To see the AC'12 Convoy!
Ok, I'm sure that people in Chicken, Alaska, have heard about every chicken joke out there. The AC'12 convoy is probably dishing the chicken jokes out like crazy tonight, as this is their destination.
After leaving Dawson City, Yukon Territory, and the Yukon River behind them, the convoy headed up the Top of the World Highway to the Alaska/Canada border station. When we crossed in 1979, it wasn't much more than a shack.
From the border station, they continued to west to Jack Wade Junction. Here the convoy turned onto the Taylor Highway.
The distance traveled today was probably one of the shortest. It will give the convoy participants a chance to check out Chicken (pop 23).
- Ellen
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Day 11 - Aug 14: Dawson City Sights
Today's SPOT report:
The crew is camping at the Bonanza Gold Motel and RV Park. That's on the western edge of those dredge piles image I posted on Day 10. Bonanza Creek (formerly Rabbit Creek) was where gold was discovered in 1896.
First sight for the day was a trip up to the top of Midnight Dome. At the top is a view point. It must have been an awesome view of Dawson City, and of the Yukon and Klondike Rivers. The lower part of the drive passes through the gold fields.
The group headed into Dawson City next. They spend about 3 hours checking out the sights. I'm really looking foward to seeing pictures.
Late in the afternoon, they boarded the George Black Ferry, and headed across the Yukon. At this point, the highway becomes the Top of the World Highway.
That evening, they went back across into Dawson City. That made 4 crossings of the Yukon!
(Information gathered from SPOT satellite and map data, the Milepost, and Dawson City)
- Ellen
The crew is camping at the Bonanza Gold Motel and RV Park. That's on the western edge of those dredge piles image I posted on Day 10. Bonanza Creek (formerly Rabbit Creek) was where gold was discovered in 1896.
First sight for the day was a trip up to the top of Midnight Dome. At the top is a view point. It must have been an awesome view of Dawson City, and of the Yukon and Klondike Rivers. The lower part of the drive passes through the gold fields.
The group headed into Dawson City next. They spend about 3 hours checking out the sights. I'm really looking foward to seeing pictures.
Late in the afternoon, they boarded the George Black Ferry, and headed across the Yukon. At this point, the highway becomes the Top of the World Highway.
That evening, they went back across into Dawson City. That made 4 crossings of the Yukon!
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(Information gathered from SPOT satellite and map data, the Milepost, and Dawson City)
- Ellen
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