After leaving Watson lake we spent one night in Teslin and then drove onward to Whitehorse the next day. We spent several days in Whitehorse. While touring around one afternoon we came across a bald eagle, which has an artificial nest on a pole above the Whitehorse sign. When the bald eagle was young, the tree which held the original nest fell down, so an artificial nest on a pole was built for the eagle in March, 2007. The story about the event can be found here.
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While in Whitehorse we took a day trip to Skagway in the Jeep. We’d been to Skagway the year before while on a cruise, but wanted to see White Pass Summit and the scenic vistas along the Klondike Highway to Skagway.
Click on the photo to see other photos of our day trip along the Klondike Highway to Skagway, Alaska.
One of our destinations was Watson Lake so we could hang our sign along with the many thousands already there.
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The Alaska Highway was constructed during WWII and connects contiguous US with Alaska through Canada. The highway is 1390 miles long and begins in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada and ends at Delta Junction, AK. Critter sightings include black bears, moose and many buffalo.
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On our way north we stopped at Glacier National Park for several days. We stayed at East Glacier KOA and had a nice view of the mountains from the motorhome. The Going to the Sun Road was partially closed so we’ll return sometime in the future and later in the year to travel the road when it’s completely open.
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We enjoyed our Yellowstone NP visits so much last year we decided to return to the area on our way west. Last year we stayed outside the west gate in Island Park, ID and this year we stayed outside the north gate at Rocky Mountain Campground in Gardiner, MT.
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