{"id":15094,"date":"2018-09-29T08:10:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-29T14:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=15094"},"modified":"2019-05-28T09:00:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T15:00:03","slug":"mount-fairplay-chicken-alaska-to-the-top-of-the-world-highway-dawson-city-yukon-territory-9-2-17-9-3-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=15094","title":{"rendered":"Mount Fairplay & Chicken, Alaska to the Top of The World Highway & Dawson City, Yukon Territory (9-2-17 & 9-3-17)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Days 34 & 35 of Lupe’s 2017 Dingo Vacation to the Yukon & Alaska!<\/em><\/p>\n

9-2-17, 9:30 AM<\/em> – Overslept!\u00a0 Good grief.\u00a0 For once it hadn’t rained at all overnight.\u00a0 Most of the morning sky was blue.\u00a0 Maybe the weather really was improving?\u00a0 Easy to get fooled in Alaska, though.\u00a0 SPHP was far from certain it wouldn’t rain later in the day.\u00a0 Should Lupe stick around Palmer, or not?\u00a0 SPHP pondered the question while buying supplies at the new Fred Meyer store.<\/p>\n

11:02 AM, 50\u00b0F<\/em> – No, Lupe wasn’t going to stay.\u00a0 The day was already looking hazier than “early” on.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog was going to leave Palmer seeking more reliable skies elsewhere.\u00a0 September was here.\u00a0 Maybe she would find fairer weather in the Yukon?\u00a0 Her time in glorious Alaska was about up.\u00a0 Sad, but true.\u00a0 Lupe stared out the window of the G6, as SPHP drove out of Palmer on Glen Highway No. 1.<\/p>\n

The day was spent traveling.\u00a0 SPHP made a number of stops along the way so Loop could stretch her legs, and spend a few minutes appreciating the beauty of Alaska.<\/p>\n

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Lupe enjoys a view of the Copper River<\/strong> from a pullout along the Tok Cut-off near Gakona.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another look at the Copper River<\/strong>, this time looking downstream.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe on the Tok Cut-Off bridge over the Chistochina River<\/strong>. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Spectacular Mount Sanford<\/strong> is in view beyond the Chistochina River<\/strong>. Photo looks SE with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Zoomed in on Mount Sanford<\/span><\/a> (16,237 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> from the Chistochina River bridge. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking N up the Chistochina River<\/strong> from the Tok Cut-Off bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After fueling the G6 in Tok (5:43 PM, 58\u00b0F), <\/em>SPHP drove ESE on the Alaska Highway.\u00a0 A dozen miles later, Lupe crossed the bridge over the Tanana River.\u00a0 A couple of miles beyond the river, SPHP left the Alaska Highway turning N on Taylor Highway No. 5 at Tetlin Junction.<\/p>\n

The persistent sense of sadness over being on the way out of Alaska that SPHP had felt ever since leaving Palmer disappeared immediately.\u00a0 Lupe had never been this way before!\u00a0 This was all new territory to explore.\u00a0 Suddenly the evening possessed an air of excitement and discovery.<\/p>\n

Lupe was no longer near jagged or massive Alaskan peaks of the sort she had been seeing most of the afternoon.\u00a0 Even so, Taylor Highway No. 5 was an interesting and beautiful drive.\u00a0 The highway was paved, had virtually no traffic, and wound its way N through rounded hills and ridges of stunted, spindly forests.<\/p>\n

After 15 miles or so, from a high point, Lupe caught sight of something exciting!\u00a0\u00a0 Still far to the NNE, an impressive hill stood alone, clearly much higher than anything else around.\u00a0 SPHP parked the G6 at a large pullout, so Lupe could get out for a better look at it.<\/p>\n

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Roughly 15 miles from Tetlin Junction, SPHP stopped at a pullout along Taylor Highway No. 5 so Lupe could get out of the G6 for a better look at the impressive high hill seen on the L. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The mysterious towering hill was a mountain, really, yet it was gently rounded, not jagged.\u00a0 Why, Lupe could climb that peak easily enough!\u00a0 Immediately, the desire to see Loopster reach the top of the mighty hill seized SPHP.\u00a0 If the Taylor Highway would bring the American Dingo close enough to it to make an attempt possible, Lupe was going to try it!<\/p>\n

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SPHP immediately resolved that if Taylor Highway No. 5 would bring Lupe close enough to this mysterious towering hill, she was going to climb it!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Continuing on, Taylor Highway No. 5 did wend its way ever closer to the mysterious hill!\u00a0 Before long, it became apparent the highway was going to pass along the lower W slopes of the mountain.\u00a0 As Lupe drew near, SPHP parked at a pullout on the hill’s long SW ridge.\u00a0 The summit was still some miles away.<\/p>\n

It was far too late in the day to consider an ascent now.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP started up the SW ridge, anyway.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog wasn’t going far.\u00a0 SPHP just wanted to see what the terrain was like, and what sort of obstacles Loop might encounter.<\/p>\n

Lupe climbed for only 8 or 9 minutes, sniffing and exploring a forest of spindly, dead trees.\u00a0 The trees were thin and small, and hadn’t amounted to much even when alive.\u00a0 The ground was spongy tundra, but fairly dry.\u00a0 A few rocks, a little deadfall, a moderately steep slope.\u00a0 That was about it for obstacles.\u00a0 SPHP was certain Lupe could climb this hill.<\/p>\n

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View of E Alaska from the first pullout Looper stopped at near the mysterious high hill. This was beautiful, remote territory. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe on her short exploratory excursion up the mysterious hill’s long SW ridge. Taylor Highway No. 5 continues N beyond her. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Loop’s brief initial excursion quickly convinced SPHP that the Carolina Dog shouldn’t have any problems climbing this mysterious hill. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe’s initial exploration was encouraging!\u00a0 Returning to the G6, SPHP drove farther N on Taylor Highway No. 5 looking for the closest point from which Loop could begin an ascent tomorrow morning.\u00a0 The road was about as high on the mountain as it was going to get at about milepost 32.9.\u00a0 SPHP again parked the G6 at a nearby pullout.<\/p>\n

Looper made a second exploratory excursion up the slope overlooking the highway.\u00a0 The top of the mountain was in view another 2,000 feet higher.\u00a0 A nearby band of live trees and high bushes appeared to be the only significant obstacle.\u00a0 Lupe ought to be able to get through that easily enough.<\/p>\n

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Lupe sits on the slope where she would begin her ascent of the mysterious mountain in the morning. The summit (L) was still 2,000 feet above her. The nearby trees and tall bushes looked like the only real obstacle. Lupe shouldn’t have any problem getting through that! Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The tundra colors were striking in the evening light.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP stood admiring the beauty of the mountainside, and the amazing views of E Alaska.<\/p>\n

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The colorful tundra was strikingly beautiful in the evening light. Taylor Highway No. 5 is seen winding its way along the W slopes of the mysterious mountain Lupe intended to climb. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A roasted chicken SPHP had bought this morning back in Palmer served as dinner in the G6.\u00a0 Loop enjoyed the chicken feast, then spent the last hour of the evening sniffing excitedly in the jungle of tall bushes by the pullout where the G6 was parked.\u00a0 Meanwhile, SPHP gathered up trash careless travelers had strewn about.<\/p>\n

The sky was 90% clear as twilight began to fade.\u00a0 (9:21 PM)<\/em>\u00a0 Hopes were high for a successful ascent in the morning.\u00a0 After dark, a 3\/4 yellow moon rose over the mountain’s ridge.<\/p>\n

9-3-17<\/em> –\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP woke hours later to see an orange moonset.\u00a0 It seemed very late.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog went out to sniff the air.\u00a0 For the first time in a month, the night sky was clear.\u00a0 Looper could see stars, but only the brightest ones.\u00a0 The night wasn’t very dark.\u00a0 Long stretches of the N sky were brighter than elsewhere.\u00a0 Was that the Northern Lights?\u00a0 The bright streaks didn’t seem to be moving or changing.<\/p>\n

Satisfied with her sniffing, Lupe returned to the G6 to continue snoozing.\u00a0 SPHP wasn’t terribly sleepy, and sat watching the night sky off and on for a couple of hours.\u00a0 The bright patches of sky below the Big Dipper were indeed the Northern Lights.\u00a0 They changed only slowly, gradually, except for one 10 or 15 minute period when the lights did suddenly dance and flash.<\/p>\n

Perhaps not a particularly good display of Northern Lights for Alaska, but the best SPHP had ever seen.\u00a0 Certainly worth seeing, too.\u00a0 Something primal about it, especially when observed here so alone, so remote in E Alaska with Lupe resting peacefully nearby.<\/p>\n

6:21 AM, 33\u00b0F, clear, calm<\/em> – Lupe and SPHP sat sharing English muffins and cheese for breakfast.\u00a0 The heater was on in the G6 to take the chill off.\u00a0 The sun wasn’t up yet, but it was light enough out.\u00a0 Loopster was in luck this morning!\u00a0 The weather had held.\u00a0 She would soon be on her way up the mysterious mountain.<\/p>\n

7:04 AM, 33\u00b0F, clear, a light breeze<\/em> – Loop was on her way!\u00a0 She climbed steadily.\u00a0 The band of trees and tall bushes slowed SPHP down, but Lupe was soon above it.\u00a0 She was up on a broad ridge which became increasingly rocky as she gained elevation, but for a long way there was spongy tundra.\u00a0 In many places, the tundra was wet or boggy.\u00a0 Nothing new about that.\u00a0 This area wasn’t particularly challenging compared to other places the American Dingo had been.<\/p>\n

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Lupe starts her early morning journey up the mysterious mountain. She’s already well above the band of trees and large bushes here. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Above the trees and bushes, it was easy to see where to go.\u00a0 Lupe headed for a high saddle between the summit and a rocky prominence on the mountain’s S ridge.\u00a0 The only factor limiting her progress was how fast SPHP could manage to trudge up the long slope.\u00a0 Lupe had plenty of time to roam and explore as she pleased.<\/p>\n

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It was easy to see which way to go. Lupe headed for the high saddle seen straight up from her. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe had plenty of time to roam and explore as she pleased, while SPHP trudged slowly higher.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The upper slopes of the mountain were strewn with rock. Lupe was able to avoid nearly all that sort of terrain while proceeding up to the saddle (far R). Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although the sky was clear or covered only by high thin clouds, the air was hazy.\u00a0 Lupe could see a long way, but the distant views weren’t as clear and crisp as they might have been.\u00a0 Still, the American Dingo was fortunate to have as good a day as this one.<\/p>\n

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Despite mostly clear skies, the morning became a bit hazy. Looking down the long SW ridge after Lupe had gained considerable elevation. Taylor Highway No. 5 is seen below on the R. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a considerable climb, Lupe reached the high saddle she had been striving for S of the summit.\u00a0 The saddle was broad, fairly rocky, but also had a fair amount of tundra vegetation.\u00a0 Movement was still quite easy.\u00a0 Loop had only a few hundred feet of elevation gain left to reach the top of the mountain.\u00a0 It didn’t look like it would be hard to get there.<\/p>\n

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The broad saddle S of the summit was rocky, but there was still enough vegetation around to make travel far easier than an endless rock hop would have been. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Once Lupe reached the high saddle, she only had a few hundred feet of elevation left to gain to reach the top of the mountain. It didn’t look hard at all. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The climb to the mysterious mountain’s summit was cake.\u00a0 Even the rocky stretches near the top weren’t bad.\u00a0 The rocks were of moderate size.\u00a0 No problem picking a route up through them.\u00a0 Soon structures on top of the mountain that had been faintly visible from the highway were coming into view.\u00a0 Looper was almost there!<\/p>\n

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Structures that had been faintly visible from down at the highway came into view again as Lupe neared the summit. She was almost there! Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe had done it!\u00a0 She arrived at the top of the mysterious mountain.\u00a0 The summit area was large and quite flat, longer N\/S than E\/W.\u00a0 Most of the summit was strewn with small to medium size dark colored rocks.\u00a0 A small ridge of dark rock close to the SE end of the summit area E of the first structures looked like the true summit.\u00a0 The diminutive ridge was only slightly higher than the rest of the summit.<\/p>\n

Of course, Lupe went right on over to the true summit to claim her latest peakbagging success!<\/p>\n

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Lupe stands on the rock pile that appeared to be the true summit of the mysterious mountain to claim her peakbagging success. Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe at the true summit. A majority, perhaps 75%, of the summit area is in view. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe’s success in reaching the top of this mountain in E Alaska was very satisfying in several ways.\u00a0 When Lupe left home on this Dingo Vacation, SPHP had brought along a list of peakbagging possibilities and a few other activities she might find worthwhile.<\/p>\n

Slope Mountain<\/span><\/a> (4,010 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> N of the Brooks Range was the only other mountain Lupe had climbed that wasn’t on this premeditated list.\u00a0 The spontaneity of discovering this prominent peak only yesterday, then climbing it this morning without the aid of any roads, trails, or maps was really fun.\u00a0 Such an unexpected treat!\u00a0 SPHP didn’t even know what mountain Lupe was on.<\/p>\n

Another cool thing was that this mountain felt so alone and remote.\u00a0 Yesterday evening, Lupe had climbed Bodenburg Butte<\/span><\/a> (886 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> near Palmer.\u00a0 She’d had great views from there, but it really wasn’t much of a feat.\u00a0 The butte wasn’t all that high, and was frequently climbed being so close to Alaska’s major population centers.\u00a0 SPHP was glad this much higher and more remote peak was now destined to be the last mountain Lupe would climb in Alaska, instead of little Bodenburg Butte.<\/p>\n

SPHP expressed such joy and enthusiasm over Lupe’s successful ascent, that Looper got into the spirit of it all, too.\u00a0 She began to think maybe she ought to re-enact the final moments of her trek to the top.\u00a0 After all, she had become the Most High Exalted Dingo of the Arctic Sisterhood on this trip.\u00a0 Perhaps this moment ought to be preserved for posterity and the Arctic Sisterhood’s archives?<\/p>\n

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The Most High Exalted Dingo of the Arctic Sisterhood struggles valiantly to the summit of a remote and mysterious peak in E Alaska! Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Yes! This is how I did it, coming right up this S side of the mountain from far below!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After the glorious re-enactment was complete, Lupe and SPHP wandered around exploring the summit.\u00a0 The most dramatic mountains Loopster could see from here were a line of high white ones far to the SW.\u00a0 They were so far away, the haze made them difficult to see very well without help from the camera’s telephoto lens.<\/p>\n

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The highest mountains that could be seen were so far away, it took assistance from the camera’s telephoto lens to get a good look at them. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hills, ridges, and mountains as high as the one Lupe was on could be seen in most directions, but they were all many miles away.\u00a0 This lone mountain dominated a large area.<\/p>\n

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Lupe along the E edge of the summit area. It was a long way down from here! Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking NE along the E edge of the summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While exploring the summit, Lupe made a discovery that solved a key mystery.\u00a0 On a rock close to the N edge, she found a survey benchmark.\u00a0 The benchmark was stamped with the hitherto unknown name of the mountain she was on.<\/p>\n

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Loopster near the N end of the summit area, close to where she made a discovery that revealed the name of this mountain she had climbed. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe stands on the rock bearing the survey benchmark she found. The benchmark is seen behind her R rear paw. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mystery solved! Lupe was on Mount Fairplay<\/strong>!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mount Fairplay<\/span><\/a> (5,541 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>!\u00a0 SPHP had never heard of it before, but that was where Lupe was right now.\u00a0 An interesting name.\u00a0 SPHP wondered how the mountain came by it, and if this name had a particular meaning or story behind it?<\/p>\n

For a while, Loopster and SPHP sat together at the N end of the summit area surveying the scenery from the last mountain the American Dingo would climb in Alaska, at least on this Dingo Vacation.<\/p>\n

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Looking NNW from Mount Fairplay<\/strong>. Taylor Highway No. 5 heads N toward Chicken.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The survey benchmark Lupe had found was stamped No. 2.\u00a0 SPHP looked around for a No. 1, but didn’t have the same success Lupe did.<\/p>\n

When Lupe had spent nearly an hour up on Mount Fairplay, it was time to think about moving on.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog would go back down using approximately the same route she came up.\u00a0 Before doing so, Loopster visited a big rock along the E edge of the summit area that appeared to be in contention for the title of true summit.<\/p>\n

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Before leaving Mount Fairplay, Looper visited this rock along the E edge of the summit area that appeared to be nearly as high as the small ridge SPHP considered to be the true summit. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe also returned to the true summit, which was nearby.<\/p>\n

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Lupe returns to the true summit of Mount Fairplay<\/strong>. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Precisely an hour after she arrived on top of Mount Fairplay, Lupe began her descent from the SW end of the summit area.\u00a0 The descent was fun and relaxing, with beautiful views all the way down.\u00a0 The mountain’s dark rocks contrasted with yellows, golds, and reds of the tundra.<\/p>\n

The Carolina Dog was wild and free, roaming wherever she pleased.\u00a0 She returned frequently to check on SPHP before dashing off to explore new mysteries borne on the breeze.\u00a0 Mount Fairplay<\/span><\/a> (5,541 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was Lupe’s last Alaskan adventure of 2017.\u00a0 She made the most of it, and had a wonderful time.<\/p>\n

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Looking SW from Mount Fairplay<\/strong> before starting the descent.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Precisely an hour after reaching the summit, Lupe begins her descent. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking back at Mount Fairplay<\/strong> from the high saddle along the S ridge. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The rocky knob at the S end of the high saddle. Lupe didn’t go all the way over there, though SPHP thought about it. She easily could have. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking back at Mount Fairplay<\/strong> from below the high S saddle. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mount Fairplay<\/strong> was the last Alaskan peak Lupe climbed in 2017. She had a wonderful time! Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Happy times in Alaska in fields of gold.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Busy, busy, all the way down! Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

12:13 PM, 50\u00b0F<\/em> – Mount Fairplay had been great fun, an excellent finale to Lupe’s 2017 adventures in Alaska!\u00a0 The Carolina Dog arrived back at the G6 only a little after noon.\u00a0 Time to head for Yukon Territory!\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP proceeded N on Taylor Highway No. 5.<\/p>\n

The road was paved most of the time until Lupe got within 20 miles or so of Chicken.\u00a0 Then Taylor “Highway” No. 5 turned to rather rough gravel.\u00a0 Since Chicken was the last metropolis Lupe would visit in Alaska, SPHP stopped for fuel.<\/p>\n

Lupe eagerly inspected the chickens in Chicken.\u00a0 Disappointingly, though gigantic, they didn’t look or sniff tasty at all.\u00a0 The enormous tasteless chickens appeared to be confined as suspects at a crime scene, judging by the yellow plastic tape encircling them.<\/p>\n

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Loopster arrives in Chicken, the last Alaskan metropolis she would visit in 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Why the chickens were cordoned off in Chicken wasn’t clear, but Lupe joined them briefly. If these giant chickens hadn’t seemed so tasteless and bland, quite a ruckus might have ensued, though Lupe insisted to SPHP that 3 giant chickens were no match for a lone American Dingo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beyond Chicken, Taylor Highway No. 5 remained rough gravel.\u00a0 The road eventually started climbing steadily, reaching quite a height by the time the turn to Eagle appeared.\u00a0 Here, Lupe and SPHP left Taylor Highway No. 5 on a beautiful newly paved road.\u00a0 This road wound around high up on ridges for 12 miles, the rest of the way to customs at the Canadian border.\u00a0 Lupe crossed into Yukon Territory about 3:15 PM.<\/p>\n

On the Canadian side, Lupe was now on the Top of the World Highway, a gravel road which goes 65 miles to the Yukon River at Dawson City.<\/p>\n

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After crossing the border into Canada, SPHP parked on a hill where Lupe could look back at the border crossing (blue buildings on the L). Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On a hill just N of the top of the Top of the World Highway, Lupe found this massive cairn with a view of customs where she had just left Alaska to enter the Yukon. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking WNW from the same cairn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Some miles into Canada, this sign was posted about the Top of the World Highway that Lupe was taking to Dawson City.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Top of the World Highway was all gravel, and a bit rough for the G6 in spots, but was in good overall condition.\u00a0 Most of the way to Dawson City, it wound along a series of high ridges.\u00a0 Lupe was farther N in the Yukon Territory than she had ever been before.\u00a0 This was an area of rounded mountains and ridges separated by deep valleys.<\/p>\n

SPHP drove slowly, both for the sake of the G6, and to enjoy the remote scenery.\u00a0 Every now and then, it was time to let Lupe out to stretch, and take an even more leisurely look at particularly beautiful sights.<\/p>\n

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From the Top of the World Highway, Lupe saw many mountains that looked easy to climb. SPHP didn’t know any way to get close enough to make such aspirations feasible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Top of the World Highway stayed high on a series of long ridges. Lupe had lovely Yukon Territory views along virtually the entire route to Dawson City.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Enticing distant mountains with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nearby hills and ridges were separated by deep valleys.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The vivid colors seen on the hillsides this time of year were incredible!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Top of the World Highway finally began coming down off the ridges as Lupe neared Dawson City.\u00a0 The highway ended on the W bank of the Yukon River.\u00a0 No bridge exists across the river here.\u00a0 Lupe would have to take the ferry to get over to Dawson City.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, although the ferry would cease its 2017 operations later this month, it was still busy taking vehicles back and forth across the river this evening.\u00a0 Several other vehicles were in line, so there would be a bit of a wait.\u00a0 Lupe went down to the Yukon River for a look around.<\/p>\n

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Loop reaches the E end of the Top of the World Highway at the Yukon River<\/strong>. Dawson City is on the far bank. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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What! No bridge? Lupe would have to take the ferry to get over to Dawson City.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking upstream (S).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This ferry is the only way for vehicles to cross the Yukon River<\/strong> at Dawson City. There was a bit of a wait for a turn, but no charge for taking the ferry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking downstream before crossing the Yukon River<\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe enjoyed the ferry ride across the Yukon River.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog had never traveled by ferry before.\u00a0 The ferry was tame compared to the water taxi ride she’d taken from the Homer Spit across Kachemak Bay to climb Grace Ridge<\/strong><\/span><\/a> back in 2016.<\/p>\n

Upon reaching the E bank, SPHP drove into Dawson City and parked.\u00a0 When Lupe got out of the G6, she wanted to go right back down to the Yukon River to see how things looked from this side.<\/p>\n

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Looking downstream (N) from the Dawson City side of the Yukon River<\/strong>. The ferry is in sight on the R.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Satisfied that the river looked quite similar from this bank, Lupe next visited the nearby SS Keno<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, a sternwheel paddle steamer preserved here in Dawson City for its historic significance.<\/p>\n

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Lupe visits the SS Keno in Dawson City.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dawson City reminded SPHP of Skagway on a smaller scale.\u00a0 It was full of historic old buildings, shops, and restaurants.\u00a0 People were around, but it was already September.\u00a0 Overall, things were fairly quiet.\u00a0 Lupe dropped by the General Store, but it was closed.<\/p>\n

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The Dawson City General Store was closed when Lupe dropped by. Too bad! The fresh meats they were promoting sounded good to the American Dingo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dawson City must boast a gas station somewhere, but SPHP couldn’t find it.\u00a0 A driving tour of Dawson’s main streets didn’t turn one up.\u00a0 Hmm.\u00a0 About sundown, Lupe and SPHP left town heading E on the Klondike Highway.\u00a0 Expensive fuel was available at the intersection with the Dempster Highway.\u00a0 SPHP couldn’t afford to be too picky.<\/p>\n

After fueling up, Lupe and SPHP set off on the Dempster Highway.\u00a0 Right away, Lupe crossed a bridge over the Klondike River.\u00a0 She made it only another 20 kilometers before the fading light signified that it was time to call it a day.\u00a0 Better get rested up!\u00a0 Tomorrow the American Dingo’s adventures would take her into Tombstone Territorial Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Days 34 & 35 of Lupe’s 2017 Dingo Vacation to the Yukon & Alaska! 9-2-17, 9:30 AM – Overslept!\u00a0 Good grief.\u00a0 For once it hadn’t rained at all overnight.\u00a0 Most of the morning sky was blue.\u00a0 Maybe the weather really was improving?\u00a0 Easy to get fooled in Alaska, though.\u00a0 SPHP was far from certain it … Continue reading Mount Fairplay & Chicken, Alaska to the Top of The World Highway & Dawson City, Yukon Territory (9-2-17 & 9-3-17)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[835],"tags":[704,105,30,106,962,963,26,104,959,11,960,961],"class_list":["post-15094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2017-yukon-alaska","tag-alaska","tag-american-dingo","tag-canada","tag-carolina-dog","tag-chicken","tag-dawson-city","tag-dingo-vacations","tag-lupe","tag-mount-fairplay","tag-peakbagging","tag-taylor-highway","tag-top-of-the-world-highway"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_7276.jpg?fit=1651%2C1238&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15094"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23583,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15094\/revisions\/23583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}