Roll Call Alaska 2014

We are now in Anchorage and will stay the night at Cabells's. The last two nights we were at the Walmart in Wasilla. Yesterday morning we drove to Talkeetna and took the Flag Train trip to Hurricane. We had a Tour Saver booklet and it clearly states that reservations have to be made 7 days in advance. On Wednesday I went to the train ticket office in Anchorage and used my little ole lady southern demeanor and the ticket guy felt sorry for me and let me use the two for one coupon even though the reservation was for the next day. The trip was nice with a very entertaining conductor. It was fun to talk to the "locals" who were using the train to get to their "off grid" properties. We also got to meet the couple (I think their name is Sterling) who have been featured on the Alaska Train Show. The lady has written several books and the train stops at their place and you can meet the author and get a signed copy. The scenery was not quite as fantastic as I had expected, but maybe that is because after being in Alaska for four weeks we are becoming used to the wonderful scenery.

Tomorrow we are going to Palmer to find a guy who has a "picker's place" like what is featured on the American Picker's Show. I'll report back on that. After that, we will be heading toward Valdez.