Haines AK to Tok AK

 Haines Alaska in the background as viewed from our ferry

     We arrived at Haines on the ferry early afternoon. It was a beautiful sunny day so the views of the surrounding snow capped mountains against the blue water was amazing. We drove out of town to a state park hoping for a campsite but were not happy to see that it was quite run down with sites that were not level. So we came back to town and found a private campground that was fairly priced and located within walking distance to town. We did a walking tour around old Fort Seward. The paraded grounds, some old foundations as well as many restored buildings. Most of the old officer quarters are now restored homes or bed and breakfast type rentals. Haines was a nice quiet small town.

 The view from town is outstanding!

Many canoes were being restored or built at many of the Fort Seward remaining buildings

View across the parade grounds

     We left Haines after one night and headed out the Haines Hwy. to the Yukon. A short distance out of town we passed by the house and road building business where Parker Schanbel's (Gold Rush show) parents reside. 

     The customs agent who came out to clear us could at the Yukon border station could hardly stand still due to the swarms of mosquitos bothering him. We only were there a short time but had to kill quite a few mosquitos in the truck over the next few miles. 

     Later on in the day we noticed 3 RV's in front of us and joked over the CB radios that it was probably the crew from Cedarville, MI that were supposed to be going to Alaska for the summer. Well a short time later one of them pulled over after they spotted a couple of Grizzly bears eating near the road. We stopped too and took some pics of the bears and sure enough it was the Cedarville crew. Small world!!!

The 3 RV's in front also were from the UP of Michigan...Small World?

 One of the Grizzly bears

 Nice scenic spot to take a break in the Yukon

I was happy to be in the truck

     We ended up spotting 4 or 5 bears that day all together. After spending the night at a Yukon Park we continued on to Tok Alaska and beyond the next day. I will cover the Nebesna Road area in the next installment.