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Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers drove their RV to Palmer, Alaska June 11, 2009 |
| Palmer is a city located 42 miles northeast of Anchorage
on the Glenn Highway and is part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical
Area. It lies on the north shore of the Matanuska River, not far above tidewater,
in a wide valley between the Talkeetna Mountains to the north and the Chugach
Mountains to the south and east. Pioneer Peak rises over 6,000 feet above
the town, just a few miles south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.8 square miles, all of it land. Palmer and Wasilla are the two major old-town cores of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley. Population of the area has grown dramatically in the past decade; Borough officials estimate the local population at 80,000 and The 2007 Census Bureau estimates gave the city a population of 7,804. |
Driving to Palmer, the
two RV Gypsies saw a truck with a mailbox and a sign "Finally Alaska Bound" and his web site advertised. Love it! |
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And of course, more dirt
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and some beautiful scenery |
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Below: The road just before
turning into the campground - under re-construction |
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| Below: Mt. View R.V. Park and the view from the motorhome of the two RV Gypsies. The Knik Glacier Airboat Tour mentioned in the sign above was not running. The two RV Gypsies were really disappointed! | |
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Below: A moose came into
the campground |
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Below: A short hiking trail
near the campground |
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Below: July 23, 2009, the two RV Gypsies returned to this same campground, and a moose came into the campground once again. |
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Below: Schwabenhof
Inc (a German bar)
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 The
two RV Gypsies ate at a great German bar both times that they were in this
area, and they just loved the sign on the door for their hours - read the
last line. LOL - The food was very good |
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