Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Yukon and Alaska Photos






























Since Terry downloaded more photos that I have taken on our trip, I now have the sunset photo from Little Atlin Lake in the Yukon. It was taken at 12:01am on May 17. Yes, I had to get up to take the picture. I awakened again at 3:45 am to full daylight. Yes, we were far enough north that you go to bed in daylight and awaken in daylight.

You would almost think that our towed Suzuki Grand Vitara SUV, had preceded us through the bridge but this is another car pictured on this bridge in Teslin in the Yukon.

The roads were patched but very uneven in the Yukon. We hoped for better roads in Alaska but a few feet from the border we met this scene. Yes, Terry had to drive the RV and our toad through this soft mess.

The road that was in construction for 4 years by the Matanuska Glacier is finished and beautiful. This photo of the bluish glacier shows that it is receding fast and leaving the charcoal murrain.

The “big five” animals that you see in the north are Elk, Grizzly Bears, Black Bears, Moose and Caribou. We didn’t see any elk or grizzlies on this trip but here are photos of the three of the “big five” wild animals that we saw on the trip.
Remember that if you double click on the bottom left of a photo, it will get larger.

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