Tok, Alaska is the first or last town in Alaska depending upon whether you're entering or leaving Alaska. It's the place where everyone re-provisions, and if they're entering Alaska cleans the Alaska Highway dirt and mud off their vehicles. In talking with a local resident of 27 years I learned that Tok typically receives an annual snow fall of only 18-20 inches because it is in a very arid region. She said it does however, get extremely cold and during the six month long winter they have only about four hours of daylight each day. According to her, "cabin fever" is a real problem for many because you really can't be outside for very long. Her solution is to get out at least once a day to interact with others; for example, she said if she needed to go to the post office and grocery store she'd do only one a day in order to create more opportunities to get out of the house.
This morning it was 59 degrees with sunny skies. Nancy and I went to Fast Eddies' Restaurant for breakfast, and the service and food were excellent. We spent the rest of the day getting ready to cross the border into Canada tomorrow; grocery shopping, laundry, tinkering, a little shopping and exploring. This evening Nancy and I enjoyed a nice seafood dinner at a local mom and pop establishment where all the food was home cooked and we had the entire restaurant to ourselves. It was a very nice evening out and the seafood was excellent.
Once we enter Canada we will no longer have cell service, except for emergencies, until we re-enter the USA. Because our internet service is via my cell phone I won't be able to post to this blog during our time in Canada unless we're staying at a campground that has internet service. Our plan is to take a slightly different route through Canada and travel part of the way on the Cassiar Highway. We'll leave the Alaska Highway and turn onto the Cassiar near Watson Lake; the Cassier is 450 miles long and we're told has some rough sections, so travel will probably be slow. The main reason we're going that way is in hope of seeing black bears in Hyder. Hyder is in Alaska and we plan camp near Stewart, BC and cross the border for a day trip to Hyder in the jeeps.
This morning it was 59 degrees with sunny skies. Nancy and I went to Fast Eddies' Restaurant for breakfast, and the service and food were excellent. We spent the rest of the day getting ready to cross the border into Canada tomorrow; grocery shopping, laundry, tinkering, a little shopping and exploring. This evening Nancy and I enjoyed a nice seafood dinner at a local mom and pop establishment where all the food was home cooked and we had the entire restaurant to ourselves. It was a very nice evening out and the seafood was excellent.
Once we enter Canada we will no longer have cell service, except for emergencies, until we re-enter the USA. Because our internet service is via my cell phone I won't be able to post to this blog during our time in Canada unless we're staying at a campground that has internet service. Our plan is to take a slightly different route through Canada and travel part of the way on the Cassiar Highway. We'll leave the Alaska Highway and turn onto the Cassiar near Watson Lake; the Cassier is 450 miles long and we're told has some rough sections, so travel will probably be slow. The main reason we're going that way is in hope of seeing black bears in Hyder. Hyder is in Alaska and we plan camp near Stewart, BC and cross the border for a day trip to Hyder in the jeeps.
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