Mt, St. Helens from the first visitors center
The blast area below Mt. St. Helens
Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Ranier
Mt. Ranier from the visitors parking area
Mt, St. Helens from the first visitors center
The blast area below Mt. St. Helens
Mt, St. Helens from the first visitors center
The blast area below Mt. St. Helens
Dawson Creek. BC
Our first stop was Dawson Creek, BC.....the beginning of the Alaskan Hwy
From Dawson Creek we traveled to Ft. Nelson.
It was a rainy day. The park had a spray wash available so we took advantage of that. They also had an ethernet connection, so Eleanor I & caught up on our e-mails.
From Dawson Creek we traveled to Ft. Nelson. It was a rainy day. The park had a spray wash available so we took advantage of that. They also had an ethernet connection, so Eleanor I & caught up on our e-mails.
Watson Lake, BC
We left Ft. Nelson early and stopped at Muncho Lake. The park was booked with the Foretravel Motorcade, and there were lots of mosquitos.
So we drove on to Watson Lake,
arriving late in the afternoon. RVs were lined up to get in so we felt very fortunate to get a spot that had been reserved, but was a no-show.
Watson Lake is another of those famous must see places even though is is not more than a wide plade in the road. Hours can be spent reading all the signposts.
Mileage today was 320 miles from Ft. Nelson to Watson Lake
Whitehorse, BC
June 5th.
We left Ft. Nelson at 5:50 AM. It was rainy but cleared up later. One picture I like is this one of this bridge at Teslin.
We left Ft. Nelson at 5:50 AM. It was rainy but cleared up later. One picture I like is this one of this bridge at Teslin.
We arrived at Whitehorse - 270 miles down the road, and stayed at Pioneer RV park - very nice.
They offer an RV wash so that was the project for the afternoon. They also had free Wi-Fi.
We had decided not to make the drive to Skagway, but the park offered a bus/train package that was too good to pass up.
The sun was still shining at 10:00 PM.
They offer an RV wash so that was the project for the afternoon. They also had free Wi-Fi.
We had decided not to make the drive to Skagway, but the park offered a bus/train package that was too good to pass up.
The sun was still shining at 10:00 PM.
Yukon Whitepass Railroad
The bus picked us up at the park, and to our disappointment it was a dreary day. We stopped to take pictures at Emerald Lake and the township of Carcross. The little store in that town had an amazing amount ot "stuff". Watch for it in the slide show.
The bus took us to Fraser, BC. By departure time, it was starting to clear. We arrived in Skagway around 1:00AM, had lunch and time to walk around before boarding the bus back to Whitehorse a 3 1/2 hour ride. There were lots of lakes and mountains.
The bus took us to Fraser, BC. By departure time, it was starting to clear. We arrived in Skagway around 1:00AM, had lunch and time to walk around before boarding the bus back to Whitehorse a 3 1/2 hour ride. There were lots of lakes and mountains.
Haines
We left Whitehorse about 8:00AM on June 7th
The views from Haines Junction to Haines were spectacular. Unfortunately, most of the way it was very overcast, as shown in the photos. By the time we reached Haines, it was a sunny with temperatures in the 60s or low 70s. Haines has a large eagle population. The guys went fishing one day up the inlet, and we had dolly varden for supper.
The views from Haines Junction to Haines were spectacular. Unfortunately, most of the way it was very overcast, as shown in the photos. By the time we reached Haines, it was a sunny with temperatures in the 60s or low 70s. Haines has a large eagle population. The guys went fishing one day up the inlet, and we had dolly varden for supper.
Travel days.......
On June 10th we left Haines & drove 356 miles. It was a long day. We stopped just inside Alaska and checked into an RV park.......Should have chosen a different one....the water was rusty and a 10kw generator for the whole park - not to mention the mosquitos. We were pretty dirty by the time we stopped for the day.....
We were up early and drove to Gakona on the Gulkana River. Larry E was anxious to try out some fisning. They made it into the park easy with their 5th wheel, but we could not make such a sharp turn. Fortunately the road went across to another highway so we could turn around and head into the park. There was only one spot left with electricty. Since we had a generator, we paid $15 to dry camp.
Journey to Valdez
We arrived in Valdez on June 12th
The Richardson Highway to Valdez has some beautiful scenery. We had a clear travel day
The tall bars along the road are markers so the snow plows can find the road
A glacier behind us as we paused for some photos as Thompson Pass.
Looks like 2 really dirty RVs.
The picture doesn't begin to show the vastness and how far away the mountains are. Taken at Thompson Pass
Mineral creek hike
We drove around to the back side if the mountains we saw from the campground. There is the Mineral Creek trail. It was t great day....cool & sunny. We parked & started the hike, but kept running into previous avalanches that covered the trail & had to get over them. The last one was too big for us girls so we went on back, and the guys went on and came back later.
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