We left Fox Lake around 8:30AM and got gas in Carmacks at $2.09 but had some wi-fi to get our phone fix in! Once we left, along the way we stopped to let the dogs out, and I saw a cool sports car in the corner of my eye, with a big number on it, although I could not see what number. Jeff missed it, but I told him about it. Then when we continued our journey, there were more cars like it. Old cars with big numbers on them and all sorts too! It was kinda cool!
Just now (we have been home since mid September and it is Oct 13 today), I found out it was the Alaska to Mexico marathon. A rally from Anchorage, Alaska to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico from August 27 until September 26! Talk about determination and adventure spirit!
When we arrived in Dawson City, a place we enjoyed two years ago, I was doing some video while Jeff was driving, of the cool buildings there, and then my eye caught something odd in the sky. I saw this circle-y line in my view on the screen. I looked to the actual sky, and didn’t see it as good, but yes there was something like it. I mentioned it to Jeff, and he saw some of it too. I wouldn’t have noticed otherwise, well…most likely. Then when we arrived on our camp ground in the middle of town (for convenience as we prefer the bush) but we needed groceries etc, we looked up and saw this huge circle with a bright light in the centre and lines on the outside… We had no idea what that way. Aliens? A Spy Balloon? lol… Later when we went for lunch on the Riverwest Bistro patio, we overheard a lady saying it was a “sundog“. It is as common as the rainbow apparently, and mostly seen in the colder areas. Not that it was cold when we arrived, but boy did we get a huge rain storm afterwards, that night. So much rain that the water on the ground was up to our ankles. Glad Jeff is always prepared for everything, and we had our awnings out along with the side panels, so we were relatively dry. Dogs were in the car at this point. Loud thunder as well.
“A “sundog” is a natural atmospheric phenomenon characterized by bright spots appearing on either side of the Sun. Sundogs are typically seen when the Sun is low on the horizon. This spectacle is created by light interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere, leading to the scattering and refraction of sunlight. The appearance of sundogs can be quite mesmerizing, as they often manifest as colored spots of light on either side of the Sun, sometimes accompanied by a halo. These beautiful atmospheric phenomena are not specific to any particular location and can be observed in many parts of the world, especially in colder climates where conditions for the formation of ice crystals in the atmosphere are prevalent.”
With the rain, we didn’t really want to sit there and wait… so we decided to head into town and find a place to eat. We found “The Drunken Goat Taverna” which served mainly Greek food. It was cozy and after we sat down, outside was another down poor with lots of thunder. I had the dolomites and they were delicious. Jeff had a combo platter, but was not too impressed with the quality, which is always too bad when that happens. Nonetheless, the servers were wonderful even though you could tell the place was under staffed.
