Day
13 – Friday: June 28, 2013, mile travelled today: 190
Woke
up to another 3:30 AM thunder storm. Broke camp in Dawson City, YT, had
breakfast and headed for the ferry to take me across the Yukon River.
No
other way, GPS points me in this direction…
Looking
back:
…and
looking ahead to the other side:
I
began my journey on the Top Of The World Hwy. Looking back, the confluence of
the Yukon & Klondike Rivers. Side note, Dawson City was the highest
producing Gold source ever.
Moving
ahead, things started to look dismal again. I just knew I was going to get wet,
and sure enough, the weather turned sour, and the road became quite slippery;
back end of bike wanted to go sideways.
Weather
went from cloudy, rain, diminished visibility, fog, and breaks in the clouds,
improved visibility… Interesting. Fireweed is everywhere, the best known
wildflower in Alaska I’m told, grows along most of the highways. In mid to late
summer fireweed begins blooming in the middle of the stalk, with each
successive flower blooming just above the one before it. As the last flowers
are blooming at the top of the stalk, the earliest blooms seed and turn to
cotton, as seen below. When the fireweed turns to cotton, Alaskans say there
are about six weeks until winter begins.
The
rain let up, crossed through some major construction, but wanted to be back in
the states. Finally crossed the border, turned my helmet cam off, but as I
found out later, it didn’t turn off – oh well, I didn’t get detained. I’m back
in the good ‘ol USA! It stopped raining, so he is a video of my reentry into USA:
Arrived
in Chicken, AK, had a fantastic bowel of chili I bought off this trailer Café’:
These
folks really glorify the Chicken:
Even
at the Post Office:
This
I thought was original:
Famous landmark:
Anyway,
headed to Tok, AK hoping I find a campsite at either Thompson (motorcycle only)
or Sourdough Campgrounds (noted for their pancakes & reindeer sausage).
I
arrived in Tok, missed Thompson’s entrance, so Sourdough it was. Camping next
to me were Craig & Karla S. from Temecula, CA. (a nice couple that I camped
next to in Dawson City, YT). After setting up, it was off to the showers and
sit down to blog.
What
I liked best about Tok, AK? I now have cell coverage and I got to call my
Sweetie, and my Mommy, and unfortunately didn’t get to speak with either
Monique or the Folks. It was a whole week without my phone, felt like eternity!
Dinner
was a fantastic Chili with homemade Blueberry pie, expensive yes, but hey,
beats Campbell’s Soup.
Went
to bed, thinking it was going to rain. Heavy overcast, winds, had us fooled.
Lata’
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