>North to Alaska – 14
>
>July 3, 2007
>
>With only 200 miles to go today and a black sky west of us we took our 
>time and made it to the ferry by 10:40.  By 12:00 we were in the US. WE 
>ARE IN ALASKA!! The road from Dawson City to the border was to be 60 
>miles of a real road. Actually there were a few short sections of 
>macadam and the last 10 miles. I think Canada wanted us to remember 
>what we left. The balance of the road was loose gravel and rough. We 
>were able to maintain a reasonable speed but we did have a few pucker 
>moments where the gravel was thick or there were ruts. The 60+ miles went fast.
>
>The road in the US had no pretence of being a good road. It was gravel 
>all the way to the town of Chicken, 45 miles away. If it’s too dry the 
>dust is horrible; too wet and it’s near impossible. The weather looked 
>good so we went. I think Jim will forgive me. There were enough clouds 
>moving across the road to maintain standing water from rain during the 
>night. This made the road very “greasy”  in spots. We both had many 
>significant pucker moments and were very happy to get a rest in Chicken 
>all in one piece. Al and Tom were there when we arrived. We had lunch. 
>Everything was expensive except a whole chicken dinner. It was the last 
>thing on the menu and it cost only $1.50, what a deal! The people next 
>to us ordered one. It came in a bowl in the shape of a hard boiled egg.
>
>We stopped in Tok for the night. The other two continued on. We’ll 
>probably meet them in Fairbanks. The last 20 miles was into another 
>thunder storm, no problems!