Day 7 - May 15

Lots to Tell

First Feature:  Favorite Folk #4

Meet Mark!

(At least we think he's Mark -- check out his "Mark for Mayor" hat hanging on the red post.)

Mark sells the cheapest gas in the area according to Milepost.

We stopped.  Of course.

Meet Mark's dog,

A Girl Called Jack.

Now Mark, his wife, and his dog live in Contact Creek, population 4 --

not sure if that is with or without

A Girl Called Jack.

But that's not the best part.

Keep reading.

We chat with Mark.  Of course.

Ask if he has always lived "up here."

He says no.

I ask where originally.

He says Florida.

I ask where.

He says Kissimmee.

I say OMG!  I am from South Georgia.

He says he has relatives in South Georgia.

I ask where.

He says ohhh - Savannah and Brunswick and

BLACKSHEAR!!

I say OMG again -- BLACKSHEAR?

You live in the Yukon Territory and know about Blackshear, Georgia?????

He says yep.

I about cry.

And that's the best part.

Hats off to Mark-From-Yukon-Who-Knows-About-Blackshear-Georgia!

Second Feature:  More Than We Could Count

Most folks "rubberneck" when they pass a wreck.

Our rubbernecking involved animals.

Lots and lots of animals.

Around every turn.

Beside the road.

In the road.

Far away.

Up close.

I could post animal pictures every single day so this is what I decided to do.

Have had to write my blog in backlog style because of no internet in Canada 

so here is a sum of what we have seen - all across the Alaska highway ---

100+ buffalo

13 bears

11 elk

8+ moose

1 fox

1 rabbit

Enjoy this mere sampling. 

This one was much closer than he appears.

Could see his eyeballs.

Quite a few more elk are  getting ready to cross.

Lucky to get any shot of speedy Mr. Bobcat.

We actually saw two small buffalo herds - this is a part of one - no way to count them all.

Calving season - 

Notice the ADORABLE little ones

tagging along!!!

Again, this beauty was only a few feet away - closer than she appears - could clearly see her fur and eyes and hear her breathing.  

Hold on a doggone minute!

Where did these species come from???

Fine looking, I must admit!!!

Ya gotta grab those photo-ops whenever they show up!

Alaska, here we come!