7/1/1991 - Moday

John:  I hurt my back a few days ago somehow... it wasn’t going away, so I found a chiropractor in Fairbanks.  He snapped my spine back into alignment & it seems to be better today.  We stopped at “Alaska Land”.  It’s a bunch of old Alaskan log houses that are now gift shops.  It has some museums and a little train.  We then went to the University of Alaska to their museum.  The museum had tons of native Alaskan animals and native artifacts.  The campus was very nice.  There are over 100 forest fires burning northof Fairbanks.  The smoke is dominating the atmosphere.  We headed south towards Denali and camped in Clear, Alaska on the banks of the Nenana River.  We drove 100 miles today.

ODOM:  24467

6/15/1991 - Saturday

Karen: We left home 8:30 A.M. Had a good trip to Glenwood Springs. Swam at the hot pool all afternoon... beautiful day! Camping at Rock Gardens tonight... a spot by the river (Colorado River).

Kari says: The best things about today are watching the trains & swimming.

Susan: On the road we saw trains with an open box car. 3 bums were standing in there! At Campground eating we watched a train go by. Under a semi on a flat-bed 2 bums were sitting under one & one under another. They waved at us.

John: I burned the bottom of my feet on the hot cement walking from the camper to the hot springs - ouch! It was crowded at the pool as it was such a nice day. The Colorado River seems to be running high.

ODOM: 24026

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Rock Gardens Campground

1308 County Road 129

Glenwood Springs, CO 81601-9736

(907) 945-6737