After leaving Denali, we decided to try our luck on the Denali Highway--The main artery to the park prior to the completion of the Parks Highway (Anchorage to Fairbanks) in 1971. It's a 135-mile dirt road through some rugged country, but the beautiful landscapes heavily outweigh its wash board and pot-holed surface.Our route was immediately rewarded with our arrival at The Sluice Box at mile post 88. Outside the bar, a sign hung around the gas pump reading "If you need service, HONK". We did, and five minutes later the bartender showed up on a four wheeler, opened the bar and poured Brooks his birthday brew. The fine Alaskan Summer Ale slid down real nice and we toasted to 32 great years.
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