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Day 1	Dawson Creek	We begin our tour with a welcome dinner, orientation and social in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Dawson Creek is Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway and Mile 0 of our 4,500 mile tour of British Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska.
Day 2	Ft. Nelson	Our first stop is Ft. Nelson, BC. Here we will receive a Visitor Presentation and see the Heritage Museum.
Day 3	Liard Hot Springs	Travel to Liard Hot Springs. Along the way see mountain goats and Muncho Lake. Muncho Lake gets its deep azure color from minerals leached from the surrounding mountains.  Soak in the outdoor hot springs.
Day 4	Watson Lake	Today we travel to Watson Lake where we tour the Sign Post Village and view an informative film about the Alaska Highway construction.
Day 5	Teslin	We stop for the night on the shores of Nisutlin Lake and visit the Yukon Wildlife Gallery. Join the staff for a Wine and Cheese Party.
Day 6	Whitehorse	Our next stop is in Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon.
Day 7	Whitehorse	See the grand old sternwheeler, the SS Klondike. Visit the longest wooden fish ladder in North America, the scenic Whitehorse Dam,  the Yukon Visitor Center, Miles Canyon lookout.
Day 8	Whitehorse	Free day in Whitehorse to see other area attractions.
Day 9	Destruction Bay	Our next stop is at Destruction Bay along the western shore of Kluane Lake, the largest lake in the Yukon. See mountain goats as they graze on the surrounding mountains.
Day 10	Tok	We then travel into Alaska and stop for the night in Tok. Here we visit local shops and view an Alaska gold nugget.
Day 11	Fairbanks	We then travel to the end of the Alaska Highway in Delta Junction and on to Fairbanks which is known as "The Heart of Alaska". Stops along the way include the Alyeska Pipeline Crossing and the North Pole.
Day 12	Fairbanks	Cruise into the history of Interior Alaska, aboard the authentic sternwheeler Riverboat Discovery III. You will see: Guided walking tour of an Athabascan Chena Village Susan Butcher's Iditarod dogs in action Bush pilot demo Complimentary coffee and donuts View the convergence of the Chena and Nenana Rivers Athabascan Subsistence Fish Camp
Day 13	Fairbanks	See the University of Alaska Museum and Botanical Gardens. Later, join the staff for an Ice Cream Social.
Day 14	Fairbanks	Today we visit Pioneer Park a frontier theme park with many exciting attractions including: The renovated SS Nenana sternwheeler Recreated native village and gold-rush town with many original buildings Pioneer Air Museum   All-you-can-eat Salmon Bake Dinner
Day 15	Fairbanks	Gold Dredge #8 - Take a trip through Alaska’s gold mining history at Gold Dredge 8.  Enjoy a close up view of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and a presentation about its construction and operation.  Then take a seat aboard a replica of the narrow-gauge Tanana Valley Railroad and hear the conductor tell tales of prospectors who arrived by the thousands during the gold rush.  The train ride takes you to Gold Dredge 8 where you will see first-hand how the dredge worked the gold fields, then receive a brief but informative course on gold panning.  Once the train arrives at the camp, you will try panning for yourself!  You will find gold- we guarantee it! Finally, explore the dredge camp and enjoy complimentary coffee and freshly baked cookies in the gift shop as your gold is weighed, then hop aboard the train and return to the station.
Day 16	Denali NP	Travel south on the Parks Highway through Nenana and Healy to Denali National Park. Here we attend the Cabin Night Dinner Show; an evening filled with entertainment, hospitality and good food.
Day 17	Denali NP	Narrated bus tour takes you into the heart of Denali National Park for spectacular scenery and wildlife. See 20,320 ft. Mt. McKinley, North America's tallest peak. After the bus tour, see a sled dog demonstration.
Day 18	Denali NP	Free Day to explore the surrounding area.
Day 19	Anchorage	Continue traveling south on the Parks Highway to Anchorage, Alaska.
Day 20	Anchorage/Talkeetna	Day trip to Talkeetna, Alaska, the traditional departing place for Denali climbers. Here you will learn about the history of the local settlers and walk through the original town site.
Day 21	Anchorage	Trolley Tour - A great way to see the highlights of Anchorage. Later we visit the Anchorage Museum of History & Art.
Day 22	Anchorage	Visit the Alaska Native Heritage Center where you will come to learn about Alaska’s first people.
Day 23	Anchorage	Pizza Party at the campground. Join the staff for an Alaskan Treat of pizza from the Moose’s Tooth a favorite of the locals.
Day 24	Homer	Travel to Homer, Alaska. Along the way see Mount Redoubt, an active volcano, and pass through many quaint fishing villages.
Day 25	Homer	Visit the Bear Creek Winery and sample some of their offerings. See the renowned artist Norman Lowell’s Gallery.
Day 26	Homer	Free Day for fishing
Day 27	Seward	Travel the Seward Highway along the Kenai Peninsula to Seward, Alaska.
Day 28	Seward	Take a boat cruise to Kenai Fjords National Park where you will see sea life (including puffins, otters, whales and stellar sea lions), snowcapped mountains and glaciers. Dine on an Alaska Salmon bake on Fox Island.
Day 29	Seward	Free Day
Day 30	Seward	Tour Exit Glacier. There is nothing like walking up to the face of this slow moving sea of ice.
Day 31	Palmer	Travel up the Seward and Glenn Highway to Palmer, Alaska. Palmer is in the Mat-Su Valley, Alaska's farming center. Here the long summer days produce gigantic vegetables.
Day 32	Palmer	In Palmer we visit a Muskox Farm. Join the staff for a cook-out at the campground.
Day 33	Glennallen	Continue on the Glenn Highway to Glennallen, Alaska. Stop at the Copper River Valley Visitor Information Center. View Wrangell Mountain, a dormant volcano.
Day 34	Valdez	Travel south on the Richardson Highway to Valdez, Alaska. Valdez is the terminus of the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline where huge tankers transport oil to the "Lower 48".
Day 35	Valdez	Attend a narrated tour of Prince William Sound on the LuLu Belle motor yacht. See the mighty Columbia Glacier, the largest tide-water glacier in the western hemisphere.
Day 36	Valdez	Visit the Valdez Museum and Annex where you will see a replica of the Old Town, as it looked before the 1964 earthquake. See a documentary film that describes the impact of the earthquake. Visit the salmon spawning area and Duck Flats.
Day 37	Valdez	Free Day. You may want to schedule a Salmon and Halibut fishing expedition.
Day 38	Tok	Travel to Tok, Alaska. Along the way at roadside turnouts see snowcapped Mount Wrangell, Mount Drum and Mount Sanford.  Dinner at Fast Eddy’s in the evening.
Day 39	Chicken	Travel up the Taylor Highway to the famous town of Chicken, Alaska. Tour this rustic and remote town's 4 unique stores. Tour a Gold Dredge used in the Chicken Valley to mine gold or the Old Town of Chicken. Try your hand at panning for gold.
Day 40	Beaver Creek	Camp in Canada’s western most community.
Day 41	Whitehorse	Continue our travels south on the Alaska Highway passing majestic mountains and crystal clear lakes to Whitehorse, Yukon.
Day 42	Skagway	Ride the White Pass Railway. Take a fully narrated train and motor coach trip between Skagway, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. The iron trail was born during the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush and built through some of the North's most ruggedly beautiful terrain. Today, it's a comfortable ride in refurbished train cars following the original route of the hopeful Stampeders of 1898.
Day 43	Whitehorse	Visit the Beringia Interpretive Center.
Day 44	Teslin	Travel to Teslin, Yukon.
Day 45	Watson Lake	Travel south on the Alaska Highway to Watson Lake. Join the staff for a Bingo Night with prizes.
Day 46	Iskut	Travel the Cassiar Highway to Iskut, British Columbia. Stop at Jade City for unique jade art.
Day 47	Hyder	It's back into Alaska where we visit Hyder. Along the way see the magnificent Bear Glacier nestled among beautiful snowcapped peaks.
Day 48	Hyder	Visit Fish Creek Wildlife Viewing area where you will see grizzlies, black bear and bald eagles feeding on the abundant supply of salmon in the streams. Be sure to bring your camera.
Day 49	Fort Telkwa	Visit the beautiful city of Fort Telkwa in the Bulkley Valley.
Day 50	Prince George	Farewell Dinner and Social in Prince George, BC.