August 9-10

August 9, 2016

Tonight we are back at Tok Village RV Park where we stayed way back in June, but then we were just starting our Alaska adventure, and now we are getting ready to leave this wonderful state.  The ride here was not a pleasant one.  We awoke to more rain in Valdez, but the ride to the Tok Cutoff was still beautiful.  Once on the cutoff, however, we experienced the worst roads since we left Chicken, so long ago.  It was all dips and bumps and our nerves were shot by the time we finally reached Tok.  At least the rain had stopped, but it was still chilly outside.  No one felt like cooking, so we went to Fast Eddy's again for dinner after we had happy hour.  Then we all felt a little better.  Tomorrow, back into Canada.

Jackie's Nacho Supreme at Fast Eddy's!  

August 10, 2016

Another long haul over bad road.  We have been dreading the Destruction Bay section ever since we got here, but except for the 3 or 4 sections that were under construction we all agreed that it wasn't as bad as the Tok Cutoff--except for the awful dust.  At least  the weather was gorgeous.   Anyway, we made it to Haines Junction in the Yukon  and are staying at the Kluane RV Park, which isn't much. It hasn't had any water  for over a year, so the cost is only $20  (Canadian).  However, the view of the mountains is very nice.

The view behind our campground in
Haines Junction, YT

We had no trouble crossing the border from Alaska into Canada.  I guess we just don't look like subversive people.

One half in Alaska, one half in the Yukon.  

Steve and I were disappointed that we could not find our favorite spot on Kluane Lake.  I suppose the memory just isn't as good as it used to be.  Kluane Lake and the surrounding mountains are just as beautiful as we remembered them though.

On the way here we passed through some quaint little towns like Burwash Landing, Destruction Bay, and Koidern. We stopped briefly in Beaver Creek to admire Our Lady of Grace mission which was built in 1961 from a salvaged Quonset hut left over from highway construction days.

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Beaver Creek, YT