Last week I saw an Alaskan brown/grizzly bear. Actually there were 2. A mother and cub. I only saw them for a second, and they were a long way off. Luckily I had binoculars. I have heard there are lots of them out here. I was told not to camp in a tent, at this time of year. The bears wake up hungry, and there are no fish or berries. I saw a bear hide on a railing in Teller. I saw bear scat on the road to Teller. I have not been close enough to get a picture. I would like to see a bear from a distance, when I want to see them. I am hoping to see a bear or two along the Kougarok. The Kougarok road is one of 3 roads leaving Nome. A interesting fact is that it has 3 names. It is also called the Beam Road or Taylor Road. It is 85 miles one way. It is reason enough to come to Nome.
Previously I made it up this road to Salmon Lake. Salmon Lake is 38 miles out of Nome.
I published pictures from the first 38 miles on a previously post.
I start with these from an area called Golden Gate.
It is often shrouded in fog, and questionable weather, but this day, the sun was shining.
It was after the trip to Teller, and the sun felt awesome!
The vegetation is in much the same state. Lots of willows, that are budding.
There is some grass starting to turn green.
The shrubbery is getting ready to break out in leaves.
Sorry for getting shadows in the pictures.
The first time I went by this sign I thought it said 1 mile.
It is a few miles further. It is also a very rough road. Even by Nome standards. It was not
passable at this time, and we were warned to not attempt it, unless we had someone in another vehicle with us.
So as we drove past, and continued on the Kougarok.
We met a lone musk ox grazing on the side of the road.
He was in a huffing mood. He snorted a few times from the bushes.
I took a couple pictures and left him alone.
Also make sure when you are travelling and sightseeing, that you sometimes..........
.......turn around and look back from where you came.......
No, really, look behind yourself.
There may be traffic coming...
Yes, even in the middle of nowhere. That is a side by side (as they call them up here).
O Lord, Our Lord, your greatness is seen in all the world!
Psalm 8:9
Make sure to be thankful for all you have, and all you have seen.
This is the bridge over the Kuzitrin River. I have decided that Kuzitrin must mean...
....beautiful view...
This is a different bridge. this one is
over the Kougarok River........
it probably means, "worth the drive."
This is proof, that I was actually there.
Kougarok might also mean "end of the road", or time to turn around.....
so I took a few pictures of the river.... 85 miles (North) from Nome...
......Kougarkok River to the East
and then the West
and a 2nd toward the West.
Then you turn around and head back.......and see what awaits.....
you could pretty much just constantly take picture after picture, and get a great view.
This was about 11:30 pm on Saturday May 24,2014. The best part about sightseeing
in Alaska in the summer. There is a LOT of daylight. We drove an hour more, then car camped at the Salmon Lake campground. I am TOO old to sleep in a sleeping bag in the back seat of an SUV. It was warm enough in a sleeping bag, but my ol' bones were stiff and sore, after a few hours of sleep. Luckily sunrise comes early, and I got a few pictures on the 38 miles back to Nome from Salmon Lake. We saw a lot of the most common sight around Nome. The world famous Alaskan Brown........
.....................................BARREL............................ Barrels are everywhere. Left over from mining
operations, and carried by wind, and water......It sucks because when you are looking for Brown Bears, barrels trick you.
And the clouds welcomed us back to Nome.....No bears on this trip.
2 roads down, and it is Sunday morning May 25, 2014. The Road to Council awaits.
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