Finally…a
good front view of a bear! He still has
grass hanging out of his mouth. I can’t
take the credit for this shot…Bill saw him, stopped the motorhome, and took the
picture. Again…on my camera I got his
rear as he scrambled into the woods. Maybe
it’s my camera? Altogether today, we saw
3 black bears, 1 caribou, and 1 moose.
Over 400
miles of mountain driving today. We went
by way of the Alaskan Highway/1 and connected with Highway 2 in Whitehorse,
then headed north. What we are now following
is called the Klondike Loop. Along this
498 mile loop are historic towns
that
played a part in the
Klondike
Gold Rush between 1897-1898.
It’s
amazing how the landscape can change so quickly in the mountains…rugged peaks,
jagged edges, weather-worn slopes, eroded cliffs, rolling hills, and even
marshland. That’s why we love the
mountains…you never know what’s around the next curve. Hopefully, more beauty and not one of those
big potholes that makes the whole motorhome shake.
The other
thing that changes frequently in the mountains is the weather. We have gotten up on a beautiful, sunny day
and before the day has ended…it may have rained, became sunny, rained and
become sunny a half a dozen times! We
have been very fortunate for
some
great sight-seeing weather.
Spending
the night in Pelly Crossing in the Yukon.
This small town was established when the Klondike road was put built in
1952. This is a community of the Selkirk Indians. Most of the people we have seen are of Indian
descent. Bill went in the store to ask about getting a campsite at the
campground nearby. The woman told him he could setup and didn’t charge him
because they haven't gotten cleaned up and ready for the season yet. It
had electricity so we were happy. Set
for the night!
Awwww….these
were growing at our campsite.
Thanks
for the nice welcome.
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