Well, we have not forgotten the blog! We had a beautiful trip back through Canada
to the Lower 48 but we made it quicker than we did the trip up to AK! At the end of this I will give you some stats
on the AK trip if you are interested!
We left Anchorage and headed for Tok, the city you visit
twice. Spent the night there and then headed for the stretch of road we were
dreading the most – the 100 miles of the AK Highway in Canada right after you
enter Canada from AK! It was rough on
the way in with lots of construction, same on the way out with noticeable
advance in the construction efforts! But
we made it safely, if not slowly to Haines Junction and continued on to
Whitehorse where we boondocked right outside of town for one night. Did not even unhook Oliva, we are US
bound!
The next day we hit the road early headed for the Cassier
Highway south to the US! The turnoff to
that highway was right before we got to Watson Lake (remember the signpost
forest) and we turned right, checking off another step toward the US!
The Cassier Highway is 450 mile long and is the westernmost
road access route to AK. It is touted as
the best way to AK if you are entering from central to western WA. What a surprise for us. The 225 mile northern half was not a pleasant
ride. It was rough, barely paved,
shoulders steep to non-existent with the normal beautiful scenery. Pretty close to mid-point it changed to
normal 2-lane blacktop road, a considerable improvement.
About 100 mile north of the end we came to the cutoff to Steward/Hyder
which were two towns about 25 mi west of the highway on the coast.
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| Glacier outside Steward |
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| Another one as we drove to Steward |
Steward was a small town in Canada, Hyder was an even smaller town in AK. The only access to Hyder by land was thru
Steward and Hyder was the go to place to see bears fishing in the creek.
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| Here comes the fisherman! |
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| The fisherman surveying the creek! |
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| He has his eye on one! |
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| Enjoying the fruits of his labor! |
We spent two nights in Meziadin Lake Provincial Park and day
between in Hyder!
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| An eagle watching the fun from nearby!! |
The Provencial Park on the lake where we stayed was beautiful and we would have liked to stay longer, but we are getting anxious
to see the Lower 48!
Always at home, no matter where we are!!
