May 12 Watson Lake to Haines

Today we are up early again. It is snowing and cold out – 28 degrees. We drove from Watson Lake to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Went to Walmart and stocked up on some groceries then headed for Haines Junction. We planned on staying at Kathleen Lake. The campground was closed and we decided to go on into Haines. We crossed the border at 3:10 and were in Haines, Alaska, USA at 4:15. Today was a total of 526 miles. Wildlife: moose 2, caribou 12 (various locations), snowshoe rabbit 1, porcupine 4, grizzly bears 2. (On this side of the mountains they are called grizzly bears, on the coast they are called brown bears.) We parked at the RV park which charges an outrageous price and headed out to Chilkoot Lake to check it out. You would think we would be tired after driving 2,155 miles!

Alcan Highway

Grizzly Bears near Haines Junction, Yukon Territory

Kathleen Lake on the Haines Highway

Porcupine on the Haines Highway

South end of a porcupine

Haines Highway (Haines Junction, Yukon Territory to Haines, Alaska, USA)

We made it!!!