Whitehorse to Beaver Creek

You've heard of taking the road less traveled.  That was us today, from Whitehorse to Haines Junction and on to Beaver Creek.  The trip took at least two hours longer than expected due to road conditions that the locals describe as good, meaning that they are better than they were three months ago.  For us, a 17km stretch of gravel and a 30+km stretch of gravel and packed sand/ground, is far from being good.  At speeds of as low as 5mph and averaging about 10 or 12 then 25 to 30 over other areas that were red flagged (meaning stop now), it was not the best of days for making progress.  On the other hand, we did enjoy some great views of mountains in the St. Elias Range that reach from here to the shores of the Gulf of Alaska and a brief visit to a really nice welcome center in Haines Junction.

As we sit here at the Beaver Creek RV Park, we are only about 100 miles from Tok, AK and about half that distance to the Yukon Territory/Alaska border.  Hoping for some better road conditions, we have set a target of Glennallen, Alaska for tomorrow which would put us in Anchorage on Wednesday.  These are the photos from today's trip.