Finished the Alaskan Highway
Finished the Alaskan Highway

Delta Junction, Alaska

July 31, 2026 / / 0 Comments

Caravan Stop #8 – 184 Miles. Snowed Inn RV Campers & Tents.

We only stayed 2 nights here. We had water and 15amp electric, but no sewer and no dump station.

The first night, we had pizza at the Big Delta Brewing Company where they made the pizza with Barley crust from the Alaskan Flour Company – see below. Both the pizza and the beer were very good.

The next day, went to the visitor center to get a group picture at end of the ALCAN (Alaskan Highway). They had some cool info on the pipeline and a pipeline pig. They had a few large mosquito sculptures which are big and plentiful up here.

While at the visitor center, a guy from Minnesota drove up in his 1967 Mustang that he and his brother in law are driving to Fairbanks Alaska and back to Minnesota. He wanted everyone to sign his orange Mustang. Brought back good memories of my 68 Mustang.

In the afternoon, the group went to Alaskan Flour Company farm where we got a very good tour. This 4 Generation family has been growing Barley and other crops since the 1980’s. The now supply mixes and baked goods to local communities. They also have an online store.

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Chicken Saloon

Chicken Alaska

July 28, 2026 / / 0 Comments

Caravan Stop #7 – 110 miles. We stayed at the Chicken Creek RV Park. This was by far the hardest drive with the worst roads. Took 5 hours to drive 110 miles.

Gold Panning and struck it rich (3 flakes). An old timer named Steve, and his grandson taught us how to pan for gold. They literally took a shovel of dirt from a pile and plopped it into my pan. In the end, I had 3 flakes of gold!

Drove to Eagle Alaska to visit the small community and get a city tour from the local pastor. Very interesting place. The mail is flow in every day which includes most supplies. Population of 87 today.

Chicken Creek Saloon – Panty Cannon. One night we went to the saloon for an evening drink where the bar tender, who has a master’s in quantum mathematics, loads a cannon with gun powder and stuffs panties / underwear into it and fires it straight up in the air. We had 3 guys and 1 gal who donated. Using a scissors, their partner cuts the under garments off (cuts both sides) and pulls them out. Wow – what a bang! Below is a 3-1/2 minute of the process, and a short video that just has the firing in slow motion.

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Sour Toe Cocktail Club
Kelly joins the Sour Toe Cocktail Club

Dawson City

July 26, 2026 / / 0 Comments

Caravan Stop #6 – 335 Miles. Our longest drive of the Caravan.

We stayed Dawson City RV Park. Nothing special RV park, but it did the trick.

Dawson City is the home of the Klondike Gold Rush in August of 1896.

On our first evening, Pam and I went to Bombay Peggy’s for cocktails. Wow – great cocktails. So good, we had 2 and brought friends the next night for a night cap.

The second evening went to Sourdough Saloon and joined the Sourtoe Cocktail Club by drinking a shot of Whiskey that contained a mummified “Real” toe. You can drink it fast or you can drink it slow, but your lips must touch the toe! Pam and I both joined the club. It comes with a signed certificate from the captain.

After eating and doing the toe shot at the saloon, we headed over to Diamond Tooth Gerties for a cancan show.

The group had a very nice walking tour of the downtown area. Highly recommended. The history is amazing.

Pam and I drove 100 miles up the Demster Highway to experience the start of the Arctic Tundra. It can be a rough ride. We made it to the Continental Divide.

We drove up to the Midnight Dome Lookout where there were great views of the city

Leving Dawson City, we needed to take a free ferry across the fast flowing Yukon River.

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Lumel Studios
Lumel Studios

Whitehorse and Skagway

July 21, 2026 / / 0 Comments

Caravan Stop #5 – 253 Miles: Pioneer RV park in Whitehorse, YT.

We spent 3 nights in Whitehorse. The first night, we had drinks at Woodcutter’s Brewery.

On day 2, we had a group Glass Blowing event with Lumel Studios where Pam made an ornament and Kelly made a glass bowl. Super fun and we would both do it again. We will not get our works of art until we pass back through Whitehorse on our way back from Alaska.

Pam and I hiked Miles Cayon which has the Robert Lowe Suspension Bridge. We made our way out to a small rock island with a quite bench to sit and enjoy the fast-moving river down the canyon which was disturbed by a speed boat cruising down river (was actually pretty cool). We all saw a helicopter coming back from dumping water on the wild fires.

On the third day, the group took the White Pass Summit Rail and Bus Excursion to Skagway in Alaska. The train ride was great. They had Cruise Ships in the harbor and we enjoyed beer at the Skagway Brewing Company.

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Sign Forest
Sign Forest

Waston Lake, BC

July 19, 2026 / / 1 Comment

Caravan Stop #4 – 107 Miles: Baby Nugget RV Park in Watson Lake, YT. Our first stop in the Yukon Territory of Canada.

Another short 2-night stay. We visited the Northern Light’s Center where we watched an IMax movie about the northern lights. Very informative.

We also visited the “Sign Forest” which started with the construction of the Alaskan Highway by a soldier. The caravan added a sign, plus we found signs from New Richmond, WI; Huson, WI, Casa Grande, AZ and more. I added my name to a Green Bay Packer’s sign that had no names on it.

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