Tok, Alaska to Dawson City, Yukon Territory

We left Tok, Alaska ready to tackle the trip to Chicken and the "Top of the World" route that has a reputation for being really rough, with long stretches of gravel roads. There was very little traffic and the area looked desolate. Much of the first half of the route had been devastated by fire a few years ago. We were happy to see the sign for the town of Chicken!


Chicken is an old mining town. There's not a lot there. We did find this huge chicken!

There are a few buildings with a campground and miners still work in the area. We was a few of them working the rivers as we drove through.

We happened upon a moose, who posed nicely for a photo!

A view of the long road winding through the mountains

Here are John and Alyce in their rig, coming round the mountain!

We found a herd of Caribou along the way

View from the "Top of the World"...Amazing!!

Old log cabin beside the road

It was really windy at this rest area!

We had a border checkpoint at the entrance to the Yukon!

Here we are...stopped for lunch!

Tony found these cairns when he climbed to the top of the hill that someone had stacked.

We spotted another herd of caribou where we'd stopped

We finally reached Dawson City.

All we had to do was cross this rushing river in a very small ferry!

Izzie enjoyed looking out of the window during the ferry ride across the river!

John, Alyce and Maggie had to take the next ferry so we were able to get a picture!

Dawson City is filled with history...and lots of old buildings. Many appear to be falling apart.

This is half of Jack London's cabin

This cabin once belonged to Robert W Service

A cemetary in town

The Canadian Bank of Commerce, described above.