Haines, Alaska
24.05.2009 - 25.05.2009
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What a magnificent drive on Sunday! We left Whitehorse early morning and drove to Haines, Alaska. We drove through the Kluane National Park in the Yukon. Canada’s highest peak, Mount Logan, was beautiful against the clear blue sky. 
Kluane National Park
The drive down Haines highway was spectacular. We were surrounded by snow covered peaks. The icefields here are the largest in the world outside of the polar icecaps; imagine that! The highway climbs above the tree line to a tundra meadows. 
Haines Highway view
I really don’t know how Garry could drive and keep his eyes on the road! We love the Sawtooths in Idaho, but these mountains are incomparable. A picture simply does not do justice. I hope you enjoy just a few of my favorite pictures.
View from our RV park at Haines
We stayed at Haines, at the Oceanfront RV park. Haines is a quaint, small town. The people are very friendly. A Holland America Cruise ship arrived this morning, so town was buzzing and the shops were doing a good business.
Cruise ship leaving Skagway
Tomorrow morning we are taking the 'fast ferry' to Skagway for a quick visit. Since we leave at 6 a.m., we will have breakfast in Skagway, then visit some of the shops and museums and then head back around 2 p.m.
Just one more story and word of advice to any other RV travelers to Alaska. All along while planning this trip, Garry would say"We are going to have so much fun." Finally, the realist in me had to make a comment. I told Garry that there was no way we would drive over 6000 miles without having something go wrong, and that some days would not be fun. Well, it happened in Haines. We planned to stay at the Chilkoot State Park. The road was very rough and steep into the park. We attempted one spot but decided it wasn't a good fit for the 5th wheel. So we decided to come back to town and stay in an RV park. When we turned the corner out of the campground we heard a sound...not a good sound! Unbeknownst to us, the tailgate had dropped and when we turned the corner the 5th wheel caught the tailgate and literally bent it in half!!! It was a struggle to get the tailgate loose and off the pickup. After Garry calmed down (which took awhile), he did smile and said it could have been worse. So we now have a piece of wood wedged in the back of the pickup to prevent things from slipping out. I am not sure if he thinks I jinxed the trip by saying we would have problems. And, don't forget the advice, do not attempt to stay at Chilkoot State Park!!
Posted by linda9918 25.05.2009 15:55 Archived in USA
