We hit the first rough roads of our journey when we left Whitehorse.
Nothing horrible, but a few good bumps and rattles.
The Jeep is now tan and desperately in need of cleaning.
Dennis still finds Alaska mud in crevices on the Gold Wing from his trip 6 years ago and we figure the Jeep will be no different.
There is a definite difference
between the interior and the coastal mountains.
The interior mountains are stunning, but we have gotten spoiled by the steep, jagged, snow-capped coastal mountains and fear we are getting snobby.
We set up at Kluane RV Kampground and had a gorgeous view of the Kluane range.
The tallest mountain in Canada is here, but not visible from the road. We saw pictures of Lo
w
ell Glacier a
nd were interested until we learned it was a 4-6 day hike over two ranges and through the densest grizzly bear population.
Ummm, no.
Instead, we took the Jeep to Haines, AK – 150 miles of beautiful scenery, above the treeline and back down to the coast.
There were no bald eagles in the preserve since they are mostly there in the late
summer/autumn, but we did come upon the fish and game department working at their fish wheel.
Cindy & Chuck must now think we are stalking them, as we came upon their RV park right on the Haines harbor.
Unlike us, they are meticulous about vehicle washing and we interrupted Chuck’s progress, but they were good sports and invited us in for a drink.
A Holland America ship (not Steve’s) was in port and a Princess ship sailed by on its way out of Skagway.
W
e’ll definitely plan on a few
days in the RV here if we come up this way again.
We visited the Hammer Museum – a quirky collection of about 1,500 hammers of all sorts.
The owner
has even built this bike and other
objects out of hammers!
We spotted 2 bears, 2 camera-shy porcupines and Barb sat on a bear.
Our next stop was Cottonwood Campground near Destruction Bay YT.
Barb must now eat her words about undecorated parks since the owners here have really gone abo
ve & beyond at their lakeside location.
Here is a picture of those shabby interior mountains!
Our camping neighbors are a twin of our RV.
Dennis asked their serial number & it’s 13 units newer than ours.
Our other neighbors are 12 champion Papillons.
The dog people have a pen outside for potty breaks and it’s a jumble of yipping black & white fur.
Oh, and they have a bulldog too.
They’re mostly kept inside the rig and we can’t imagine what that sme
lls like!
This bench is right on the US/Canadian border. Insert joke here about Barb's behind being so large it takes up 2 countries. Lining up with the center of the bench was a cut in the trees as far as we could see in either direction delineating the border. We again irritated a border guard by not stopping at the sign that told commercial drivers to park & bring in their paperwork. Didn't think it applied to us, but apparently he did! The Sourdough Campgro
und in Tok, AK is wood
ed & lots of fun. Each night, guests try to throw pancakes into a 5 gallon pail to win a free breakfast. Barb won on the second night. Here's the winning toss and the dehydrated pancake token. Great pancakes and sausage. We also went to the restaurant for a slice of pie the first night but they didn't have any. However, the boss came running after us with a slice of blueberry pie...no charge. The next night we went in for dinner (yummy reindeer chili & sourdough bread) and 
she had made apple & cherry pie. OK, we may have dropped a hint or two! We started noticing these really stunted but healthy spruce trees near the border. Charlie Brown would have a difficult time choosing his Christmas tree from all the fine specimens! We're guessing that they're growing above permafrost but haven't confirmed that with anyone in the know. Fairbanks is up next!
between the interior and the coastal mountains. The interior mountains are stunning, but we have gotten spoiled by the steep, jagged, snow-capped coastal mountains and fear we are getting snobby. We set up at Kluane RV Kampground and had a gorgeous view of the Kluane range. The tallest mountain in Canada is here, but not visible from the road. We saw pictures of Lo
w
ell Glacier a
nd were interested until we learned it was a 4-6 day hike over two ranges and through the densest grizzly bear population. Ummm, no. Instead, we took the Jeep to Haines, AK – 150 miles of beautiful scenery, above the treeline and back down to the coast. There were no bald eagles in the preserve since they are mostly there in the late 
summer/autumn, but we did come upon the fish and game department working at their fish wheel. Cindy & Chuck must now think we are stalking them, as we came upon their RV park right on the Haines harbor. Unlike us, they are meticulous about vehicle washing and we interrupted Chuck’s progress, but they were good sports and invited us in for a drink. A Holland America ship (not Steve’s) was in port and a Princess ship sailed by on its way out of Skagway. W
e’ll definitely plan on a few
days in the RV here if we come up this way again. We visited the Hammer Museum – a quirky collection of about 1,500 hammers of all sorts. The owner
has even built this bike and other 
objects out of hammers! We spotted 2 bears, 2 camera-shy porcupines and Barb sat on a bear. Our next stop was Cottonwood Campground near Destruction Bay YT. Barb must now eat her words about undecorated parks since the owners here have really gone abo
ve & beyond at their lakeside location. Here is a picture of those shabby interior mountains! Our camping neighbors are a twin of our RV. Dennis asked their serial number & it’s 13 units newer than ours. Our other neighbors are 12 champion Papillons. The dog people have a pen outside for potty breaks and it’s a jumble of yipping black & white fur. Oh, and they have a bulldog too. They’re mostly kept inside the rig and we can’t imagine what that sme
lls like! This bench is right on the US/Canadian border. Insert joke here about Barb's behind being so large it takes up 2 countries. Lining up with the center of the bench was a cut in the trees as far as we could see in either direction delineating the border. We again irritated a border guard by not stopping at the sign that told commercial drivers to park & bring in their paperwork. Didn't think it applied to us, but apparently he did! The Sourdough Campgro
und in Tok, AK is wood
ed & lots of fun. Each night, guests try to throw pancakes into a 5 gallon pail to win a free breakfast. Barb won on the second night. Here's the winning toss and the dehydrated pancake token. Great pancakes and sausage. We also went to the restaurant for a slice of pie the first night but they didn't have any. However, the boss came running after us with a slice of blueberry pie...no charge. The next night we went in for dinner (yummy reindeer chili & sourdough bread) and 
she had made apple & cherry pie. OK, we may have dropped a hint or two! We started noticing these really stunted but healthy spruce trees near the border. Charlie Brown would have a difficult time choosing his Christmas tree from all the fine specimens! We're guessing that they're growing above permafrost but haven't confirmed that with anyone in the know. Fairbanks is up next!
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