The South to Alaska Day
Off to AK on the Alcan again, destination Haines. Haines is 10 minutes by air from Sitka but 244 miles on the road. Whitehorse to Haines Junction was full of frost heaves, so cautious driving. We stopped beside the historic Canyon Creek Bridge for lunch. It was a corduroy bridge and one of the first bridges on the highway. The highway to Haines from the Alcan was really good smooth road and views to amaze. Again. We stopped at an overlook where we could see the world’s largest protected wilderness consisting of 4 parks, two US and two Canadian, larger than the US Northeast. We stopped to look for eagles at Chilkat Reserve and later at Chilkoot SP, where we found a few. The town of Haines is just OK. Not much open and lots that look marginal. Nice folks we have met.
Cadillac’s Most Correct Viewpoint
Fortunately I got us back to Alaska. Hope we stay this time. Again, where are the Moose? No advance Moose to greet me. Wondering if this is actually Alaska. And we are in a town with no ice cream and no coffee shops open on a Saturday night. I’m sending out BdB to find me something, even a Hostess cupcake, these are desperate times. I need to get on WiFi and find out what is happening because none of this adds up. Perplexed.
