June 11, 2014
We made it to Dawson City yesterday. Of course we got our picture taken under the
famous milepost 0 sign. Are we tourists
or what. It really is nothing like I
expected. It is just a normal town like
any US city. Their museum was very
interesting and I showed my grandfather’s pictures from 1942 when he was
helping with the highway. They found
them very interesting but couldn’t tell me where they were taken. No one really recognized the landscape. We did get a picture of a bridge on the old
Alcan Highway but I don’t think he was a part of that. The bridge that was show in one of his
pictures was a “Billy” bridge? I think
that’s what they called it. One lady
that has been around since 42 said they were all pretty much washed away in
various floods. It is very interesting
to me but I am disappointed in the travel so far. It is just so commercialized. Watching the videos was interesting and going
through the museums was also nice but so far we haven’t gotten into the “beautiful”
scenery. It is nice to look at and George
says it’s pretty. in other words we aren't impressed. I am still waiting for
the spectacular views. Just outside of
Dawson we got some pretty shots coming down out of the mountain but that’s
pretty much it.
We stayed at Taylor Motel just a block from the visitor
center in Taylor. It was pet friendly
and cost $96.00 which included $10.00 for Toto.
FYI Motel 6 pets stay for free.
Some places wanted 20 bucks. We
had a kitchenette and microwave and had bacon and tomato sandwiches. They have bacon at Sam’s that doesn’t have to
be refrigerated until it’s opened. They
were really good. We are tired and we have a long way to go.
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