Day 38, July 29 had us traveling back to Tok, Alaska. It was cool and foggy when we started out but it was warm when we arrived in Tok--80! That evening the tour provided dinner for everyone at Fast Eddies.
On July 30 we travelled to Chicken for a one night stop. The road was hilly, winding, and rough (or so we thought until we had to go on a washboard gravel road).
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| Winding, up and down road |
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| They alert you to bad sections of road with orange flags |
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| Up and down we go... |
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| You can see how rough the road became by the change in my writing. |
There was no Wi-Fi, tv, or cell service at this campground. They had a satellite phone available for emergencies.
The campground loaned out free gold pans so we could try our luck in the on site creek.
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| I found gold! |
While in Chicken we took a walking tour of Old Town Chicken...
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| The remains of the schoolhouse |
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| Outhouse |
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| This camper needs a bit of work! |
And paid a visit to the Chicken Mall...
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| The Chicken Poop |
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| A general store, liquor store, bar, and café |
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| Inside the bar |
The next day we crossed back into Canada for a one night stay in Beaver Creek. We stayed there on our way to Alaska on Day 10 of the tour.
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| A mama moose and her baby |
Day 41, August 1, we travelled back to Whitehorse for a three night stay. On the way to Whitehorse...
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| A mama grizzly and her two cubs had just crossed the road |
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| A wolf |
On August 2 the group visited the Yukon Wildlife Preserve. The preserve features 10 species of northern Canadian mammals in their natural environment on over 700 acres. Here are some of the wildlife we saw...
On August 3, Day 43, we all boarded a bus and headed to the White Pass/Skagway train for a narrated tour over the summit of White Pass and into Skagway, AK, where we had two hours to walk around the town.
Sights from the bus on the way to the train...
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| This lake was beautiful even though it was a mostly cloudy day. |
Sights from the train...
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| Around curves... |
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| Through tunnels... |
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| Very close to rocks... |
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| The United States/Canadian border |
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| Old train trestle |
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| Narrow mule path used by miners to get supplies over the mountain |
Skagway...
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| Popular stop for cruise ships |
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| Ate some delicious elephant ear--a fried, soft, doughy, sweet pastry |
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| A railroad snow blower on display |
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| 2 of the biggest, hairiest dogs we've ever seen! |
The bus picked us up in Skagway and drove us back to the RV park. On the way we saw an active forest fire across the lake. The bus driver stopped so we could take pictures of it.
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| Closeup shows orange flames |
Tomorrow is Day 43 and we'll travel to Teslin Lake.
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