Happy Fourth of July!

Tok’s Fourth of July parade brought out the whole town.  Half of the vehicles in the parade belonged to the forestry service.  There was no police car.  The parade ended at the fairgrounds which was set up for the log chopping contest, the greased pole challenge, and a place for kids to hunt for goodies in wood shavings.  We ate an excellent hamburger and people watched for a bit.

The campground had a salmon bake at 4 pm.  We were instructed to bring our own plate and side dishes.  A pasta salad seemed like a good side dish for salmon.  We shared our table with a charming couple from Pennsylvania and one from Texas.  Each were on their way back from visiting interior Alaska and had great stories to tell.