There was not much to be seen in the MN, WI, and IL. We stopped to see friends, but other than that, we had traveled and been tourists in these states before. So, 14, 758 miles later,we do believe we have seen a lot, but not ALL of Alaska. Going back is a definite wish for me.
We talked about what we thought was the biggest animal that we saw. It was a toss up between the bison and the moose. We figured the bison probably weighed more than the moose.
This little critter decided to land on our windshield and was holding on for dear life...so I think he qualifies as the "smallest" critter that we saw. (not counting the mosquitos....didn't take pictures of them, just squashed them. Our statistics on the rain we experienced: 15 days in June; 18 days in July; 7 in Aug.; Total: 40 days. That's 1/3 of our trip it rained; but if we only count June & July, it rained half of the time!
We had scarey moments, like when a cow moose charged across the road merely feet in front of our truck. We read books in the evenings: Chris is on his second book (but it's a huge book) and I'm on my fifth. The inverter in our camper was not working so we had no lights. No problem in Alaska with 24 hours day light, but once we were back in the lower 48, we used crank flashlights.
We don't miss the "pay as you go" showers or roughing it with NO showers. A flat tire, broken windshield and over-heating going over Wild Bird Pass in Idaho (which was 106 degrees!) were some blips on the radar.
We are very glad to be home and we hope you all enjoyed following us along our epic journey of a lifetime.
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