Up early - We head to Dawson City, Yukon today, about 330.00 miles. Long day on bus - we do stop at scenic overviews and also for lunch (whole trip about 8 hours). We will be on the Klondike Highway for a good part of the trip. Scenery is more flatland, then the high mountains we had seen.  stopped at Braeburn's Lodge for coffee, etc. They also sell the largest cinnamon rolls I have ever seen!

Lunch was at a campground with a lake we could sit around. In fact, moose antlers were sitting on ground for anyone wanting to pick them up.  Believe me, they are heavy!! Grateful for Cindy and Ken's assistance.

Stopped for our group picture along the way

and at a small village of Moose Creek - this is the only place mosquitos found us!!!  They did have a unique campfire set up!!!

 Continuing on, we stopped at the Tintina Trench - this is a large valley which depending on how you see it, per our driver, either the end of the Rocky Mountains or the beginning of the Rockies.

  Late afternoon, we arrive in Dawson City. Dawson City was home to Klondike God Rush in 1898 and thousands make there way to find their fortune. Today, Dawson City has preserved its past - with unpaved roads and wooden boardwalks. Had breakfast at the hotel - their french toast consists of 5 huge slices of bread with cranberry rhubarb butter. Could not finish it.
  Afterwards, we met at the Klondike Spirit - a paddlewheeler which took up for a cruise on the Yukon River.

Spent rest of day walking around the town. Later that evening, we headed to Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall for the local show. Skip was treated to Gertie sitting on his lap singing "You Made me Love You".

Afterwards, stopped at Bombay Peggy's for a martini.

 Skip went out at midnight to take pics!  Light as day!

 Dawson City is a fun place to visit. We enjoyed our stay.
     Today we fly (charter) out of Dawson City, Yukon to Fairbanks, Alaska. It is about a 45 minute flight.  Arriving in Fairbanks, we all got hit by the heat!   In the 80's! - this is Alaska - not supposed to be this hot!
    Skip and I had dinner at the hotel (Red Lantern) - Skip had the reindeer meatloaf and I had the reindeer medallions - meals were excellent!!! One of my nieces was upset that we ate "Rudolf".  All I can say was reindeer was delicious!

   In the morning we boarded our bus to view the pipeline!

 and afterwards went to goldmine and panned for gold - Skip got $24.00 in gold!!! Good for him!! I was too busy taking pictures. I now have a necklace containing our gold!

  After learning about pipeline and panning for gold, we are on our way to McKinley Chalet at Denali National Park.