Day 9 Tok to Deadman Lake

June 30 2014

The Ride:
Gentle rain in the morning while we were in our tents. Camped behind school near some ATV trails. Some ATVs drove nearby but no one saw us.

Temps were in the 60's and the ride was mostly downhill! Some steep climbs towards the end of the day but otherwise it was uneventful, which is good. We are definitely out of the mountains. The terrain is hilly, but it is more like Grand Marais area.

My chain broke completely off! Very scary, since we have a long ways to go before the next bike store. Fortunately the master link Nick gave me made the chain good as new, the only problem is it is too short. Hopefully it will make it to Whitehorse...

 Fixing the chain is frustrating. Eating snicker and drinking coffee helped to provide relief.

 Junction at Tok. 90 miles to Canada!

 Played in some sand dunes, left our mark.

 Alaska is vast, and beautiful even with the fog and rain.

Arived in Deadhorse at 7:00 which is a free, primitive campground. It is in the Tetlin Wildlife Refuge and there are many birds here, and they like to squawk and make a lot of noise while we sleep.


Thoughts and Observations:
Most people up here are RVers or motorcyclists.
Locals are friendly. At least I think they are friendly, it's hard to tell because they can be strange, too.
Alaska is very large.
Alaska has incredibly beautiful scenery.
Alaska has very few beautiful women.
Alaska has very few people in general.
Alsaka has NO recycling.
I don't think I want to move up here. Though the scenery is compelling, no recycling makes me cringe. I've thrown away more things in the last week than in the last month before this trip.