Tok

Tok is a town of around 200 people set at the junction of the Alaska Highway. Life would be tough here in winter in this very basic town. Facilities are few and spaced right out.

At the hotel's main lobby, musher Hugh Neff, gave us a talk about dog sledding and his experiences on the Iditarod and Yukon Quest races. His lead dog, Walter, roams the room looking for pats from those assembled.

There is a forecast for the Northern Lights between midnight and 2am. We set the alarm and go out, rugged up, into the dark. We spend about 50 minutes watching the Aurora Borealis in the night sky. The vivid lights don't come, just a washed-out version; but there are veils and curtains of changing light across the northern sky. Back to bed at 1am for an early start.Okumaya devam et