Literary update

Literary update, this can get wordy so if your not a reader forget this post.
On this journey I have read about 5 books and I can only say one of them, The Racketeer by John Grisham is a good mystery read. A little slow getting into but lots of angels and surprises at the end.

2 Alaska reads that I have more info on:

The first-- Into the Wild-- by Jon Krakauer is a true story about a young man who goes to Alaska to find himself and dies.  He dies in Denali Park but that was kept from the book for some reason, bad publicity perhaps.  If you read the book you might have wondered how the bus he lived in got out in the middle of nowhere??? Well the bus driver on our tour of Denali Park was a fount of info.  They used these old buses years ago to transport workers to the mines and if a bus broke down they just left it where it stopped. Also this guy in the book was not far from help, he had a river to cross that was too high to cross when he came upon it and there was a hill on the other side.  Well if this guy had climbed the hill and waved his arms these bus drivers are trained to stop and get help for anyone that looks needy.  The bus driver showed us the hill the guy could have climbed.  Of course the time of year is crucial,  the buses only run from April to Oct. but that's a big window.  Also he could have seen the road.  Sad story but true, also they auctioned off the bus dash board on eBay. It sold for $10,000 You might have seen the movie too.???

The second book--My cousin Barb recommended about a couple and their 2 dogs that go to Alaska in an Air Stream camper.  The Longest Road --by Phillip Caputo.  They travel from Florida to Alaska in search of 3 things, "What do you like about America and how do you feel about our country," and----  Also in search of the world's best Cinnamon roll.  Well in his book he found it (the roll anyway) on highway 1 Alaska at the Tetsa river LO mile marker 375 Alaska HWY UNI Fort Nelson BC.  Below is a photo of the lady with her roll ( her husband does the baking)  the same lady that is in the book.  We bought a roll and ate it, and it was great not too sugary but very cinnamony.  What fun to find this famous stop. If you think you can't find this place don't worry it's the only place on the highway in a 50 mile radius.

Gail the lady with the great Cinnamon rolls

Her cute roadside stop.