June 1 we were back on the Alaska Highway and as usual, the views were stunning.
I don't know who was more surprised, me or the moose. I was trying to get a picture of the trees that were killed by the Spruce Bark Beetles when all of a sudden - there he was. Looks like he was putting on the brakes!
Soon after we passed Destruction Bay we encountered the part of the Alaska Highway everyone dreads-the frost heaves and pot holes. We could only travel 25-35 miles an hour for about 200 hundred miles.
While camping in Tok for a couple of days, we took another side trip, this time to "Chicken". Chicken was the site of an early gold mining town about 80 miles from Tok on the Taylor Highway. There is NOTHING but trees on the Taylor Highway until you arrive in Chicken. This is downtown Chicken, a mercantile, saloon, and cafe. We did get a delicious cinnamon roll at the cafe.
For $15 you can pan for gold all day. This fellow said he found about $30 worth yesterday. That's a lot of work for only $15 profit! But it did look like fun. He found a few flecks in his pan while we were watching.
Finally, on June 4, we arrived in Delta Junction, the official end of the Alaska Highway. Bill drove all 1422 miles of it. From here to Fairbanks we will be on the Richardson Highway.
I don't know who was more surprised, me or the moose. I was trying to get a picture of the trees that were killed by the Spruce Bark Beetles when all of a sudden - there he was. Looks like he was putting on the brakes!
Soon after we passed Destruction Bay we encountered the part of the Alaska Highway everyone dreads-the frost heaves and pot holes. We could only travel 25-35 miles an hour for about 200 hundred miles.
While camping in Tok for a couple of days, we took another side trip, this time to "Chicken". Chicken was the site of an early gold mining town about 80 miles from Tok on the Taylor Highway. There is NOTHING but trees on the Taylor Highway until you arrive in Chicken. This is downtown Chicken, a mercantile, saloon, and cafe. We did get a delicious cinnamon roll at the cafe.
For $15 you can pan for gold all day. This fellow said he found about $30 worth yesterday. That's a lot of work for only $15 profit! But it did look like fun. He found a few flecks in his pan while we were watching.
Finally, on June 4, we arrived in Delta Junction, the official end of the Alaska Highway. Bill drove all 1422 miles of it. From here to Fairbanks we will be on the Richardson Highway.
Gee, I hope the mosquitoes aren't really this big!
It's been a long time since we left Dawson Creek (12 days) and the beginning of the Alaska Highway on May 24, but it's been an awesome trip so far.
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