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After a great nights sleep at Kathleen Lake, we headed back up the Haines Highway to Haines Junction. We spotted the RV park that we had originally planned to stop at, and were happy with the decision we had made to stop at Kathleen Lake. The RV park, Fast Gas RV park, was located at a gas station with not one tree to be seen.
The drive north brought us by Kluane Lake, the largest lake in the Yukon territory. It is approx. 154 sq miles. Seemed as though the lake went on forever, and made our large lakes back home seem like small ponds. Then came the ice-field ranges of the St. Elias Mountains, that included Canada's highest mountain, Mount Logan at 19,545ft. There are also 6 other peaks over 16,000 ft. Needless to say, they were very impressive. At around 50 miles south of Beaver Creek, the road became very rough, with many frost heaves, potholes and dips which sent the RV flying. This came shortly after we had just commented on how great the AlCan had been. Guess we spoke too soon. This continued until we reached Beaver Creek, where we decided to stop for lunch at
Buckshot Betty's, and relax a little. Back on the road, we discovered that the road surface did not improve much, and there were also a few areas where they were resurfacing the road. At Port Alcan, we stopped at U.S. Customs. We were ordered to hand over our dangerous contraband, our high risk tomatoes and eggs. Bummer. I had boiled 4 eggs this morning, wished I had boiled all of them. Seems as though each border crossing had their own list of items they would ask about. At least they didn't make us eat all our bananas. The rest of the ride to Tok was rolling hills and forests, and nothing eventful. We found our RV park, Tok RC Village, and it is a gem. The ladies went to the market to pick up some additional groceries, including more tomatoes and eggs. I swear the border agent is running a vegetable stand on her free time.
Had a great supper and gathered with the group for our cocktail hour before retreating to our rigs. Finishing up todays Blog, then heading off to bed. Very tired today, I think it was the rough roads that did us in.
By the way, for those reading our blog, if you haven't already done so, we enjoy if you post a comment on the site. Hope you are all enjoying our trip as much as we are.
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Vicky Mason
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Hi All, really enjoying your trip along with you. Love the scenery. Just beautiful country. Stay safe and continue posting.