Haines, Alaska to Coulee Dam, Washington
June 27th to July 7th
Mile 8,090 to 10,050
This leg of the trip took us on mostly a series of one nighters down through British Columbia
Tuesday, June 28th, Day 93 Mile 8090 to Mile 8252
Haines to Hainses Junction, Yukon
This was a bit of a long day milagewise but easy driving with little traffic and our best day for bear sightings. When you see someone stopped at a random spot roadside you always, at the very least, slow down to see why. Mostly it is because they have found an animal. This is how we was the first bear of the day. A California couple with good eyes had spotted one. We stopped, got out took pictures, chatted for a bit then they left ahead of us. We caught up with them again. Another bear. This cycle went on for at least an hour. Nice to have good spotters in front.
This fellow paid no mind to us at all
Wildflowers
Wednesday June 29th to Wednesday July 6th
Day 93 to Day 100
Mile 8252 to Mile 10,044
Everyday is noticably shorter as we travel south. We take advantage of the wonderful Provincial Parks almost all the way to the US. There is quite a change in climate from nothern BC down to the bottom of the Okanagan valley in the south. The volume of traffic increases also as we get into the populated south. We have been spoiled for too long with very little traffic.
The result of a wildfire in May.
The view out the door, Boya Lake Provincial Park, BC
Boya Lake site
Boya Lake, a very pretty place
Boya Lake
Boya Lake sunrise
Same sunrise just a few minutes later
No need to lock the campground host's truck when there is security
The old boat grill really gets around
Carolyn & her flowers
Somewhere in BC
Snow in July
Roadside flowers
The Coulee Dam with all sluice gates open
The Coulee makes us look small. The roar
of the water would give Niagara Falls competition.
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