A great day of scenery across another dirt road, the Top of the World Highway.
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| Shortly after leaving Tok is the turnoff to the famous "Top of the World Highway," aka in Alaska as the Taylor Highway. |
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| The story is that this town was actually named Ptarmigan, but finding the word too difficult to spell, the locals renamed the town. |
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| Town mascot, sorry, no sense of scale in this photo, this is one big bird. |
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Which came first...
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| Another one of those mobile restaurants... |
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| Around Chicken, the road turns to dirt and winds along the tops of the ridges of these mountains, apparently smoothed over by glaciers. |
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| View from the Top |
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| Caribou grazing right near the international border. |
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| Welcome to Canada |
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| A mighty ferry took me and my bike across the mighty Yukon River |
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| It's really quite big, fast and powerful. |
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| Here is Juliette's Manor B&B, which I would recommend... |
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| ...and here is Sourdough Joe's Restaurant, which I would not. |
After dinner of the lousiest big portion of lasagna and Caesar salad I've ever had, I explored the back streets. Here are some interesting authentic structures inhabited by residents:
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| Mr. sod roof owner opened his door and was on the phone, loudly exclaiming to the party on the other end how "some guy is taking pictures of my house." I went back but he would not stop his telephone conversation to allow me to introduce myself. |
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| simple, cute |
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| Very woody...the owner says it's a necessity, his winter heat source. |
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| Dawson City is motorcycle friendly. |
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