This ferry is going from Juneau to Skagway and Haines
Sunday, June 6, 2010
TRAIL IN AND OUT OF BATTERY POINT STATE PARK
Rain Forest
Trail in
Trail out
Not for the "faint of heart!"
MAY 27 THURSDAY - DAY 9
Left for town about 8:00. Went to Battery Point State Park. This is a trail that goes through a rain forest and down to the beach. Not an easy hike for old folks! 2 miles in, 2 miles back. Sat on the rocks and watched a humpback whale feed. Took pictures of whale, eagles, and scenery. Stopped in town at the Hungry Moose for a hamburger and coke, then by the store and back out to the lake. 75 degrees today. I would say it was 10 all around!
MAY 26 WEDNESDAY - DAY 8
Another beautiful day. Hung out in camp and up at the boat dock today. Visited with lots of people. Had a hummingbird in camp tonight.
MAY 25 TUESDAY - DAY 7
After a big breakfast we cleaned 31 campsites. This includes raking the site, moving and cleaning picnic tables and cleaning out fire pits. The pollen has covered all of the picnic tables. Left for town at 2:30. Took showers, bought a fishing license, went to the library, and then to Taco Tuesday at the Elks. Stopped at the store for some fresh bread and milk and then back to camp. It was a high of 70 in camp today but now the wind has kicked up and the clouds have rolled in.
POLLEN ON THE LAKE
The pollen is very bad this year!! At the back of the lake you could see the pollen in the air and on the lake. Then as the wind comes up it pushes it into camp and a little creek nearby.
The green line at the back of the lake is pollen!
MAY 24 MONDAY - DAY 6
We moved into the campground and set up camp before noon. Got lucky and found half a truckload of wood in a campsite. We took the truck down and moved it to our site. The Ranger and two assistants came out and brought supplies and visited for awhile. Took pictures of eagles and hung out around the lake and camp the rest of the day. Fish and Game came out with their antenna to track the collared bears. They said that Clueless (#235) is in the area. He is within 1 mile of the lake. 65 and sunny!
CROSSING THE BORDER INTO ALASKA, USA
Another shot from the car window. They don't like you taking pictures at the border!
MAY 23 SUNDAY - DAY 5
436 miles today. We left camp before 6 a.m. every day. Today was no exception. Drove the Haines Highway between Haines Junction, Yukon Territory and Haines, Alaska. We crossed the border to the USA at 2:00. They kept my potatoes!! 1st stop was the carwash. Then out to the lake. There are already campers so Bob will start to work tomorrow. Back to the shop to talk to Preston the Ranger. He will be out tomorrow with Jen and Nick to bring supplies and set the camp host sign. We are staying in town tonight for showers, laundry, and to fill and empty the trailer…..and also because there is someone in our site! Today we saw one black bear, 2 moose, and 2 dear porcupines. Bob says they do not cross the road very fast!
Total trip 2164 miles in 4 days (total).
Total trip 2164 miles in 4 days (total).
HAINES HWY (Between Haines Junction, Yukon Territory and Haines, Alaska)
Click to enlarge. These were taken out the truck window at 60 MPH!
Click to enlarge. These were taken out the truck window at 60 MPH!
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