To the end of the Alaska Hwy

6/28/09
After 2 days of waiting out the rain in a free campground beside the Tanana River we headed out for the Delta Junction and the last few miles to complete our journey on the Alaskan Highway. At the visitor’s center we were greeted by the infamous giant Alaskan mosquitoes, and awarded a ‘Certificate of Accomplishment” for completing the length of the highway. It is amazing to see the equipment and learn about the conditions under which this highway was built. Still raining (but clearing up) we headed for Fairbanks, stopping to take in Rika’s Roadhouse, a 1910 restored roadhouse at the site of the Tanana River crossing of the gold rush trail from Valdez to Fairbanks. We also stopped to visit Santa’s House in North Pole Alaska, where it is Christmas every day. Even the Wendy’s in town is decorated for Christmas. Santa had the day off (Sunday), but we did get to visit the reindeer. My sisters kids would have a blast here.