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| View while driving |
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| On The Road Again |
Saturday August 30th we headed on to Haines, back in the U.S. of A. The drive was wonderful, the roads very well maintained, and the scenery stunning!
Haines is a very interesting community: it’s history is made up of equal parts enterprising gold-rush boom town and regimented military outpost. Jack Dalton in the 1890’s maintained a toll route from Haines into the Yukon, charging $1 for foot passengers and $2.50 per horse. This Dalton trail later provided access for miners during the 1897 gold rush to the Klondike. The military outpost, Fort William Henry Seward, was built in 1923 and was the only military base in the territory. It is a beautiful town, on the ocean surrounded by a heavily wooded peninsula and a snow covered coastal range.
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| So Many Eagles! |
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| Mendenhall Glacier and Falls |
We drove out to a beautiful state park and watched eagles and salmon running up the river. There were a lot of bears in the park but they were hiding when we were there(!) Many of our group drove out there and saw numerous bears eating the salmon!
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| Mendenhall Glacier |
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| View from the boat |
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| Stellar Sea Lions |
We all took a beautiful catamaran trip out to Juneau, the capital of Alaska. Juneau is Alaskas third largest city and is on the North American mainland but can’t be reached by road. The city owes its origins to two colorful Alaskan pioneers, Joe Juneau and Richard Harris, and to a Tlingit chief named Kowee, who led the two men to rich reserves of gold at Snow Slide Gulch in 1880. The city was originally named Harrisburg, after Richard Harris, but the name was changed to Juneau after Joe Juneau’s political jockeying at a miners meeting in 1881.
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| Chilcoot State Park |
The boat ride was beautiful and we saw Porpoises, Eagles, Seals, and Whales, it was a spectacularly beautiful day! Juneau itself was a little disappointing and very hard to maneuver around as 6 - yes 6 cruise ships were docked and the passengers were wandering around town. We ate great crab and drank the local Alaskan Beer!
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| Lighthouse we saw from the boat |
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| Sunset as we arrived back in Haines |
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| Rv Park |
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