The Road to Haines

We left Beaver Creek this morning and drove on the Alaskan Highway till we came the Haines Junction.  Haines Junction is in the Yukon and was established in 1942 and 1943 during the construction of the Alaska Highway. In 1943, a second highway, the Haines Highway, was built to connect the Alaska Highway with the coastal town of Haines, Alaska, over the Chilkat Pass.  This Haines Highway is what we drove most of the day.  The weather was cool today and stayed between 44 and 49 degrees most of the day.  We had some rain and the clouds were laying low, covering most of the mountain tops.  During the drive we saw a wolf, drove through US customs and saw some amazing landscapes.  We arrived in Haines after about 7 hours of driving and parked at a nice campground with full hookups.  We will be staying here till Monday afternoon till we catch the ferry to Juneau.  The internet is super slow, so I can only upload a few pics.

Amazing wildlife

Fresh snow on the mountaintop

Lots of Glaciers on these mountains