We had rain most of the day from Watson and a stretch of the Alaskan Highway was not paved, which is seldom the case, and when we got through it, we were towing a brown jeep totally caked in mud. Because of the rain most of the day, the road was like brown jelly. We did encounter a bright spot however. The Dawson Peaks Resort boasts that it has the best 'Rhubarb Pie' in the Yukon. You know, they just might be right.
Whenever we get out of the motor home, this is the look we come back to.
We decided to take a detour off the Alaskan Highway by going to Skagway, Alaska, via Highway 2. The drive to Skagway was breathtaking, even if we did have rain most of the day driving. Another RV’er said a trucker advised him not to tackle the steep grade of 11% for 11.5 miles, but we decided to take it anyway. Other reports said the road would be fine. We just took it slow. The other choice would have been the ferry out of Haines at $250. We did lose one of our electric power circuits on the way down, the one that powered the rear view camera to see the Cherokee being towed. Jack had me check all the breakers and fuses, and because I was trained by a professional, I was able to click them properly, and ‘Voila’ we have power. Thanks, Leroy….
We had to cross this suspension bridge, which is the longest one in Alaska.
All of the rivers or streams are plum full of water. And I do mean ‘plum’ and ‘full’. Everything is so green and beautiful. The water was seeping or gushing out of the rocks as waterfalls in many places along the passage. We talked of how challenging it would be to traverse this country before there were any roads. The forests are so dense, the obvious choice would be the rivers.
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