Update: My foot is much better today, it is tender to the touch, but I can get back into my trek shoes and hiking boots! So glad I packed the rice pack into the freezer before we left home!
Tolsona Wilderness Campground is excellent - a true jewel! Their laundry is the best pricing we have seen, their wifi is good and Ken was able to work remote today, it is quiet and we got side by side sites with my parents in the sun for their solar recharge and us in the shade for our expandable beds. There are water and electric hookups and thanks for Mom and Dad's Passport America membership, it was $35 for two nights! The kids have loved the creek and the wifi.
It is buggy here, but we solved our mosquito problem in the camper. There is a gap where the expandable bed folds down.
The gap is the size of a golf ball on both sides on the expandable bed hinge. So, I stuffed an extra pair of clean socks in the gap, then covered it with a single sock which I smeared bug-away salve onto. No more mosquitoes in our camper!
We also took some cotton squares and smeared them with the bug-away salve and placed them in the camper. This has helped when we open the camper door to deter the bugs from coming in.
The no-more-bugs salve is something I formulated* and made in bulk at home before the trip. We use it on our skin when we are outside as well, it has worked beautifully. With that in mind, and knowing that the mosquito is Alaska's State Bird, our soap and shampoo are Neem based to repel the insects. It isn't the most pleasant smell, but it is effective.
It was raining, but we made it to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park this afternoon. The children completed the Junior Ranger program and we toured both the native cultural center and the nature center as well as a short walk through the Boreal forest.
Then it was back to the campground for some roast beef and potatoes. I prepped a lot of meat before the trip, precooking and freezing it in the appropriate size for our family. This was a good decision as groceries here are very expensive. Almost $6 for a half gallon of lactose free milk. Regular milk is close to $5 for 1/2 gallon. We had prepared well though, so that has helped to offset the grocery prices here and in Canada.
My souvenir from Wrangell-St. Elias!!!
* I am a certified aromatherapist and evidence-based herbalist.
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