Wonder if this RV can be used as a flotation device?! It rained all night and is still a constant heavy rain at 10am - we don't usually sleep this late in our parking lot sites, but it was hard to get going with that rain pelting the roof. Sara enjoyed the morning walk in the Bank of Alaska lawn, but I have wet feet and legs, so not feeling the joy! We got on the road without breakfast or coffee since we only have a one hour drive and might as well be lazy in a scenic campsite rather than the parking lot! So we drive through Fairbanks (west to east with stop lights was only about 10 mins.) and found a Sam's Club for cheap gas - turns out it was same price as Fred Myer ($2.65/gallon) and a lot harder to reach due to road closures, but at least we know how to get here so we can stock up before leaving Fairbanks for good. Fairbanks will be our last major city until Canada, so food and gas will only be higher after this stop. And no Costco again until Calgary, Canada!! Then on to Chena Hot Springs road - the Springs are at the end of a 56 mile road, but before that are Chena River State Recreation Area Parks and Campgrounds - it is a boggy, swampy area, so we are supposed to see lots of moose, but not us! Not one! But we did find a nice wooded campsite with a grassy side yard that will be perfect for Sara (if we ever go outside again) - we took one walk along a trail through the woods when we arrived, looking for the river - found the river, but also swamp and swamp bugs!! But we settled in fixed lunch at 3pm (using the $9 loaf of bread from Denali - it is good, organic,and made with 14 grams of whole grains/slice, but really that's over $1 per sandwich!), got my coffee fix, and did some writing and reading (on paper, and from books since no internet or phone service here!). At 7pm, we noticed it has stopped raining, there's a slight brightness in the sky, so we go exploring. We are in Granite Tors Campground - an area of "unusual granite rock outcroppings"; apparently there is a 5 hour hike that would take us out to the main area of rocks which have formed from glaciers and ground shifting, causing huge crevasses into the mountains, but it is a dangerous and serious hike (they provide log in books at the beginning of these trails so someone will notice in a few days or weeks if you don't sign back in, and notify your loved ones!). We followed the trail for pretty scenery along the river, but were chased back by the ferocious wildlife, mosquitoes!! They were coating Sara and we were wearing complete body cover, but still being swarmed in the face - not so enjoyable! The river is beautiful, but we'll have to enjoy the scenery from inside the RV for now!