We left Dawson City early on Wednesday morning. Because
three tours were leaving the same day,
we got up at 4:00 am and were first in
line for the ferry. Once off the boat the road adventure to Chicken began. We had been told that the road was not very
good but, little did we know what we were in for. The road is a mixture of asphalt, dirt, and
gravel. Everyone got along fine but, we
only traveled 15 to 20 mph. On the plus
side we got to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
The road is named “Top of the World Highway”, and the views explain the
apt name. The views made the whole trip
that day worthwhile. We entered Alaska,
and the dirt roads which had a washboard surface continued.
In Chicken we took a tour of Old Town Chicken which has
old cabins and structures from the past.
One interesting story was about “Tisha”, which was what some of the
natives called their teacher. The inside
of the cabin was not very bright so she covered the walls with fabric and then
painted them white. The fabric is still
on the walls today. Another out building
was used as a tool shop where they repaired parts for the dredge which was used
for mining gold. I was fascinated by an
apparatus that was used for welding. It
created the gas needed for a welding torch.
We camped at Chicken Creek which had metal sculptures out front so it couldn't be missed.
The road is named “Top of the World Highway”, and the views explain the
apt name. The views made the whole trip
that day worthwhile. We entered Alaska,
and the dirt roads which had a washboard surface continued. 
Today we traveled
to Tok on the same road but, after 8 miles it was vastly better and we were
able to travel 45 mph. When we arrived
at Tok RV Village, our coaches and cars were dirt covered. The campground had a place to wash RV’s, and
the whole gang pitched to wash them all.