We got to bed really late, even though the sun was still up, had a great night sleep. Today was chores day: showers, laundry, refuel, water fill, grey and black tank dump, etc. So we headed back in to Wasilla to take care of that. There was a NAPA store next door to the showers/laundry so I did some troubleshooting on some electrical issues I’ve been experiencing with the truck/trailer connection to the camper. I found 2 blown fuses so I replaced them (only to find out one blew again right away). Later that day we noticed the running lights were on after the truck was shut off, so I pulled the fuse in the camper for the running lights. We don’t drive at night here anyway. I have to do some thinking about the issue.
We went on a search for Dr Pepper zero and after three stores, I ended up with 20oz 6-packs of them and headed on to get fuel for hungry Howie. The muskox farm was a few miles from town and we wanted to see these gnarly beasts.
We decided on the tour, which was OK. And we got to see about half of their herd of 75 animals. They comb them once or twice a year to get the fine hair from them and use it for making super soft and warm clothing. $60 per skein, wow! $200 scarf.
I was getting late so we headed out towards anchorage. We found a free dump and another free water source and then got to Bass Pro Shop about 8 pm. We met a couple of other overlanders there and had some nice travel discussions. One gentleman from NY named Emory had been all over the states off and on the past few years. Another was from Quebec and his don is a fishing guide up in Yellowknife, NWT. Two others were from Brazil and Argentina. Kind of cool.
Quick pizza for dinner and off to bed.
Here are additional photos for the day.
https://www.overlandadventureexcursions.com/photos-albums/nggallery/album/20250722-muskox-in-wasilla