6/4/2018 Monday through 6/6/2018 Wednesday Chicken, Alaska
On Monday we packed up and headed to the shore of the Yukon
River in Dawson City where we drove our RV, with jeep in tow, onto the ferry to
get to the other shore and the beginning of the Top of the World Highway.
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| driving onto the ferry |
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| ferry across Yukon turning back after we got off |
The road is about 100 miles from Dawson City
to Chicken, Alaska and runs along the mountain ridgeline.
At times, we were above the tree line, with
spectacular views in all directions.
It
was a little rough in spots, but overall not a bad road at about 30-40 miles an
hour.
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| Sign at border crossing at Top of the World Hwy |
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| Our lunch break spot |
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| view across Top of the World highway |
We crossed the border at “the northern most border crossing”
and entered Alaska after five hours, changing time zones in the process. The border patrol agent recommended the post
for our son-in-law, Jeremy; the agent had worked in Douglas, Arizona in the
past.
We’d hoped to camp about 10 miles before Chicken where Mike
could do some prospecting in the creek, but there wasn’t enough water so we
came into the settlement; it’s not big enough to call it a town or even a
village. We opted for electricity but
there was no phone service and limited wi-fi, so I got the chance to read and
write alot while Mike went to some nearby spots and dug for gold.
More to come with pictures when we get better wi-fi!
Some pics from Chicken
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| Mama moose and baby I almost walked into |
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| the "other" chicken town |
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| what to do with leftover metal |
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| 8:00pm at night in Chicken |
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