Day 2 of return trip
September 15, Sunday mileage 297 7.5 hour driving Haines Jct $65.85 imperial gallons
Left cabin
at 7PM and had breakfast at Fast Eddy’s with travel coffee fill-ups. 40’s and high clouds. A lot of road work has been done but there
are areas of unfinished and potholes. Passed Canadian Customs at Beaver Creek,
no complications. We stop at the
roadside log cabin to buy birch syrup, so reasonable compared to Alaska, it is
Yukon sources. There is an article in
Alaska Culinary magazine about it. We pass into Yukon Time gaining one hour and
we are moving eastward after leaving Tok.
The fall colors are at peak, a week from now they will probably be blown
away. The aspen and birch trees are
bright gold and make their own light.
These trees have central branches and their vertical shape makes them
look like candle flames and glitter in the sun.
The contrast with the dark evergreens make patterns over thousands of
acres. The fall is felt everywhere,
animals, trees/foliage, migrating birds, humans as they close down shops,
lodging and restaurants for the winter. The skies clear with sun. Kluane area has very homey feel for us. We
stop at the Kluane History Museum at Burwash.
We did not stop there in the past it looks very unpretentious and
small> But we stopped this time after
speaking with the Beaver Creek Visitor Center.
We got there on their last day opened and with only a couple hours to
spare. We are absolutely surprised the
museum is quite large and beautifully curated and sophisticated. All the exhibits including the taxidermy are
excellent. The gift shop is small with a
range of items but has a good amount of native made items. Fell in love with a pair of red deer hide
gloves, lined with fleece, red roses beaded on the top of the glove and white
arctic fox fur at the wrist. They are
very different from anything I have seen.
Maybe in the future? We drive by
Sheep Mountain and the high alert sign is on.
We have passed this area many times and never seen them. Today we count about 100 Dall sheep grazing
and lying in the sun. Kluane Lake was
beautiful and wild as ever. We start to
see the coastal mountains in the west with their snow caps and glaciers. We are
staying at the AlCan Motel in Haines Jct. where we have stayed in the
past. Our views are of steep mountains
nearby. We eat our dinner from our own
cooler and snacks. It’s calling for rain tomorrow, so glad we had this
day. The room is large, comfortable and
well equipped. A good stop before
getting on the ferry tomorrow.
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