Alaska Trip - Day 7

Left early. Continued on ALCAN until we were in Alaska (only seven days!). We saw some forest fires in the distance - hope they don't hit the highway... Turned on Glenn Highway around noon and then drove down Richardson. Saw a ground squirrel at a rest stop - we fed him graham crackers and he seemed happy. Saw flickers. We arrived in Valdez around 2000 (it was still just as light as 1500). Eileen and Cathy were really excited about seeing their old cabin until we got there and they couldn't get in. It is kind of far out of town, so Eileen broke in and climbed in the window. People around here figured out that Eileen was in town and we had visitors (Brent) at 2200. He convinced us to go into town and get the nickel tour. This gave Eileen a chance to leave notes for some of her friends and call her Dad. Even though it is light out, I need to remember that people do sleep with the midnight sun...