The Agnew Family aboard the "Dog House"

It was drizzling and overcast as we left Moon Lake. Too bad as we were driving along the Alaska Range of mountains. Mind you I always like it when complete clouds are below the mountain tops. Anyway we made it to the official end of the Alaska Highway — Delta Junction and took some pictures of the monument and Zaph met a nice spaniel and the sun started shining. We continued on the Richardson Highway till Rika’s Roadhouse & Landing (Big Delta State Historical Park). This park was a homestead with a house, a couple of out buildings, a garden, a pen for fowl (ducks, turkeys), a couple of goats (Zaph was afraid of them but Splash wasn’t!) and an outhouse. Just past the park was our first view of the Alaska Pipeline — it is one big pipe. Next stop was the Knotty Shop — if you showed them their ad in the Milepost book you got a free ice-cream cone (it was enough to make us stop). Here Zaph met two goofy goldens, a 13 year old and a 14 month old and some very knotty creatures. I think he preferred the goofy goldens. Last stop of the day was North Pole, Alaska (I kid you not... it’s 14 miles southeast of Fairbanks). This town has street names like Santa Claus Lane, St. Nicholas Drive and Mistletoe Street. Giant candy canes are still attached to the light poles on some of the roads — tacky but cute in it’s own way. We camped at the Chena Lakes Recreation Area (a very nice campground) where Zaph met another knotty friend.


The end of the "road"




interesting "butts" The Werner's unit (centre) it would appear did not come properly dressed




Rika's road house




Can't a man get any privacy???




The Alaskan pipeline



Headline!!! Alaskan bugs takes another tourist!




Zaph picks a fight with local "wildlife"



Then kisses and makes up




So what do make of the local roadside warning signs?