8/6/2023 0 Comments Watson lake to tok alaskaOne interesting stop we made was at Rock Glacier Trail. Tomorrow, we leave the Yukon and enter Alaska again. In a span of forty miles, we left Alaska, entered and left British Columbia, and entered the Yukon Territory. After the pass, the highway descends towards Haines Junction. This pass offered a third path to the Yukon goldfields from the coast, an alternative to the Chilkoot Pass from Dyea and White Pass from Skagway. Leaving the Chilkat River valley, the Haines Highway climbs to its summit at Chilkat Pass. At this time of year, the numbers aren’t so prolific – we saw a grand total of two. The most popular spot is called the Council Grounds, and the best viewing is mid-October to January, at which time they return to their homes. When the weather turns cold and rivers start to freeze, the bald eagles leave their more northerly homes and travel here to feast on the late run of salmon. The river is wide, with plenty of sandbars in its delta and is the site of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, a 48,000 acre sanctuary that is the seasonal home to over 3,500 bald eagles. We left Haines late morning, driving up the Haines Highway, which winds through the Chilkat River valley. Of course, that then means we’re late getting away and late getting into the next campground. So it was last night and this morning, about 5 hours in all. Thursday, July 22 - Haines to Kluane Lake If I don’t write this Journal, sort the photos, and get the website ready each day, it soon gets out of hand and I have to run a marathon to catch up.
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