PETE: We finally got on the Alaska Highway. The Alaska Highway starts at Dawson Creek, BC but we didn’t come up that way since we chose to go up the Cassiar Highway. I don’t see us coming up the Cassiar again in the near future … man, that road turned out to be a bear. Proceeding up Alaskan Highway from Junction 37, YT to Whitehorse, YT started out great. Once again we were able to travel at 100 km/h and just as you start getting comfortable you begin to see those little red flags on the sides of the road. I can’t emphasize more the importance of slowing way down for each and every flag. Some of those frost heaves will do a lot of damage to your unit if you hit it at speed. The one you don’t slow down for is the one that will get you into trouble …
Today we were once again blessed with great scenic views and animals . We saw 2 Caribou, 1 Black Bear, and finally got to see our first Moose which was closely followed by our 2nd Moose … Our animal count to date is now 13 Black Bears, 5 Caribou, 1 Fox, 1 Grouse, and 2 Moose. No, Karen did not see a grouch – it was a Grouse!! Here are the animals that we were able to capture.
As we were driving into the Hi Country RV Park in Whitehorse, YT we were pleasantly surprised to see our friends and ex-caravan mates parked at the office. Debbie and Terry decided not to risk the road conditions leading to Skagway and opted to visit Whitehorse first. It was pure coincidence that we wound up at the same RV Park at the same time. Fate sometimes plays an interesting hand.
One of the benefits of being this far North is the hours of daylight available. Here are some photos that shows the Titanium in the RV Park at 10:30 PM. It takes a little getting used to but when you think it’s about 7:30 PM it’s actually around 10.
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