Glennallen,ak to Dawson, Yt. 310 miles.
We returned to Tok then headed north on the Taylor hwy to Chicken, Ak. Just before chicken the pavement ends and continues on for 100 miles as a dirt/gravel/unpaved road to the Yukon river and Dawson as the Top of the World Hwy. Chicken was a cool little town except for the fact that they have started to bus traveling senior citizen groups there from Dawson. Ruined. You feel like you're in the middle of no where (and you are) and then a giant tour bus pulls up and 50 grandmothers step out taking pictures. We didn't stay long.
We got lucky on the weather, not a cloud in the sky.
The Top of the world hwy dead-ends into the Yukon river and you take a barge across to Dawson. Dawson is exactly as it was 150 years ago. Old gold mining town. This was the farthest north we were on the entire trip. From Dawson It's 230 miles to the artic circle via the Dempster hwy. we didn't have the days to go up and back--next time.
Tomorrow to Watson lake.
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