We made it to Whitehorse

We FINALLY made it to Whitehorse! Although it was less than 200 miles (around 187 give/take) it took nearly 5 hours to get here! The roads were RUGGED! If they weren’t working on them, hopefully they will be soon. “They” (road construction folks) do an AWESOME job, in that they get a lot done in a short time. They work efficiently, always have an ambulance on site and most of the flag persons wave as you pass (LOL).
They generally have a Pilot Car for you to follow if it’s a long detour, which means you may have up to a 15 minute wait if you don’t get through with the group. I think I mentioned in a previous blog about the frost heaves or permafrost that they are constantly repairing. It looks like instead of waiting for the freeze, they may be “shaving down” the road (in some places) to get it more level during the “sun” season before it freezes again.  Just building the highway was a MAJOR undertaking, but it looks like maintaining it is a non-stop work in progress. I’m sure they work day & night (time wise, not brightness)  before the freeze when all work would stop, but who knows. God Bless them, though, the weather here (Alaska & Yukon) changes constantly! It can start out cold/rainy & end up warm/sunny within hours.
Well, enough of that……here’s some pics of the ride in:
 
Most of the pics above are the Kluane Lake & Mountain range.
According to the Milepost: “Between 300-400 years ago, Kaskawulsh Glacier advanced across the Slims River and closed the drainage outlet of Kluane Lake. The water level rose more than 30 feet and the lake’s drainage reversed. Water that had flowed south to the Gulf of Alaska carved out a new channel at the northeast end of the lake to connect with the Yukon River system. Instead of traveling 140 miles south to the Pacific Ocean, Kluane Lake waters began a journey 10 ties longer; north to the Bering Sea. When the waters receded to their present level, the lake’s drainage had been permanently altered”.
And then…..on we go



We arrived at Pioneer RV Park and the place was pretty packed. (thank God we got into cell service area, so Anne called ahead) We got set up (slides/jacks worked great) & chilled out. Happy Hour, dinner out, and bed.
Mr.Charley & Briggs are happy to play golf tomorrow, Anne is going to fix us dinner tomorrow, so I volunteered Mr.Charley to fix dessert. LOL!  I guess we’ll get to the grocery store, laundry on Sunday, so we can be ready to go Monday morning.
Have a good one everybody, we’re trying to.


RV Riding is seeing some awesome things as you make your way around