July 9, 2007

From Haines Junction we traveled 208 miles to Border City RV Park. It is located in Alaska just after going through US Customs.

July 10, 2007

This day we only made it to Tok, Alaska, a distance of 91 miles. We are not rushing through Alaska. We take our time leaving the campground in the mornings, pull over often for pictures and stop early in the afternoon to get a good campsite. There are so many people traveling in RV's that the campgrounds fill up fairly early.

Our campsite was at Sourdough Campground-a very interesting place. They have a morning breakfast buffet of sourdough pancakes and fruit. The evening program was a lot of fun. The owner is quite an entertainer. He has a pancake toss, using pancakes left over from breakfasts. Each camper gets to toss two pancakes. The object is to get them in a 5-gallon bucket, which is about 15 feet away. If you succeed with at least one, breakfast is free the next morning. There must have been over 50 campers participating. Four people were awarded a breakfast. The owner had each person tell where they were from before tossing. He would then make funny comments about the state. Occasionally he had a special pancake for someone to toss. He had made pancakes in the shape of fish and several animals-even an ostrich. He would take them out of his "special box" and say something funny. He had the crowd in stitches most of the evening. Tok is on the road to and from Alaska. We have to go back that way and will probably stay there again.

July 11 & 12, 2007

One hundred thirteen miles to Delta Junction, the end of the Alaska Highway. On our way here we had a moose encounter. One was grazing on the right-of-way. After we snapped a few pictures, she decided to meander cross the highway and into the trees on the other side. They can really be a hazard to motorists. In this area within the last week we know of 4 being hit by motorists. Just 2 or 3 miles from our campsite 2 people were killed and 3 injured when a car hit a moose, went out of control and hit some trees. Today, Thursday, we saw a car just after it hit a moose. We arrived about the same time as the trooper. Most of the windshield was broken out. The other two were a mother and daughter. The daughter hit a moose and totaled her car. Her mother was going to pick her up and hit another moose within the hour.

We are in one of the nicest rv parks we have experienced. We arrived early and washed the mothorhome and truck. After getting set up, we decided to drive 100 miles to Fairbanks to shop. We stopped at North Pole, Alaska, for a delicious pizza. We were running short on several grocery items, and the stores in the small towns don't have much available and have high prices. We found a Fred Myer store. It is similar to a Super Wal-Mart but nicer. We found most of what was on our list but went to the nearby Wal-Mart for a couple of items. Across the street is a Home Depot and next door is a Lowe's.