This is one of the mileposts along the way.
This is Betty and Mike Ivy's truck we rode in to Eagle. Unbelievably muddy. Wet mud. Slippery, too.
WHAT THE!!!!!! OMG!!!!
After we left Chicken, driving on a wet, potholed, muddy road, the road improved. Sometimes we see animals along the way. This is what a moose can do to an Airstream. This is the Ivy's Airstream. They watched the moose, moving out at maybe 10mph, the moose turned into their truck and hit the Airstream!!!! The truck was fine. But...WOW!!! Roger Mory was up checking it out. The torn aluminum is about 2/3's the way down the trailer. The moose walked away into the woods and couldn't be found.
Front view. That's Betty Ivy on the left calling their insurance agent. Needless to say, the inside was a mess, too. They were able to stay in it until they got a new one.
Mike Ivy on the ladder starting to cover it. Anybody that had a tarp or anything, donated it. The blue tarp was ours.
Even a tablecloth will help.
This is their dog. He must be thinking: "What happened to my home??"
Insurance called it totaled and paid quite a bit for the Airstream (although not new, they hold their value). They were able to sell the trailer to someone in Fairbanks, and he was going to cannibalize it for parts. They bought whatever was available in Fairbanks at the time. This is their new trailer. Sleeps quite a few, and they were happy with it....until, would you believe... There was an electrical problem and the refrigerator wouldn't work. Finally...FINALLY... under warranty... they got it fixed in Anchorage. Yes, they are still with us...it's not their fault it was a moose attack!! They've been able to be with us on almost all the tours.
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That's scary!!! Are they now going to be kicked out of the Airstream Club since they no longer have one, or are they going to trade for a new Airstream when they get home??? What an adventure.
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