It was a long drive
back from Fairbanks and there was quite a bit of construction along the Alcan
between Beaver Creek and Destruction Bay. By the time we got the Destruction
Bay, it was late in the afternoon and the public campground was full. So
instead we drove around Kluane Lake and found a really beautiful road stop. We
made camp for the night on the beach along with three other RV travelers. We
made a short attempt at swimming in the lake. The crystal clear waters and
sandy shores were deceivingly inviting. The lake is fed by glacier run off and
was probably only a few degrees above zero. Pretty cold.
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My favourite picture |
The Kluane Lake
roadside turn out has by far been our best campsite on this trip so far. What a
view to wake up to!
The next morning we
packed up camp and backtracked to the small visitors center on the other side
of the lake. They have binoculars and a small telescope you can use to watch
the white sheep at the top of Sheep Mountain. We got some maps and did a short
hike following Sheep River. It was 30 degrees Celsius and sunny. I had no idea
the Yukon could get that warm!
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| Sheep River |
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| Agile Bill makes climbing this steep hillside look easy |
By the time we finished the hike, a dip in
Kluane Lake didn’t seem like such a bad idea. The cold glacier melt water was
super refreshing on our dusty legs and feet.
Back in the car we
drove the rest of the way to Haines Junction, a small town at a junction
between the Alaska Highway and the road to Haines, Alaska. We spent some time
at the museum in the visitor’s center before settling down for the night at a
Yukon Government campground just east of town called Pine Lake.
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