{"id":579,"date":"2018-08-01T16:53:43","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T22:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/?p=579"},"modified":"2018-08-01T16:53:43","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T22:53:43","slug":"eagle-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/01\/eagle-alaska\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagle, Alaska"},"content":{"rendered":"

We made it into Alaska (yes, the US foolishly let us back in) and promptly took a right turn north on the first gravel road we came to. Sixty-five miles and a few hairpin turns later, we entered the tiny \u2018city’ of Eagle, not to be confused with the native town next door of Eagle Village, or the suburbs in between, as the locals call it for when you need to move away from the other 86 people living in the area.<\/p>\n

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The gravel road to Eagle had a few turns!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And drop offs!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And it used to have a snack stop. (Apparently it shut down because the owners died, not because of lack of business)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We camped at the local BLM campground for 2 nights, $10 a night, and explored the area, in 90 degree heat\u2026an Alaska heatwave (we almost got caught skinny dipping, again)!<\/p>\n

The town consists mostly of log cabins, even the town hall and church are in old cabins, restored Fort Egbert, a grass airstrip right in town, and a fairly new 20\u2019ish room hotel that looks completely out of place.<\/p>\n

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The local church.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Town offices.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The town water supply…and you thought it was the gas station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The sign says it all…notice the telephone booth?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The airstrip. The town office and church are at the far end.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The town of Eagle is on the Yukon River which we have crossed on a ferry, followed, swam in, crossed over a bridge, been our co stant companion for several weeks now…and absolutely loved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We purchased our most expensive bag of chips, yet\u2026$11. We needed the salt in the hot weather\u2026that’s our rationalization.<\/p>\n

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And you thought we were exaggerating!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All in all, we loved Eagle. It is a very small town at the end of a dirt road that isn’t plowed in the winter (it becomes a snowmobile super highway) where people are eeking out a living, very much like Tuktoyaktuk in the Yukon.<\/p>\n

I almost forgot! We saw a herd of caribou on our way into Eagle. It was what is know as the Forty Mile herd. Very cool!<\/p>\n

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We made it into Alaska (yes, the US foolishly let us back in) and promptly took a right turn north on the first gravel road we came to. Sixty-five miles and a few hairpin turns later, we entered the tiny \u2018city’ of Eagle, not to be confused with the native town next door of Eagle … <\/p>\n

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