Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
Day 66: AMHS Columbia, Inside Passage Foggy and cool. Bonus trip to Sitka!!We weren’t aware that our ferry was going to stop at the towns Sitka, or Petersburg, or Wrangell when we booked our passage. We had nearly two hours in Sitka. The ferry terminal, however, was some seven miles from town. No problem! A... Continue Reading →
Day 65: Juneau, AK Raining. We camped on Douglas Island, just across the water from Juneau. Tom found Fish Creek there and put his line in at a few spots. He didn’t keep any, but took some pictures of what he caught. A young Local identified the fish as cutthroat trout. He also caught something... Continue Reading →
It’s time to ‘go outside’ as Alaskans call heading to the lower 48. The weather has turned. Foggy Rain In Juneau Weather in Sitka is better
Day 64: Haines, AK Sunny, pleasant and serene. We found showers and a decent bakery for breakfast and ate our goodies at a roadside stop overlooking Haines. We were at the ferry terminal at 10 and at noon pulled away from the dock and headed south for Juneau. It was a four-hour boat trip and... Continue Reading →
Day 63: Chilkoot Lake State Park, Haines, AK Mostly sunny, cool and serene. Before breakfast, and after only one shared cup of coffee, we went back to the river where we saw the bears yesterday. We saw three more brown bears. See “A Bear Story," a separate blog. We walked around Fort Seward in Haines.... Continue Reading →
Day 62: Haines, AK Sunny, windy and cool. Sitting in Arvi looking at the eagles on the Chilkat River this morning. Tom is going to try fishing just for the halibut (haha). Just for the heck of it. There are supposed to be sockeye in this very cloudy river and the eagles seem to be... Continue Reading →
Fishing The Chilkat Beautiful day however a little too windy for my fly rod. The water is muddy so I did not see any fish. The eagles are eating so I know the salmon are there.
Day 61: Million Dollar Falls, YT Sunny and chilly. Frost on the picnic table. We left the Alaska Highway yesterday at Haines Junction, Yukon, and proceeded down the Haines Highway. Moving into British Columbia, we are still driving some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Early fall colors abound in the shrubbery of... Continue Reading →
Day 60: Kluane Lake, YT Sunny and chilly. First thing in the morning, we went to the Visitor Center for Kluane NP, just two kilometers from our campsite. It was just around the mountain. At the Visitor Center the mountainside was receiving sunlight and we saw upwards of 100 Dall sheep, in smaller groups on... Continue Reading →
Day 59: Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Sunny and chilly. There were three beavers that kept some people in the campground awake last night. The beavers were chewing down trees and hauling them to the lake. One tree hit a camper as it was being felled. I didn’t get a picture until the campers in this... Continue Reading →
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