This is a picture of outside at midnight!
We both started out the day "coughing up hairballs"....thanks to our cats! No-we aren't licking them, but inhaling hair 24/7....you would think they'd be bald by now! We traveled 700 miles today for a grand total of 3100 miles traveled so far.
We made note of numerous people making the Alaska Highway trip on motorcycles--wow! I'm sure it is an amazing experience, but I can't imagine dodging bison, taking gravel detours, and soaking up the rain....props to those men and women!
Not only are people enjoying the scenery by motorcyle, but also bicycle! We aren't quite sure how it works out for them, but yes, people are on bikes packed with or pulling a cart of equipment.......it is difficult enough for the cars and trucks to navigate the mountain declines/inclines and turns!
One place we stopped at for gas had a northern wildlife gallery, it was actually quite remarkable. If we haven't already, we WILL be seeing wolves, massive bull moose, golden eagles, arctic fox, grizzly, brown, black, and polar bears, ginormous fish, mule deer, musk oxen, beaver and caribou. It is kind of overwhelming-compared to Iowa wildlife!
Some wild animals we didn't expect to see in Canada or Alaska were horses! Apparently some run wild here, there are even caution signs for their habitat areas. We finally had proof of it today with a small herd of wild horses grazing along the road!
The Yukon territorial bird is the Ravon and my goodness..... they are bigger than chickens! We have yet to catch a picture of one of these beastly birds!
We both agree, we saw one of the most beautiful places on Earth today. It is in the Yukon--and ironically called "Destruction Bay". Our book didn't tell us the reasoning on the name-but there is absolutely nothing destructive about it. It is a bay of the clearest, blue/green salt water ever. Even though it was chilly---we felt tempted to swim in the water! The scenery was breath-taking---a bay of calm, gorgeous water, surrounded by mountains! Like something from a movie. No words or pictures can do it justice---it has to be one of the most beautiful places on Earth!
The roads were a bit nauseating today, besides the construction and gravel detours, there were "frost heaves". We somewhat have these in Iowa-places in the road that buckle due to winter weather. We were on a craaaaazy rollercoaster ride today---dips and potholes in the rode caused us and the cats to be very uncomfortable! (speed didn't matter)
Another beauiful sight we saw today was a cow-moose wading and eating along the side of a lake. We could have watched her for hours! In the same lake was a tundra swan sitting on her nest. Two AWESOME photo-opps in one location!
We are now in Beaver Creek--an itty-bitty, side of the road town. Two nights in a row we have gotten lucky to find a small "town" with a place to stay and food to eat. We have been preparing ourselves for sleeping in the car....more like NOT sleeping because of the cats and lack of darkness. It is still light out at midnight! *picture* But no worries...we are 20 miles from the Alaskan/Canada border and will make it to Anchorage tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS: I believe I saw a Golden Eagle today!!
We made note of numerous people making the Alaska Highway trip on motorcycles--wow! I'm sure it is an amazing experience, but I can't imagine dodging bison, taking gravel detours, and soaking up the rain....props to those men and women!
Not only are people enjoying the scenery by motorcyle, but also bicycle! We aren't quite sure how it works out for them, but yes, people are on bikes packed with or pulling a cart of equipment.......it is difficult enough for the cars and trucks to navigate the mountain declines/inclines and turns!
One place we stopped at for gas had a northern wildlife gallery, it was actually quite remarkable. If we haven't already, we WILL be seeing wolves, massive bull moose, golden eagles, arctic fox, grizzly, brown, black, and polar bears, ginormous fish, mule deer, musk oxen, beaver and caribou. It is kind of overwhelming-compared to Iowa wildlife!
Some wild animals we didn't expect to see in Canada or Alaska were horses! Apparently some run wild here, there are even caution signs for their habitat areas. We finally had proof of it today with a small herd of wild horses grazing along the road!
The Yukon territorial bird is the Ravon and my goodness..... they are bigger than chickens! We have yet to catch a picture of one of these beastly birds!
We both agree, we saw one of the most beautiful places on Earth today. It is in the Yukon--and ironically called "Destruction Bay". Our book didn't tell us the reasoning on the name-but there is absolutely nothing destructive about it. It is a bay of the clearest, blue/green salt water ever. Even though it was chilly---we felt tempted to swim in the water! The scenery was breath-taking---a bay of calm, gorgeous water, surrounded by mountains! Like something from a movie. No words or pictures can do it justice---it has to be one of the most beautiful places on Earth!
The roads were a bit nauseating today, besides the construction and gravel detours, there were "frost heaves". We somewhat have these in Iowa-places in the road that buckle due to winter weather. We were on a craaaaazy rollercoaster ride today---dips and potholes in the rode caused us and the cats to be very uncomfortable! (speed didn't matter)
Another beauiful sight we saw today was a cow-moose wading and eating along the side of a lake. We could have watched her for hours! In the same lake was a tundra swan sitting on her nest. Two AWESOME photo-opps in one location!
We are now in Beaver Creek--an itty-bitty, side of the road town. Two nights in a row we have gotten lucky to find a small "town" with a place to stay and food to eat. We have been preparing ourselves for sleeping in the car....more like NOT sleeping because of the cats and lack of darkness. It is still light out at midnight! *picture* But no worries...we are 20 miles from the Alaskan/Canada border and will make it to Anchorage tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS: I believe I saw a Golden Eagle today!!
(no picture, but it was a HUGE bird and pretty golden!)
Destruction Bay was founded as an Alaska Highway construction camp and is now a quiet lakeside village.
ReplyDeleteThe site was so named after a storm destroyed a camp established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1942.
Sorry..there goes the need for information OCD again..
Great pictures!!! I'm loving this!!
ReplyDeleteHey - Grandma said to keep a close eye on your cat bite - it can get infected fast : )