to get from place to place. We even had to forsake seeing relatives because of the oversight on our part. Now as we look back plotting our return route, it is hard to comprehend that it will take us so long to get back. We’ve been on the bikes for 16 straight days now and we have 12 more to go. We will be riding back down the Cassier Highway, so the country will be different. Different towns, sites and stories. I’ve gathered a lot of material to paint from and actually can’t wait to get back and get started on it. Today,we will be entering the land of S L O W internet so I’ll try to stay in touch as much as I can. Until then, thanks for tuning in and I’ll catch you on the flip side. Mike out. I’ll leave you with a shot of the Matanuska Glacier we passed yesterday. Incredible. 
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Many years ago, decades actually, I was in Homer, went out on ocean in a small private boat for halibut fishing, cooked them that night, some sort of deep fried ball of halibut chunks. One of the most memorable and tasty meals of a lifetime. So keep an eye on the rivers along the way, find some WOW spot and take a photo, then paint it for me later.
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That sounds like a great halibut tale. I’ll bet it was good. We had fresh halibut in Seward that was awesome and then the next night we had King Salmon in Homer. I’ve never had either one so fresh and so good.
A river? will the Kenai do? I think I got a view good shots of it. Most of the other rivers up here have been running pretty high and muddy due to run off and the heavy rains we have been getting. The Kenai looked pretty good tho.