Day 29: Sourdough Campground, Tok

The campground at which we are staying bills itself as “Alaska’s Funnest”, and it is certainly entertaining.

Last night we attended their famous Sourdough Pancake Toss.  All who are interested gather at the park pavilion at 7 pm to enter the contest.  It is exactly like it sounds: one steps up, grabs a pancake, and tries to throw it into a bucket about 20 feet away.  The first throw is considered a warm-up; only the second may result in a win, for which one gets a free breakfast of sourdough pancakes the next morning.  While this is going on, their emcee exchanges comments with people around the tables, teases the kids, and leads the group in chanting “Buck-it, Buck-it”. 

Well, neither Dan nor I won the breakfast, though we did enjoy those sourdough pancakes (paying for them ourselves) this Monday morning, along with reindeer sausage.

Following the toss, there was live music by an older gentleman named Dannylee Whittle who performs four nights a week at the campground.  He and his wife do a sort of karaoke act, singing mostly old country hits by Johnny Cash, George Strait, and such other country music stars.  His dog lies calmly on the state listening throughout the whole act. 

Quite a unique feature, one we are not likely to encounter at other RV parks in Alaska!

Today's weather is perfect, sunny and low 80's, after last night's temperature of 38.  It was a good day for cleaning up the RV, followed by a bike ride into town (about two miles on flat, paved bike path) for a few supplies, and then some relaxation.