The Highway was pretty rough in spots mainly as the result of a huge (30,000 hectar) forest fire in 2010. The most beautiful emerald green Great Hope Lake:
We arrived in Watson Lake, Yukon determined to get a good nights sleep. No suitable campgrounds where we could have a view AND relief from the mosquitoes that seem to seep in from the cracks in the camper, so we booked a room at The Big Horn Hotel. Nice property with large rooms, comfortable beds, TV and Internet. Only drawback was that Watson Lake was a food desert - only restaurant open was a Chinese restaurant that also served Western food, i.e. buffalo burgers. No thanks, so I cooked in the camper on the access road. A great nights sleep and we are off to Whitehorse Junction.
Day 2
Alaska Hwy to Whitehorse Junction
Another beautiful drive with incredible scenery. No wildlife sightings today. Stopped at Rancheria River & Falls:
Stayed at Hi Country RV Park in Whitehorse, YK really nice RV Park with great facilities: spacious, immaculate shower rooms;great laundry; family owned and operated. Though the sites were close together, it was the nicest commercial campground we have ever stayed in. We had a great dinner with a bottle of Gray Monk Gewurztraminer from BC at Wheelhouse Restaurant downtown. A walk along the railroad tracks with Buddy capped off the evening. Next day we chilled, then had dinner at G&P - nothing great.
Day 4 - We left for Haines Junction, YK and had the most amazing lunch at the Village Bakery – kind of like the Mad Hatter in Chester only a little bigger. Everything made there and it seemed to be the local hangout. The last 100 miles of the Alaska Hwy in Yukon was really bad – frost heaves, crumbling shoulders, lots of gravel sections. We could drive 45 mph at best. At milepost 1221 we finally crossed back into the US. Little to no delay going through customs.
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