No photos tonight. Sorry. Actually I have some but the internet is so slow here that I will save them for later and hope that I can get this post out easily by just text. We are in Haines Junction, Yukon Territory tonight, camped in a campground on the edge of town. It is absolutely stunning all around here. I got some great video today, to include some of a grizzly bear that was right along the road only a quarter of a mile from where we turned into the campground. We are keeping the bear spray handy tonight. We left Tok, Alaska this AM in rain and finally got out of it after crossing into the Yukon. We had to go back over the construction and frost heaves we rode through just last week on our way north. It wasn’t any better this time. It’s been a long day but this evening is well worth the effort. I mentioned earlier about the difference in the Yukon and Alaska in that there was a huge disparity between the two in terms of quality of builds, restaurants, menus etc. I was thinking it was an economic thing but I realized today that it is a practical thing. No need for the fluff in the Yukon. Just the practical necessities. I’m sure that’s it. I feel better now. Why spend money painting lines on the roads when it isn’t necessary. Why spend the money on nice furniture for your restaurant or home when some inexpensive, serviceable furniture will do. Yup. That’s it. Practical. Well, we got the laundry done and the skeeters are starting to bother me, so I guess I better shut this down and crawl into the tent. One last dose of Deet to sleep on and bear spray is locked and loaded. See you in the AM. As soon as I get some decent internet, I’ll post the pics of the griz we saw.
Mike Simpson Art
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Mike,
Having driven the Cassiar Hwy last summer, you would enjoy camping at Boya Lake Provincial campground about 53 miles south on the Cassiar from the Alaska Hwy…absolutely beautiful lake. Or Mt. Shadows RV park about 1 mile north of Iskut…or Meziadin Lake Provincial Park (another beautiful lake and nice campground) at jct with the Stewart-Hyder hwy. If you detour to Stewart-Hyder, eat at The Bus in Hyder and then go watch the bears feast on chum salmon at Fish Creek viewing station out of Hyder. Another nice camp spot 1 mi. east of Houston on the Yellowhead Hwy is Shady Rest RV park. I live in Montrose and will try to visit with you when you get home.
Mike,
I am guessing that once off the Cassiar Hwy, you will be heading east on the Yellowhead Hwy thru some beautiflu farming and ranching country, then east of Prince George, you will encounter the largest interior rain forest in the world (old growth hemlocks & cedar trees)….then continuing on your way east toward Alberta, check out Mt. Robson Provincial Park east of Tete Juane Cache (Mt. Robson is the highest mtn in the CanadianRockies and a truly magnificent sight). A great campground is the Mt. Robson River Campground just west of the main visitor center (complete with flush potties and hot showers) and much quieter and smaller than the huge Robson Meadows Campground. If you still plan to visit Radium Hot Springs in Kootenay Natl. Park, you will not be disappointed. If you decide to camp in the Radium Hot Springs area, you might consider finding a campsite in the far upper part of Redstreak Campground…the turnoff to the cg. is a little ways south of the town (also has hot showers & flush potties)…from the campground there is a nice 1& 1/2 mile trail that leads over to the Hot Springs. Am enjoying your blog updates.
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Thanks for the tips Bill. We were in Terrace last night and in Vanderhoof tonight. Where we wind up kind of depends on the time of day and weather etc. Would really like to have you stop by when we return. We can compare notes. Thanks for following along.