(May 29 – June 1, 2018 – Top of the World Highway to Chicken, Alaska)
Moving on from Dawson City, we crossed the Yukon River on the George Black Ferry, a free ferry service provided by the Canadian Government. Arriving at the landing – a short gravel spit bulldozed into the river – we were pleasantly surprised there were only a few vehicles in line ahead of us. It was fascinating to watch a large RV pulling a Hummer ease across the metal ramp on the small ferry. Several more pickup trucks packed on the ferry and, with a roar of reversed engines, it backed away from the landing, swung out into the river current, and chugged across to the far shore. In just a short time the ferry returned, dropped its ramp, discharged a load of vehicles, and it was our turn to board. We noted the round trip for the ferry had taken about 20 minutes.
