The Top of The World Highway

We really enjoyed the show Gertie and her can can girls
put off in Dawson City on our final night!

We really enjoyed our time in Dawson City but it was soon time to move on. Heading north again, we decided to take the Top of The World Highway! This remote highway connects Klondike Loop from Dawson City to the Taylor and Alaska Highways. It is an extremely scenic route that narrowly winds its way for about 126 kilometers. You literally feel that you are on top of the world, however, more than 100km of the route is gravel and unpaved with few guardrails or shoulders which meant slow going and the risk that we could lose a windshield from flying rocks. This highway, and Border Services, also closes around mid September when the

weather worsens so we could not waste anymore time thinking about it. We decided that this was something that could not be missed and onward we went, first crossing the Yukon River on the George Black Ferry after leaving Dawson City.

Dash Cam Video from our travels on the Top of The World Highway

Yep! We really were on top of the world!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

After crossing the border, we came to a little town called Chicken.....yes,

Chicken! Population 7, a town founded on gold mining, it is one of the few surviving gold rush towns.... and what a neat, cool little place to visit!

After leaving Chicken, we motored on to Tok, Alaska, having officially completed the Top of The World/Taylor Highway! Time to stop and spend the night! We were tired and dusty inside out...nothing a good cleaning couldn't fix!

Boondocking in Tok, Alaska!

Next stop......Fairbanks!