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After reading about Donna from Tok in the book "Looking for Alaska" I just had to visit the place and meet her. We arrived around dinner time and got to walk through her home while we checked in. What a place! This is the garage at A WinterCabin. The bathhouse is attached to the garage; it is visible just to the right of the main building. Taken at 080933R August 2002.
The Bear Cabin at A WinterCabin. This structure is a duplex; we stayed in the room on the left (the screen door is open in this photograph). Note the theater chairs on the front porch, and the grass growing on the sod roof. Taken at 080933R August 2002.
Part of the bath house. Taken at 080941R August 2002.
Another picture of the bath house. That's a large tub and shower hiding behind the wolf shower curtain. Taken at 080942R August 2002.
Bath house. Check out is at 10:00 a.m. The calendar on the wall near the hot water heater is a calendar of outhouse photographs. The outhouse used by the proprietor is featured in this calendar. Taken at 080942R August 2002.
Bath house. Taken at 080942R August 2002.
Front door of the bath house. Taken at 080943R August 2002.
Interior of the Bear Cabin -- this photograph was taken without the flash, so it's a bit dark Note the small refrigerator, the toaster, and the coffee maker. There's an electric heater and a wood stove for warmth. Donna has guests year-around -- we imagined what it would be like to hole up in this cabin for the winter. Taken at 081009R August 2002.
Interior of the Bear Cabin. Note the box of powdered milk just behind Lorraine. Yum. Taken at 081010R August 2002.
Interior of the Bear Cabin. Taken at 081010R August 2002.
Interior of the Bear Cabin -- taken with the flash. Taken at 081012R August 2002.
Taken at 081057R August 2002.
Taken at 081059R August 2002.
Lorraine panning for gold at A WinterCabin. Taken at 081102R August 2002.
Taken at 081140R August 2002.
Taken at 081140R August 2002.
As you can see, we didn't get much "color" out of that load of dirt. We won't be quitting our day jobs soon. Taken at 081142R August 2002.
Here we are, at the entrance to Mukluk Land. Regrettably, the park isn't open until after we need to be on the road.... Taken at 081153R August 2002.
Taken at 081154R August 2002.
Taken at 081155R August 2002.
Taken at 081156R August 2002.
Taken at 081156R August 2002.
Lorraine supporting the local tourist economy at Mukluk Land. Taken at 081202R August 2002.
Note the lawn mower on this sod roof at Burnt Paw Northland Specialties, one of dozens of tourist shops we visited. Taken at 081402R August 2002.
A little closer picture of the lawn mower. Taken at 081403R August 2002.
Taken at 081457R August 2002.
Taken at 081457R August 2002.
Taken at 081457R August 2002.
Taken at 081713R August 2002.
Taken at 081713R August 2002.
Taken at 081713R August 2002.
Taken at 081713R August 2002.
Taken at 081713R August 2002.
Taken at 081848R August 2002.
Taken at 081849R August 2002. 1947 ADT, Thursday, 9 August 2002. Trailside Grill, just north of Glenallen, AK. Stayed at the Bear Cabin at "A WinterCabin" last night. Pulled in about 2100(?), made dinner, and read until after midnight. Got up this am, showered in the bath house, panned for gold, and headed in to Tok to look around. Hit the road out of Tok ~1400. Tremendous scenery on the road from Tok to Glenallen. Took a detour at Slana to see a little of the Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve.
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