05/30/19 – Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Soldotna, AK

After leaving Seward, we headed to Soldotna where we knew we could dump and fill at the Fred Meyer store there and stay overnight. When we got there, we dumped and filled water, then drove to the other side of the building where we saw other RVs.  Shortly after we got there, a Fred Meyer employee came to our motorhome, wrote down the license plates of both vehicles and came to our door. He told us we could stay for three nights, but not unhook any trailers, boats or fifth wheels (which we don't have). Cooking is not permitted outside of your vehicle. He gave us a sheet of paper with the rules. If Walmart did something like this, they'd probably have less issues in their lots, we think. We told him we probably would only stay one night.

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There were about eight RVs overnight. We went into the store to check it out; we'd never been to a Fred Meyer store before. It has groceries, clothes, furniture, housewares, etc. like Walmart. The next day it rained, so we stuck around. An employee came back in the morning, asked how our evening was. We told him we were probably staying another night since it was raining today and he said no problem, we can stay three nights.

The next morning we drove to the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center a couple of miles from Soldtona.  They sell America the Beautiful and the Senior Pass there, which I was looking for. There have good displays in their building about the Refuge and area.  A good film is shown in their theater regarding the Refuge also. 

 

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