Day 93 – June 11 – End of Alaska Highway

I went up for the sourdough pancake breakfast – no one else wanted to go, so it was just myself.  I had the reindeer sausage and it was good.  The whole breakfast was very good.

We hit the road with our nose towards Fairbanks and our tail pointed at Tok.  We were watching for wildlife – to no avail.

We stopped at a meat shop that featured local products like elk, bison, and reindeer.  We tried the samples and most were very good.  As we were leaving a couple from Independence, Missouri pulled in.  We had seen them at the pancake throw last night.  We said hello and got back on the road.

Our next stop was Delta Junction, the official end of the Alaska Highway.  We stopped at the visitor’s center.  It has an end of highway sign and a couple captured and stuffed unofficial state birds displayed in the lawn near the sign.

Unofficial state bird

We had just finished taking pictures when the fellow Missourians stopped.

The farmers market was open, so we walked over to see what they had to offer.  It was a very small market and too early for any fresh vegetables except lettuce.

We stopped at a state park that had the Rika Roadhouse museum.  We ate at the café in the park, took more pictures, toured the roadhouse and hit the road again.

First view of the pipe line

As we were driving along we saw a moose standing on the opposite side of the road near the tree line.  I stopped for a picture and it moved into the trees before I could take the snapshot – but I got to see it before it disappeared.

We are currently stopped in a pullout area for the night.  I was walking the dogs and we found a dead moose – what is left of it anyway.  I thought it smelled bad; the dogs seemed like the smell.