I forgot to say yesterday that we crossed the border back into the Yukon and lost an hour, That made getting up early this morning and being at breakfast by 7 very hard. Lauren had prepared pancakes, eggs and sausage with strawberries and maple syrup for us, so it wasn’t too hard to get there.
We still left around 8:00 as today we cross back into Alaska and have almost 260 miles to go. That doesn’t sound like much, but on these roads it is quite a day. But even as I say that, the roads while they had some bad areas were not as bad as yesterdays. We had not been on this part of the Alaska highway so enjoyed all the new scenery. The Kluane lake was beautiful. In the winter they use snowmobiles on it to go places rather than drive cars.
Everyone stopped at Whitehorse and fueled up with that 3 cents a litre discount on gas. At this point in our trip, every penny counts J
The drive down to Skagway was so different. We passed an area that looked like a desert with all cream colored sand and sparse vegetation. About 11 miles outside of Skagway, we started a 11.5 mile descent with an ll% downgrade. I am told the scenery was beautiful---I couldn’t look. There were some great viewpoints across the lake of the White Pass/Yukon railroad as it churned up the mountain.
About 5 miles outside of Skagway, we re-entered Alaska and got our hour back. Skagway is at the end of a fjord and is surrounded by mountains. After getting set-up, we drove into town with Jack and Alice (we could have walked) but it was drizzling rain. Grabbed a light supper and headed back to the RV for a boring night. No cable TV or WiFi.
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