Thursday, May 14, 2009

Yukon River Camp

So, we are just about to enter week 2 of employment at the Yukon River Camp. The first week was spent getting the camp up and running after being shut down for the winter. The camp which sits at the intersection of the Dalton Highway and the Yukon River is an old pipeline camp from the 70's. It is constructed of Atco units and mobile homes and was not meant to last 30+ years. So, it hasn't. It takes an enormous amount of work to keep the systems functioning and online which just makes things interesting. The camp is essentially just a cafe with gas and lodging. Not many people rent the roomos as it is only 3 hours from Fairbanks but tours come through the cafe as well as independent travellers and river people. Right now we're dead but soon things should get interesting. This has been a way too serious entry and as a result I shall now interrupt myself with some silliness....

Yukon River Camp Men's Room Graffiti:

Bombing for Peace is like fucking for Virginity
Fuck you city trash hippy!
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Welcome to Heven
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Al Diles
loves
Scotch!
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FUCK!
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