Day 8 Tok, AK

Day 8 – TOK Alaska

Today was a laid back day.

The guys washed the RV’s and the Jeep. WOW!, they looked like they came right off the showroom floor – especially after looking at the mud-caked vehicles for several days.

The girls went to the Visitor’s Center and got a very pleasant treat.  In addition to getting information on  things to do and places to go, we were able to watch a 60 minute video on “Building the Alaskan Highway” by PBS (Public Broadcast Service).  Much to our surprise, African Americans were an intricate part of connecting a major thoroughfare from Dawson Creek, BC to Fairbanks, AK.  This is a video worth purchasing as part of our mark into USA History that many may not know.

 Art in resin plastic

 Husky pups "in training"

Gold dredge buckets

Grizzly bear

Moose

Boot planter

This was our big day, visiting the “Visitor’s Center”.

Today is the longest day of the year and there is a baseball game in Anchorage that starts in about 2 hours. This is an annual event that always occurs on the Summer Solstice, rain or shine, without any artificial lighting!

Meanwhile, here is Frank walking Oscar last "night" about 11:30 p.m. IF we are still up at midnight tonight, I will take a few pictures as proof that there is a "Midnight Sun " in Alaska.

Day 8 Anna’s Musings

The roads in some places through British Columbia and the Yukon Territory were gravel and very rough to travel on. Our journey from Kentucky has covered 4746 miles and we have not yet reached the half-way point of the trip.

Yesterday I saw sights such as the Sign Forest in Whitehorse, YT and today at the Tok, AK Visitors Center I learned how African-American soldiers and civilians helped build the Alaska-Canada highway through all kinds of weather and conditions with little or no recognition.

We traveled twenty miles around Lake Kluane, the largest lake in the Yukon Territory, and at one point you could see where you started. The snow-capped mountains surrounding the lake were an awesome sight.

Lake Kluane - Yukon Territory

In Tok, AK we drove down a street named Senior Citizens Road. We didn't see the building, but it had to be down that road somewhere. We talked to many traveling seniors that said they just got in their RV’s and took off for the summer.

I thank God for this opportunity of a lifetime to see and do things I never dreamed would happen. 

Tomorrow, we will head for Anchorage and on to Sterling, Homer and Seward.