North to Alaska, the Rush Is On

Well, we made it to Alaska on June 7th, so it has been over a week since the last blog.  So, hang onto your hat as we travel from Dawson City, Yukon to Delta Junction - the end of the Alaskan Highway. In order to leave Dawson City, we had to cross the Yukon River, by Ferry.  They put both of our rigs (two 37' fifth wheels and trucks) onto the ferry at once.

Here we are waiting in line to board the ferry. It runs 24/7 until the river ices over.

This is the ferry load ahead of us, including a dump truck and Cat 966 Wheel Loader.

We crossed into Alaska at one of the more remote locations, along the Top of the World Highway.

Two Montana's across the border on the Top of the World Highway.

Our first stop was Chicken, Alaska.

Of course, we had to have chicken pot pie calzone's (not as good as their old sheets of pot pie).

And a Cinnamon Roll for breakfast in the morning.

We grabbed a nice wayside with a great view.

We belong to a program called Boondockers Welcome.  Homeowners with space allow you to camp on their property for free.  In exchange, they get to meet fantastic people like us. (Just kidding, they get free membership in Harvest Host and Boondockers Welcome.)

Mark and Heather, our hosts in Tok, came out for a visit one evening.

Mark and Heather's neighbor has a plane and lands right behind their house.

From Tok, we headed to Fielding Lake and camped on the outlet.  We were supposed to be here a week but did a pivot because of all the ice still on the lake.

Ron Marlin tried out the Hobie.  No fish were harmed.

A moose on the way into the campground at Quartz Lake, north of Delta Junction.

We took a nice hike to the Glatfelder cabin on Quartz Lake.

 A view of the Alaska Range from south of Delta Junction.

The Alaska Highway ends at Delta Junction.

A little mishap with a fishing lure (the fish fared better than I did) caused a detour to the emergency room in Fairbanks.

We are staying at Quartz Lake, just north of Delta.  I have only caught Rainbows, but there are Arctic Char and small Landlocked Salmon here.  We have had a few meals of fish already.

Tomorrow is our last night at Quartz Lake.  From there, we are headed to North Pole, Alaska for Father's Day.  We have a one night stay at Fairbanks at a Boondocker's Welcome.  We are meeting Terrie's sister, Leslie, for supper on Sunday.  Then Monday morning we are headed to a glass place.  Ron M's kitchen window got a spider crack.  Seeing what we can do to get it so he can keep it intact to our rally in Indiana in September.

We will be investigating the Fairbank area, Chena Hot Springs, visiting Leslie and J.R. and then heading down to Denali National Park. It's going to get scenic, so stay tuned.