Day 7 (Thursday) Beaver Creek to Fairbanks with stops at Tok and the North Pole
We packed up early in the morning light from Beaver Creek to drive to Fairbanks. At the International Boundary we stopped for pictures. Going to Alaska from Canada, we needed to stop at the U.S. customs to show our passports.
Tok is known as the "Sled Dog Capital of Alaska" as many of the residents are involved with dogs and dog mushing.
At the North Pole we were able to see Santa and put in our early Christmas wish lists. One of the gifts to myself has been this trip.
We picked up our Dalton Highway rental suburban in Fairbanks. It came with two extra tires to prepare for the rough road ahead.
In Fairbanks, we stayed at the Holiday Inn Express. When Justin got in the elevator, he met BoBo from the show "Bigfoot Hunters." He convinced BoBo to take a picture with him. They were filming for the show in Alaska this summer. I guess someone caught a glimpse of Bigfoot in the area. It wasn't us.
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Justin and Bobo
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| Orange highlight -- route taken today |
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| Arlen and I at the International Boundary |
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| Linda and Wayne at the International boundary |
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| Of course we all had to sit or stand in front of the Welcome to Alaska sign. |
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| A cowboy riding down the side of the road. |
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| Mudflats |
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| What a view! |
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| Tok, Alaska |
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| Wayne, Linda, John and I eating our sandwiches and chips for lunch. |
Lots of mushroom pictures below
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| Ready to ride with Santa at the North Pole, Alaska |
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| Santa Claus Store, North Pole |
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| Linda and Wayne stand under a Christmas arch in the store |
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| Lots of road construction going around Santa |
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| Reindeer ready to pull the sleigh |
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