Saturday, June 7, 2003

Day 17

Saturday 6/7/03
Left camp ground at 10 a.m. and immediately ran into a lot of road construction. It wasn’t too bad if you drove slow, sometimes down to 5-10 MPH. Only made 50 miles in the first two hours. Saw no animals today; oops we did see two bald eagles. We finally reached Alaska at historical milepost 1221 and U.S. Customs at 1221.8. Simba didn’t seem to care.
The Alaska Highway is actually approximately 32 miles shorter than the historical figure because of highway improvements and modifications since 1942. Passing through U.S. Customs was uneventful.
Camped in an Alaska State Park Camp Ground at Tok River about 5 miles south of Tok. A real nice scenic park.
229 miles today; 3866 total