At the Alaskan Pipeline

Dad at the Alaskan Pipeline

Panning for Gold

Miners Stew

Breakfast in Tok, Alaska

On the Bus

The Taylor Highway

Traveling on the Taylor Highway between Eagle and Tok, Alaska. Two lanes, gravel for 160 miles.

The Territorial Judge

Dad presiding in territorial judge Wickshams courtroom in Eagle, Alaska.

Cruising South on the Yukon River

Cruising on the Yukon

Dawson Street @ 9:30PM

This is the street outside the hotel at 9:30PM at night without a flash. It is now 10PM and I can still see the hill outside in the distance.

Diamond Tooth Gertie

Thursday Night Entertainment

Last of Chinese Dinner

Observe the artistic way the utensils are placed on the plate, artfully highlighting the celery remains.

Cold Cuts and Salad Overlooking the Yukon River

Star Date 08272008

It is hard to fathom how much empty space there is in the Yukon. Dawson City is about 340 miles from Whitehorse. And is an 8 hour trip. We have seen an eagle, and lots of river, scrub trees and clouds.

Last night was The Frantic Follies, with 2 dramatizations of Robert W. Service poems. Riding on a bus for eight hours makes the driver and guide think they have to keep us entertained. Okay.

The Yukon

Dawson City is very close to the Artic Circle... like as close as Springfield is to St. Louis...okay, maybe a little further, but we are very far north. In fact, I saw Santqa again yesterday. Yes, the same Santa that was on the cruise ship, which makes sense, that Santa would take a vacation before things get really busy.

Dawson City is where the Stampeders headed in 1998. It is still beyond comprehension what those men and women did because of the possibility of gold. Because of the difficulty and length of the trip, those that came in 1898 were not the ones to find the gold...all of the claims had already been staked. Yestderday we were out to the Discovery Claim on the Bonanza Creek. Soon, we will get on the boat to go down the river to Eagle. Look for the picture soon of Dad singing with Diamond Tooth Gertie.

Miles Canyon on the Yukon River

Food

Rk tenderloin w sauce rice roasted veg and cornbread in oldest still used bldg in Whitehorse

Waiting for the Train

Bed Crabs

Santa on Vacation

Whale Watching

If it is 8:30 on ship, what time is it in Springfield? 11:30. We just ran into Jerry Snavely and his wife Margaret Underwood's pastor and his wife. We had breakfast with a couple from Spokane, WA. And now we are watching for whales.

Our Friends the Mermaids

Supper at Sea

Lifeboat Drill

Waiting in the Airport