This is the view that greeted me this morning as I set out from Haines Jct on the AK Hwy. Not bad!
The Kluane Ice Fields are the largest in the world, not counting the polar regions
Climbing to Bear Creek Summit, a 6.5 mile pull!
Even though Colorado has jaded me, I find there is such awesome beauty along the AK Hwy in the Yukon
Yes, the mtn is lovely, but did you notice the dead forest? Spruce beetles did it
Found this little arctic gentian while making a nature call
Many miles of THIS today... road construction and gravel and mud
The "pilot car" carried me and my bike over the worst 3 miles of it
Once past "The Construction Zone," we descend to Kluane Lake! Besides Racing River, this is my second favorite place along the AK Hwy
My trusty steed, Kluane Lake, and Sheep Mtn beyond
Son Michael and I scaled Sheep Mtn back in '95, one of the best days of my life!
The AK Hwy has to go 10 miles out of the way around "Horseshoe Bay" on the south end of Kluane Lake; bridge crosses the Slims River
Old homesteader cabin along the shores of Kluane Lake
The sign says it all..
Biking along the shores of magnificent Kluane Lake
"My rock." "My rock." "Mine." "Mine." "Mine!" "Mine!"
Stopped for a picnic lunch at Cottonwood Campground at 50 miles
Hmmm... beard needs a trim, eh?
The forest around Burwash Landing burned up in 1997; the lodge and museum across the hwy were saved
It's not called fireweed because of its color, but because it is the first to take over after a wildfire
Staying the night at Kluane Wilderness Village after a 102-mile day. Scully makes a good hamburger. Doh! Don't tell anybody I ate red meat!
Dixie's and my little cabin #8
The GOOD news is that there are no snakes up here!
I have no idea what that means