Road to Alaska Day 5 of 5, July 2, 2013. Kenney Birthday

We left Tok, Alaska  (this is the first town in the USA) and headed to Delta Junction.  Delta Junction is the end of Alaska Highway mile 1422.  We took the required tourist pictures with the end of the road monument and the mosquito then we went and got our certificate.  A short distant down the road we saw some moose.   We stopped by the Tanana River to read about the Gold Rush.   Found an interesting store that made gifts with knotty pine and a wildlife display.

 

Delta Junction is the northern terminus (official end) end to the “Alcan” (Alaska/Canada) Highway.  With a final cost of $115,000,000.     

Jack and Barb at the monument marking the end of the Alaska Highway at mile 1422.   

Bison fighting with a RV road sign   

 

 

Jack is trying to make friends with Alaska mosquito.    

 Moose by the road 

 Moose by the road 

 

Gold was found in 1902 in the Tanana Valley

Alaska Gold Rush is on.  The amount of gold mined increased from $40,000 in 1903 to $9.6 million in 1909.  

 The Tanana gold field were Alaska richest and within a few years Fairbanks became the territory’s largest city.   

 Tanana River Valley

Tanana River Valley

Tanana River Valley

Tanana River Valley

  Anyone need a caribou? 

   I tried to kill the mosquito. 

  Not sure what this is supposed to be?  Think it is a duck. 

   ???   

Caribo

Unicorn??

Entrance to the store.  

 

They had a lot wildlife display. 

  Bears    

Wolfs    

 Otter    

Wolf   

 Wolverine 

      Caribo     

Moose Head