Friday, June 19, 2009
We arrived at River’s Edge RV Park in Fairbanks on Monday, June 15th. It was a pleasant drive from Tok. We pulled to the side of the road to watch a male and female moose graze on bottom grass in a small pool along the highway. It seemed somewhat strange to drive 55-65 miles per hour after days of traveling much slower following our departure from Dawson City, Yukon.
On Tuesday we toured the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Large Animal Research Station. Musk oxen have a face only a mother could love. We toured the El Dorado Gold Mine on Wednesday. We all got to pan for gold and keep what we found. Thursday we took a river cruise on a very large stern wheel paddle boat that made stops along the river to show the heritage of early natives in Alaska.
Here in Fairbanks, we found out Sam has a taste for ice cream from a well know local place, Hot Licks.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
After arriving at Tok RV Village in Tok, we spent the afternoon cleaning up the motor home and truck. It took hours to get all the caked on road dirt washed off. It was nice to be back in the land of cell phone service.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Day 34 of this five month trip and we finally made it to Alaska. We travelled from Dawson City to Chicken, AK, via the Top of the World Highway. The day started with a ferry ride across the Yukon River. We had a very foggy first half of the trip across the Top of the World Highway. Just before getting to Chicken, one of the folks we were travelling with got a little too close to the edge of the road and had to be pulled out of the ditch by a tow truck.
We enjoyed a wonderful dinner in Chicken, fresh salmon grilled while we waited. There are no flush toilets in Chicken. The “downtown” area consists of three businesses. We stayed at Goldpanner RV Park and very much enjoyed the one night stop in Chicken.
Friday, June 12, 2009
It has been a pleasant two days in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. This was the center of the Yukon gold rush of the 1896. The town of Dawson City is very interesting . . . . wooden sidewalks and dirt streets. It is like stepping back in time a hundred years.
Thursday, June 8, 2009
After three days in Whitehorse, Yukon, we are leaving the Alaska Highway and taking the Klondike loop north to Dawson City. We have had a very relaxing three days here. It was a time to stock up on supplies and take a break. I even got a haircut.
We had a nice group dinner at Klondike Rib and Salmon BBQ.
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- Camping on the Chena River in Fairbanks
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- Moose along the highway between Tok and Fairbanks
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- Musk ox, a face only a mother could love
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- El Dorado Gold Mine
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- I hit the mother load…. not quite. My haul was worth $12
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- The Discovery river boat tour
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- Mary Anne and Sammy eating ice cream
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- The only way to get from Dawson City to the Top of the World Highway
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- A friend got a little close to the edge
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- Downtown Chicken, AK, all three businesses
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- There are no flush toilets in Chicken
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- Dawson City, wooden sidewalks and dirt streets
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- A visit to Dawson City is somewhat like taking a trip back in time
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- Group dinner in Whitehorse
