Yukon Ventures Alaska Fairbanks

Well, I am as far north as I expect to get. <br><br>Anyway, last time I was in Jasper. I spent my last day there mountain biking some walking/cycling trails around Jasper - lots of fun, great views, but no bears (probably a good thing). I also rediscovered how unfit I am. Incidentally, whilst hiking I was whistling to alert any bears to my presence (they don't like surprises), then I read somewhere that you shouldn't whistle as to bears this sounds like a wounded ...

... and passengers disembarked at Old Chena Indian Village, where Native guides gave an hour tour of cabins and crafts on shore. The village, is an accurate replica, and gives tourists a hands-on experience with Native culture, fishwheels and wildlife.<br><br><br><br>Complimentary coffee and donuts were served on board as well as Alaskan salmon dip and crackers.<br><br><br>It was a very nice way to spend the afternoon in beautiful Alaska.<br><br><br><br>

Thursday, July 23 - Chicken, AK <br><br>Dawson City is located on the Yukon River which we had to cross by ferry on our way to historic Chicken, Alaska. Yukoners call the road to Chicken the 60 Mile, to Alaskans it is the Klondike Loop, but to everyone who has driven this road, it is known as the &#8220;Top of the World Highway.&#8221; <br>Art renamed it "Divorce Highway." This has to be the most abominable, atrocious, beastly ...

We planned a second full day in Dawson. We started with the 9:30 walking tour of historical sites around downtown. We saw the old Post Office, bank, boarding house, and saloon. After the tour we went to the Jack London center. This author (White Fang, Call of the Wild, etc, etc) only spent a year in the area. This period of his life established and influenced his entire writing career. A local historian ...

Hello, We stayed in Tok for a couple of nights. On Sunday we drove to Chicken, Alaska. What an interesting area! It rained in the morning but cleared up and got into the 70's. While in Chicken we saw a mother moose and 2 babies. So cute! We went on a little guided tour of the old building that are left from the gold rush days. I got a book "Tisha" about a school teacher in that era that lived in Chicken. This morning we headed toward ...

... stories and photos, as well as preparing for our team presentation. A date has not yet been scheduled for the presentation, but we will keep you posted. We will add our testimonies here on our website, and if you would also like a copy of our presentation movie, please contact us (at this website) with your request. Many thanks for all of your prayers and notes of encouragement throughout our journey! They were much appreciated! The Alaska Team 2008

... we were ready to leave by noon. The flight left Fairbanks for Anchorage at 2pm and then our final flight left Anchorage at 930pm for DFW and it arrived around 8am. The shuttle from the Westin was there to pick us up at the airport . We still had a 90 minute drive from Dallas to our home in East Texas. We were tired when we got home but the vacation was a trip of a lifetime, and what a trip it was.

Drove over the Top of the World Highway.....it was a little hairy as the visibility was minimal. Came out of the clouds and crossed the border. Scenery was spectacular as usual. Stopped at Chicken, AL where I had some great blueberry pie and conversation with Susan (owner/baker) Heading to Tok and then on to Fairbanks. Onward.......

Sunday found us continuing the trip to Dawson City, YT. First goal of the day was reaching Glenallen, where the Glenn Highway joins the Ric******* Highway (runs from Valdez in the south to Fairbanks in the north) until Gakona Junction. At Gakona Junction the Glenn Highway becomes the Tok (pronounced "toke") Cutoff and runs northeast to join the Alaska Highway at Tok. Just west of Glenallen, the highway passes ...

Okay, we are now back in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, and it has now rained 8 out of the last 9 days. It is raining outside now. Everything is wet. The tow car and motorhome that were different colors when we left Virginia are all the same color now - the color of mud. We have dried Sophie off so many times I think she knows how to do it herself now. Wouldn't you know the summer WE go to Alaska they ...