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A Fishing Story - 1989 the f/v My Colleen
by C. C. Crow photos by author
Next, we get back on the train to Anchorage, spend a couple
nights in a bed & breakfast, then take the Alaska RR railcar service back down
to Seward to pick up my bike. Hope it's still there.
Return Train to Anchorage
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7-14 FRI
Time to break camp and catch the afternoon train south. Ride in
dome car again. Cloudy so no mountain again, but it clears up as
we go south, figures. I BS with kitchen help- they are out of
water so there is no fancy meal service like I had planned. Arrive
in Anchorage and I walk to B&B. Pete, the host is asleep.
Europeans, Canadians, Swiss. It's pretty informal. Watch TV, drink
beers and meet S. Florida girl and Ruth.
7-15 SAT
Eat good breakfast, Mike is cook. Go to history and Art museum-
great. Window shop and then visit arts center- weird modern show.
Birds need more places to perch. At visitors center Peter has his
tee-shirt cart. He's sort of a jack of all trades. Meet Susan,
Darlin Lily. Go see Omni Dome Alaskan Wilderness- okay, best part
fly-over Clake Lakes NP. Meet Jane, talk. Then we have afternoon
salmon cook out back at house. Good chow down. Watch TV, meet
Denver couple, talk.
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7-16 SUN
Wake a 6 a.m., tough, eat cereal and run. Double railcar takes us
to Seward, great trip. Lady talks my ear off. Hang out by door
taking pictures. Meet Bostonians. Talk to Jenny, our hostess,
cute. Mountains, tunnels and glaciers. I take a little nap. When
we arrive I march into my motorcycle, get the saddle bags, and
spend about an hour sorting. Too much stuff. I skip lunch, ride to
Moose Pass, grill is closed, eat apple pie. Nice road but too many
people, RVs. Go to Portage Glacier- I am not impressed, camp at
wig-wam, nice. Eat at cafe, special deal $5.00. Nip breaks axle in
parking lot. Cold night.
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My bike is still there. Wow! Not only a great adventure coming
up on a boat, but here's my motorcycle and a couple thousand miles ahead of me to home.
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