We have decided to take a different course. After going to the visitors center in Whitehorse we have decided to go to Dawson City still in the Yukon. It will be an extra 200 miles but we will also see CHICKEN, and TUK so we are hoping to be happy about our change of road. We will probably not make the states until Saturday now. But everything other than expenses of milk, eggs, and gas we are happy campers. At Walmart milk was $5.99 at another store, $8.45. Can you believe it? Gas seems to be a fixed item, no matter where in a town you go, it is all the same. The highest in Canada has been $7.17 the lowest, $3.75. They say as we head to Alaska it will be coming down, with this gas guzzler RV we pray for that! ;) the weather has been nice, the Mosquitos are now out. We had them just piling on top of each other on the outside of our screen at our heads while we slept...or did I sleep?... It is an uneasy feeling with those pests flying around inches away trying to get at you! LOL
Our vehicles have been running great, the Honda doesn't have air conditioning as the belt went out, got to have at least one little glitch? But we will just make do!! Life is happy and we are do well. I went into a McDonalds this morning to get me a soda and a young man was holding his back, I asked him if he had hurt his back, he said, oh just getting old, I said um you are how old? He said he was 28. I laughed, he asked my age, I told him and he stepped back and said oh no you look 40, but it must be that smile that is always on your face, it keeps you young!! He was really amazed to hear Moms age and said he was going to smile and laugh more!
See you all in the funny papers!! ;)
Here is a moose, the first we got close enough to take a picture but not close enough to really see.
Yep, the rump of miss moose
Alittle shy??
This is the view out the windows for the last 3 weeks...so green, lots and lots of trees, so thick you can't see much past them until there is a break.
Yep, so pretty, but more trees and green!
LOTS of green and trees!
Craig looking up at the size of a land train used to build the Alaska Highway
Famous cinnabuns, they were the 3rd ones that we had, they were the best and the biggest.
Mom, Craig & I climbed down these 328 stairs to Five Finger Rapids. It was great until we came back up. Our calves are SCREAMING at us today.
Five Finger Rapids
Here is the barge that you have to put your vehicles on to cross the Yukon River at Dawson City. It took 15 minutes to load, float, and unload on the other side. It is free and the only way across.
Here is a bear we saw that walked probably a mile or so long the road with us until WE just stopped filming and took off. He was so fun to watch.
This is for the crew at Dr. Mann's. diamond tooth Gerties. Too funny!!
Craig and I outside Diamond TOOTH Gerties.
Dredge buckets at Dawson City. These dredges sure scared the earth....
Mom & Dad at Diamond Tooth Gerties.
The Dredge at Dawson City.
We drove out to the Dredge Nd on the roads there are all these bird houses on tall wood posts. Kinda funny...
This is what the dredges left behind. The dredges traveled about a half mile in 8 months. They dug about 800 oz. a day during the gold rush. WOW!
The ferry again
This moose is on display as we entered Tok, Alaska.
