Today we had our last breakfast with Dave. He was headed back home the long way. He gave us his contact info so we can visit him in Penticton BC on our way home.
We decided to wash the Dempster off our bikes before we left.
With our clean bikes we head up the only paved road in Dawson to the ferry. Did you know they just paved the road last year and that is the only road they intend to pave. Huh!
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| Stern wheeler that brought the Gold Rush to Dawson City. |
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| Yukon River |
We crossed the mighty Yukon river without incident & headed up the "highway". The Yukon River seems to have one speed; fast no matter where you see & it is usually wide. It is no wonder that so many gold rush stampeders lost their lives on it.
This highway was just like the Dempster; narrow, washboard, dirt & gravel with occasional paved sections. .Oh, this gravel has a centre line! As usual, we were playing tag with the dark clouds. We hadn't bothered to put on our rain gear because it was so nice in Dawson & it said 30% chance of rain. Mistake! By the time we slithered to the boarder crossing we were two very cold, drown rats. No searches & we were on our way. Suddenly, the sun came out & things seemed better. We really did feel like we were at the top of the world. The view would have been amazing had it not been cloudy & foggy. The road was still treacherous in places. You had to watch for truck traffic in both directions. I heard one truck before I saw him in my mirror. As he passed us his second trailer swished back & forth across the highway like a pendulum. Great!
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| "Top Of The World" Break Tim |
Our next stop was Chicken AK population 20 in the summer; 6 in the winter. Early miners wanted to name the town Ptarmigan but couldn't spell it, so they settled for chicken instead. Huh! As you would expect the town has a "chicken" theme. There was a sign with a large egg & chicken on it & two holes for peoples heads. The caption read, " I got laid in Chicken". Peter & I decided to pass on that photo op because it wasn't appropriate. Downtown Chicken had been invaded by two tour buses so tourists were wondering around aimlessly. Several came up & began talking with us. We were getting used to this by now. It happened where ever we went & just about anytime we stopped. It seems that a few other people would like to live our dream.
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| Downtown Chicken | |
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| Doug's getting thirsty |
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