All aboard
Sunshine greets us the next morning. Still cool though we bundle up and head east first through a short construction area and then through one hundred miles of frost heaves. We stop for lunch at Destruction Bay on Kluane lake. Wind blows non stop here according to our waitress. Traveling on, the landscape is almost arid, I guess because of the constant wind.Finally we turn at Haines Junction and head south to Haines. This road too is excellent, smooth and curvy, scenery never ending. I spot a moose feeding in a small watering hole, he is feeding on plants beneath the water's surface. I'm not an expert on moose by any means and I find it amazing how they stick there entire face in the water to feed.
We had discussed riding a ferry to save some time getting home. The idea of seeing the Inside Passage also appeals to us so as we arrive in Haines we beeline for the ferry office. The clerk tells us what it will cost for Kathy and I plus motorcycle to travel from Haines, Ak to Bellingham, Washington. It is comparable to what it will cost us to travel by bike, so after 7000 plus miles we decide to take a break and let someone else do the driving for a change.
Soon we are experiencing a new adventure, traveling on the Alaska Marine Highway. We board the catamaran ferry Fairweather and make a run for Juneau at 40 knots. Two hours later we are at Juneau and trying to find a hotel. Of course we circle the town with my scary navigational skills and wind up seeing the Mendenhall Glacier by accident. Finally we secure a room for the night. Quite a plot twist, but, isn't that what makes it an adventure.
Beaver Creek to Haines pics
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