Alaska Journal - 8/11 - Riding Out

The bus picked us up at about 6:30 AM this morning. We were basically out of water. Luckily some friendly Japanese tourists gave us some of theirs. We found out from the bus driver the story of the dead skitso backpacker on the trip home, as well as where to get some food when we got out.


After showering we headed into "Glitter Gulch" (the touristy town outside the park) and grabbed these giant subs at Bub's. They hit the spot. We then headed back to Riley Creep campground and the camp store where we had a 6-pack while playing some cards and looking for a hotel with a hottub. Eventually Todd and Allen came through. After finishing the 6-pack we decided to head back to camp. I made the comment that we should get some more beer and this is when Todd freaked out. For the first time on the trip he had an opinion about something. He thought that I meant that we were only going to get another 6-pack, and this really bothered him. After I explained to him that I meant a 12-pack, everything was good to go. So, after getting the beer, we headed back to camp and drank up while playing cards again.


After we finished the 12-pack, Sain and Todd went to the store to buy hot dogs and firewood (and more beer) while the rest of us setup camp. They returned and we ate some delicious ball-parks cooked over a fire while drinking more beer. We then had cigars (a first for Allen and sorta a first for Sain) while playing more cards.




It was good to be back to civilization.