Leaving Alaska

We broke camp and traveled into town securing water and ice  as well as a sanitary dump of our waste tank. Next we retraced our steps from earlier in the week and headed towards Haines Junction. We came across signage for a large bike ride. The Canadian border officer said that the next day a bike ride was scheduled from Haines Junction to Haines. Around 1,500 cyclists were expected. I thought of my more adventurous cycling days and thought this would have been a great ride for me. Not any longer!

Once we arrived in Haines Junction it was lunchtime and we enjoyed shrimp chowder at the café/bakery. Next, it was on to Whitehorse were we supplied for the remaining 1,000 miles or so of the Alaska Highway heading south. We noticed an uptick in RV’s heading north as high tourist season approaches.

We’ve not had the pleasure of a shower in several days so we stopped at Johnson’s Crossing Lodge and RV park where we enjoyed a quiet evening and hot showers in the morning. Life is good!

Our next planned stop was Liard Hot Spring Provincial Park, It the one place along the Alaska Highway that is a must stop. Well, maybe the welcome center at Mile Zero in Dawson City where everybody wants to get a photograph of the Mile Zero sign where many take the obligatory photograph as they start on the Highway.