We left Whitehorse at 7:30 this morning and drove 400 miles on some very rough, dusty roads (construction). The Alaska/Canada Highway (Alcan) runs for 1,390 miles from Dawson Creek, BC to Delta Junction, AK. We drove thru some tiny villages with very small populations. The entire Yukon Territory has only 11 towns that have a post office.
In the little town of Haines Junction, we stopped at the Village Bakery for some yummy treats.
And this is "Our Lady of the Way" Catholic church which was converted into a church in 1943 from an old Quonset hut in Haines Junction.
We followed Kluane Lake (largest lake in the Yukon) for many miles
Pretty scene along the way
Quick stop in Burwash Landing which features the world's largest gold pan. Population is 84. 
Here's Mark standing by old tractor with man made out of steel (Burwash Landing). Then we drove thru Destruction Bay with population of 55. 
Buckshot Betty's is a tiny restaurant/hotel/gift shop in Beaver Creek (pop. 112). We shared a delicious piece of warm cherry pie a la mode for an afternoon treat!
Tah dah...........we are in Alaska (this time arriving by land)! We are settled at the Tok (pronounced TOKE) RV Village in Tok, AK. Daisy and Toad were VERY dusty/dirty, so washed them here in the park and then walked to Fast Eddy's for delicious dinner. Not too much going on here in Tok, but Fast Eddy's was a happening place.We are just amazed at the number of folks on their bicycles pedaling across the wide-open spaces of Canada and Alaska - trekking all alone...
We have "The Milepost" book which is the bible of North Country travel describing mile by mile highway logs and giving a very accurate description of every mile marker! It is a must for these parts and educational and enjoyable!
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Pat: You will not believe it but we went to Tok when we were on our land tour of Alaska. You are right there is not much there. We stayed at the Westmark Motel and ate at the motel only because we had a meal plan. There was another restaurant across the street, and it might have been Fast Eddy's can't remember, which we wished we had eaten because believe me the Westmark was terrible. We kept saying we should never have gotten the meal plan because the Westmark motels were good but their food was terrible. There was a gift shop attached to the motel and I believe some other kind of shop across the street and that was the only establishments we saw in Tok. It was at one intersection and I believe that was the town. It probably has changed since we were there. It has been 10 months this month. I guess you are finding it amazing that out in the middle of nowhere there will be this little restaurant and always a gift shop with the population under 100 people. You will continue to see this all over. Have fun, hope the weather gets warmer and not so rainy. Judy
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