Anchorage to Dawson City

We left Anchorage after a day of rain and a repair on our RV (refrigerator)!  We had two great meals, a trip to the museum and I finally got my hair done!  Then off to Glenallen along the scenic highways south!  Yes, I said South!  We are heading home which will take two full days and 15 hours to arrive in California to see Kate and family!  But along the way, we will trace the Gold Rush years from Skagway to Dawson City!  I've been rereading Alaska to  refresh my memory about the stampede for gold in the late 1800's!!!!  We started on the Taylor highway that took 5 hours of driving on "The Top of the World" highway and crossing the Canadian border!  Yes, you need passports and bear spray that is clearly marked with a bear on it!  Along the way, before our eyes we witnessed the hardship that the miners took on to reach their dream of finding gold in the Yukon!  We arrived in Dawson City, the home of one of the biggest gold rushes on the Yukon River.  We are camping right on the river watching the continue flow of a muddy wide river (it freezes solid around December).  Today, we spent all day mountain biking to the top of Dume Mt. for a view of the valley and to Dedge for a park service tour.  The town is a very interesting old mining town similar to Georgetown or Silverton in Colorado.  We might end our day at the local saloon to drink some Yukon beer and watch Klondike Kate's dance girls!  Off to Whitehorse tomorrow and then back into Alaska for our last adventure....