Crossing into Alaska and Chicken

 July 15 & 16, Crossing into Alaska and Chicken

Went for a short hike up the hill to the cairn near the border. Again I am amazed at where flowers will bloom

 Panorama from the cairn

Poker Creek border crossing - not very big. Only saw one female agent working it first thing in the morning

Sign on one of the two log cabin residences for Border Patrol agents

Former Roadhouse

Hiked the aptly named Mosquito Fork Dredge Trail

Everything grows big in Alaska (note quarter)

Old mining dredge

Close up of bear paws in sand by dredge

Arrived in Chicken Alaska, so named because the miners couldn't spell ptarmigan. Home to every chicken related pun available

Giant chicken made by high schoolers from old lockers

Spent two free nights camping here - ate yummy homemade food and pie and had some good beer. Great place to spend our 34th wedding anniversary

Matthew's reindeer brat

Bar ceiling with hats from around the world - and tattered undies shot from the panty canon

On site outhouses - chicken has no running water or electricity. Water is trucked in and electricity is by generators for the 7 permanent residents and couple dozen summer residents.  

But they host a music festival that supposedly attracted a thousand people a few weeks ago

Thank goodness we were better prepared than this guy  - with all his expensive gear he didn't have a heavy enough jack - we lent him ours

Tobacco sold in tins

Chicken Post Office - mail arrives Wed and Fri

Road out of Chicken - permafrost damage

Delicious Thai anniversary dinner

Our view for the night