The trip from Whitehorse to the Alaska border is best broken
in to two days because of the road construction and frost heaves along the
way. We set out with the idea of
stopping at the Cottonwood RV Park on Lake Kluane. We stopped there years ago and loved the
experience. It was the year after Bre’s
retirement and we have a great photo of him relaxing in his outdoor recliner
next to the lake.
The road along the way was very beautiful. Several of the lakes held nesting trumpeter
swans, the largest of all swans. Just
10 miles from the Haines Cutoff we encountered our most exotic animal yet, a
lynx. It lingered in the road while we
stared in awe and then he moved into the brush on side of the road. I grabbed the camera in front of me and
started shooting but it had a landscape lens on and was set to F22 so all I got
was a blur. No photos but we got to see
a lynx in the wild!
We passed the junction to Haines most reluctantly. I wanted to stop to visit that beautiful and
friendly town but the delays in our travel have made it not possible to stop on
the way up.
Our stop for the night was the Congdon Creek Campground, a
provincial campground. It was right on
Lake Kluane and has long wide sites, perfect for RVs. Only twelve of the sites were directly on the
lake and we were fortunate enough to get one of them. Tents are not allowed because of the large
number of grizzlies in the area. It
costs only $12CD a night. There are no
hookups but offer a beautiful lake, distant mountains, a flower-filled meadow
and birds singing from the trees.
A camping neighbor from Delta Junction warned us about the
fires between Tok and Fairbanks and the road construction ahead.
Breland split firewood with the help of his rubber mallet
and we grilled pork chops and wrapped baked potatoes and frozen vegetables in
foil to bake in the fire. I will admit
that I glanced over my shoulder several times as we ate to make sure a bear
wasn’t coming to dinner.
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4 comments:
Breland, It's a good thing you were chopping quietly so as not to create a ruckus and cause the bears to come see what was going on. Very nice that you cooked a meal on an open fire for your sweetheart. I am really enjoying all the pictures and narrations y'all are posting. Have fun
Thanks Eldon. It is beatiful. We are in Seward today and it is hot and sunny. Take care of that knee.
Thanks Eldon. It helps me enjoy the call of the wild while using my noiseless hammer to split the fire wood. The birds land near me and cheer. LOL. Having a great time.
Beautiful lake photos and a great snap of Bre working hard at the campsite. :^)
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