Beautiful Downtown Chicken, AK 7/15/07

Chicken, AK consists of a "main street" which includes a mercantile, a saloon and a cafe. In addition, there are two campgrounds. We camped along Chicken Creek, a goldpanning favorite for folks passing through. We got our first introduction to Alaska Fireweed, a beautiful purple flower that is one of the earliest plants to take hold after fire has thinned a forest; huge gold dredges and a delicious drink called a "duck fart", consisting of Crown Royal, Bailey's and Kahlua.