Valdez, Alaska to Haines junction, Yukon

We left Valdez on Friday morning, the weather man said it was going to rain all day Saturday so after a bit of thought we decided it was better to drive back in the sun than the rain. As it happened Friday morning was grey and showery and we didn't see much of the scenery till well past the Thompson Pass, when the sun broke through the clouds and the rest of the drive to Tok was in glorious sunshine.

 

The sky line as we climbed the Thompson Pass. 

 

Another one of those pesky pilot cars - at least the suns shining.

 

Lovely views on this Highway.        Saturday morning, nice and sunny, about 5km. down the road, warning signs, wild fires, we drove through smoke for about 50km. Just after the sign came up for the all clear the rain came down all the way to the Canadian border.

 

Around halfway from the border to Beaver Creek we came on this Moose which cheered us up no end.

 

The road from the border to Beaver Creek is awful, the worst road we have been on in North America . I am sure I have been on worse, maybe some of the back roads in Tenerife or some of the other islands but I can't recall at this moment anything as bad.

 

Our neighbours last night, cute eh!

The rain stopped overnight and we continue to Haines Jct. The weather brightened but the road didn't, it got worse, I didn't think it could be possible. Shake rattle and roll, broken plates, furniture all over the place -and they where tied down, didn't make any difference. This part of the Alcan is a disgrace.

But and the but is positive, the scenery is magnificent

as good as the Richardson, mountains with glaciers, lakes and rivers truly awesome (learning some american english)

The distance between Valdez and Haines Junction is 878km. A truly great drive (except for the awful surface)