Bye bye Dawson City.

Almost ready to hit the road for Chicken, Alaska.  

We had one last bit of excitement last night. Terry and Julie and I went to the Downtown hotel. In this hotel is located the sourdough bar.

This place is famous for its sour toe drink cocktail. It is a right of passage for those visiting Dawson. 

While reciting an ode to the north, Captain Terry drops A real human's severed off big toe (toe nail and all) into your big shot glass of liquor. You have to down the drink with the tow touching touching your lips. Once you have drunk your glass, the tow was removed by Captain Terry and he then squeezes it to get every last ounce of liquor from the toe and you must what he calls, "drink the toe jam". Once completed you are given documentation that you are a member in good standing of the Sourtoe Club. I was member #63,968!  Terry also went through the initiation ritual. 

We were officially witnessed by a group (mostly young women) who were taking a swimming pool administration course during the day and becoming club members by night!

Another quiet evening!!

For today, it is off to the American border, via Road to the Top of the World--60 miles of gravel!

Before getting on the highway we have to cross the Yukon river on that small 2 car wide and 4 car long ferry. This is a little daunting for us. Yesterday we crossed over to explore and the gravel entry ramp was far from flat. We are hoping Frankie does not let us down by hanging up on her undercarriage. Terry has the same concerns.

PICS. From our camera

Well we made it across the ferry in one piece!

The next hundred km to the US border was like no other road we have ever travelled. The Top of the World Highway is truly "Top of the World". A constant climb for at least 40 km puts you above the tree line and snow line. Last night 2 inches of snow fell at the top!  Gravel and mud almost all the way. 

Even though it was cloudy and hazy in places, the views from the median of the high but level peaks allowed you to look down to valleys on either side that were 1,000 ft drops almost straight down. 

It was amazing to watch the serpent like "highway" snake its way ahead of you-- a 100 km drive that resulted in us seeing  only 4 cars on the road 

Alone with a couple of other 😃RV's, we made camp only a half mile from  the US border. It was due to open for the first day of its season tomorrow at 9:00. What an awe inspiring location to spend the evening when darkness never really sets in.