Day 25.....Mile 3,692...8:30 AM.....41 degrees....we are off on our first side trip in the coach....Haines Highway....FYI....it was -1 in Haines Junction two days ago....heat wave today...
St. Christopher's Anglican Church
The Captain filling up with fuel
And we are on our way
The 146 mile Haines Highway connects Haines Junction YT on the Alaska Highway to Haines AK at the head of Lynn Canal. Open year-round and usually snow-free by late May it is a 2-lane paved road. Noted for its grand views of glaciated mountains and the variety of its scenery...from coastal forests to alpine tundra....the Haines Highway was awarded National Scenic Byway status in 2009.
Dezadeash Lake is a shallow bathtub averaging 13 feet deep
The water temperature can reach 54 degrees
Think we see a Black Bear up there
And we do...our wildlife for today
Sights are pretty
We view the largest internationally protected land mass on earth (UNESO World Heritage Site) today which includes Glacier Bay and Wrangell-St. Elias National Parks, the Klune National Park and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park.....It is awesome....it is beautiful....oh me....oh my....does it get any better,,,,,
Entering BC
Chilkat River
Chilkat Pass (3,510 feet) coming up
Well what can I say.....it's beautiful and each turn just gets better
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