TRIP DAY – 56, 57
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DAILY
MILES 410 - 268
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TOTAL
MILES – 6,700
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8/9– This morning we headed for the Chena Hot
Springs Road at 6 AM on a moose hunt.
Sure enough after driving out the road about 35 miles we spotted a moose
standing beside a pond. I wanted to see
an Alaskan moose in the wild before heading back into Canada. Up until now all moose seen in Alaska were
either behind fences or at great distances.
Next we were off to the North Pole to see Santa and send post cards to our grand-kids and the grandson of our friends Tom & Shirley Jeter. The cards will actually have a North Pole mail cancellation stamp applied by the USPS.
We then headed to Tok and making good time decided to try and make the border crossing into Canada. We had forgotten just how awful the road gets after crossing the border. We drove the first 30 miles on gravel surface with multiple frost heaves and pot holes. When we reached Snag Junction Yukon Government Campground we decided it was time to stop. Tomorrow we have about 268 more miles before Whitehorse and some consistent road improvement.
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| Lake Kluane - biggest lake in the Yukon |
8/10– Spent the day driving the remaining 268 miles
to reach Whitehorse YT. The road does
improve some the further south you go, but can still be very dangerous in
places. There were a number of wildfires
burning between Fairbanks and Tok on the way down. We have been in Alaska about a month and have
had only one rain shower, they need rain.
We stopped for groceries and gasoline on the way into Whitehorse and then headed back to Hi Country RV Park where we had camped on our way up to Alaska. Arriving here we washed the mud off the outside of the camper and cleaned the dust from the inside. Tomorrow we head to Skagway, AK for a few days. I’ll keep you posted . . . .
