The North Pole (Day40)

Day 40

Went through the North Pole ......

should have stopped and gave Santa my list! 

We're as far North as we will be going...

time to head south. 

We're about 3,500 miles from home! 

Back to Canada...the Yukon Territory, the Alaskan Highway (as we call it the "Bucking Bronco!)  We had to take the same road back until we got back to Haines Junction because it was the only road to take.  Being on the opposite side of the road, going the opposite direction...makes it seem like new scenery.  It's surprising how much you can miss the first time.

 The weather in the mountains can change from minute to minute.  We could see the rain falling in the direction we were going.  Shortly after...we were in the sun again.  We were told by someone in Alaska to never cancel your plans because the mountains have a weather of their own and it's constantly changing.

Deer on the side of the highway in Wisconsin is scary...but Moose?  

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The turquoise color of the glacial ice is amazing.

  Can you imagine seeing this Grizzly about a half mile from where you're going to camp?  We couldn't believe we saw this huge bear just chomping away on the grasses near the highway.  Sure made me happy that I wasn't sleeping in a tent.  At the campground,  they warn tenters not to camp at certain times of the summer when the berries are ripening because it may be too dangerous.

The view at our campground, hard to get tired of something like that!  Met some very nice people from British Columbia and shared stories of each other's travels.   It's surprising how alike people are...
                even though we live in different countries. 
                       After 440 miles behind us ...
                            it was an early night to bed.
(This internet connection is sooo slow...will bring you up to date on days 41-43 at a later time)