Blogs from Tok, Alaska, United States, North America - page 4

Now we have arrived in Tok, Alaska and it's time to catch up on my blogging. June 15th we spent a rainy night in Grande Prarie and next morning left for Dawson Creek and mile one on the Alaskan Highway. Two nights were spent there with a lot of sightseeing and history especially on the amazing construction of the road by U.S. Army engineers in nine months time. On the 18th we boondocked on a gravelled strip along the roadside, then spent the following two nights at the Three G campground at Fort Nelson with more sightseeing and area history. We left the next morning and just before arriving at Liard River our overnight spot, we came upon a herd of Wood Bison grazing on the grassy areas either side of the road before the start ... read more

We have driven extra miles the past two days. Guess we are anxious to get to Alaska as we will arrive a day earlier than planned! Tok, Alaska here we come. The last 128 miles the road from Canada was worst than a road in a third world country. The dips and numerous potholes were unavoidable so we felt as if we were on a roller coaster. Our wildlife sightings for the day were a bald eagle and a mountain lion. We had an uneventful crossing into the United States. Leta was relieved and glad to be back in the states. We checked in at the Sourdough Campground for the next three days. Jack made chili for supper. Our second day we did laundry, worked on the RV, and did some grocery shopping. Jack and ... read more

Went to the gift shops and came back to the RV park as I (Shelby T) got a little nauseated. All got better and we had a WONDERFUL steak dinner (cooked on the "Smokey Joe")with salad and baked potato at our motorhome. Dessert was ice cream with OREO cookies. Aleta was taking pictures without a flash at 12:00PM outside the motorhome. Plans are to ride to Chicken, AK tomorrow.... read more

Geo: 63.3357, -142.984It was quite a drive through the Yukon into Alaska yesterday! We covered another 500 miles and encountered the roughest stretch of road yet, especially the last 200 miles before the border. There were frost heaves six feet high, invisible potholes that appeared just as you were crashing into them, and whole stretches of road that were missing altogether. We'd speed up and slow down, rise and fall, speed up and slow down, and rise and fall. It was like a free roller coaster that stopped being fun after twenty miles, except for the stunning scenery that somehow made it all worthwhile. Now we understand why they make bumper stickers that boast, "I survived the Al-Can!" (The best part is we get to do this stretch of road a second time when we return ... read more

Sky was clear when we got up this AM so decided to go back to Fairbanks to try to get some pictures of Denali from the Overlook at the University of Alaska. On the way off the base, we stopped to wait for Charlie and Kerry (who took a wrong turn) to catch up and took some great photos of mountains (Mount Hayes 13000+ Ft) in the Alaska range right from the road on Eielson. Sky was clear when we go there, but there was too much haze to be able to get a Denali Photo - - so it was a bust! Oh, well, we tried. Then headed down the Richardson Highway toward the Alaska Highway (The north end is actually in Delta Junction & NOT in Fairbanks). Saw some pretty awesome mountains in the ... read more