Three Guardsmen Mountain

Notice the sharpness of the mountain on the left compared to the one to the right. The glacier must have rounded off the right ones. Beautitful Clear River runs thru.  

Haines highway

 

The traveling cat

 

Haines Highway

 

Haines, Alaska

 

Haines, Alaska

 

Along the Haines Highway

 

Haines, Alaska

We made it to a little corner of Alaska. Haines is located near Skagway. We left Whitehorse, Yukon and drove to Haines Junction, Yukon. From there we drove south to a very nice campground called Million Dollar Falls. We spent the night and enjoyed a nice fire. The Yukon government campgrounds are great. Huge picnic tables, nice level sites, and free firewood and all for $12.00 a night. This morning we drove south to Haines and what a beautiful drive it was. The mountains along this stretch of highway are really beautiful. We saw two grizzlies on our drive.

Once in Haines we stopped at a great bakery, then had to work off the goodies by taking a hike. The hike was through beautiful forest to the beach. Once we reached the beach it was miserable with lots of biting deer flies. So, we headed back and had lunch in Haines. We'll post some pictures in a day or so - check back to the blog soon!

Miles Canyon

 

Miles Canyon and the mighty Yukon

 

We met this critter on our morning hike

Porcupine that was on the trail ahead of us, Miles Canyon, Whitehorse 

Army vehicle used in building the Alcan

Whitehorse Transportation Museum 

Old Bus at the Transportation Museum

This old bus was used in Whitehorse and area 

Cody and Elizabeth

With their balloon 

Cody and Elizabeth

Grandson, Cody, and his girlfriend,Elizabeth, graduated from Sequoia High School on June 17, 2010  

Rancheria Falls, Yukon

 

Bear near Laird Hot Springs

 

Museum in Ft. Nelson, B.C.

 

Whitehorse, Yukon

We've made it Whitehorse, which sits along the mighty Yukon river. The weather is warm and sunny today, (Sunday, June 27,2010). We had some very rainy weather on the drive up - almost torrential rains and hail! We didn't see any wildlife yesterday, but it was a beautiful drive. We drove from Watson Lake to about 30 miles south of Whitehorse. We stayed at a Yukon campground - Marsh Lake - $12.00 and includes free firewood - what a deal!

Moose along the Alcan

 

Bears, Buffalo, and Moose

We're in Watson Lake, Yukon on our trip to Alaska. We've driven 612 miles up the Alacan, plus another 900 miles or so to get to the start of the Alcan. We've seen lots of wildlife. Today we saw 4 bears, 1 moose, and a bunch of buffalo. Before that we had seen 3 moose and 1 bear. Pictures on the next post!

Grandson on our patio

 

Grandson on his new bike

The bike has no brakes and no pedals 

Flowers in our yard

 

Home is where you build your nest

Our daughter-in-law gave this wreath to our neighbors who put it on their house next to their front door. Birds laid 6 eggs in the wreath and now they have baby birds in it. 

Aren't I cute?

 

Grandson on the move