Day 7 - Beaver Creek - Yukon

Bear count - plus one -
1 big assed grizzly.
Wild horses a plenty
Sun
Sun

A wonderful day on the road with no rain or wind.
Leaving Whitehorse it was only 3 degrees so we broke out the thermals for the first time in anticipation of getting a little chilly, however the day just got warmer and sunnier  as we rode along.
Fantastic scenery all day and even managed to stop and get a few pics of this big grizzly who like all the bears was more interested in his dandylions than us.


Plenty of times today we could see sections of the old highway which must have been a lot more twisty than the modern two lane piece of engineering we are on. Roadworks were a feature again with about 12 kms of gravel and hard-packed mud, but still easy going. The last 50 miles into Beaver Creek had the worst surface we have seen yet with frost heaves big enough to swallow the wheels up to their axles....certainly keeps you alert making sure you miss them.

The highlight for me was the ever present mountains including the St Elias Range which includes the 15 highest peaks in Canada and the highest peak in North America - Mt Logan, sadly not visible from the main highway.
Situated within Kluane National Park a region renowned for its beauty.
We spent all day looking at mountain ranges and we still haven't got into the Alaska Range.


Kluane Lake was simply stunning and here is a few views from the road today and if you want proof that any vehicle can drive the Alaska Highway check out the early Honda Civic from California.

This is the gas pump at Koidern River Lodge and it is fully functional and possibly one the most interesting places I have seen. Owned and operated by a lovely couple who built the lodge back in the 1960's and supplied us with the warmest welcome and a great pot of tea mid afternoon.
A little gem of a rock shop that would make any geologist happy and an eclectic mix of trinkets.

The bike is running superb with not a hiccup and continues to impress me, the little 650 buzzes along nicely at a relaxed pace and soaks up all the bumps even with a full load.
The luggage has proved to be waterproof and very convenient, now we have our packing sorted out we have some spare room to pack in beer etc if we need.

Our cute little cabin here at Buckshot Betty's is ample for our needs and the rest-stop itself has a great deck, bar and restaurant.
Wifey is fine on the bike and really enjoys the ride, no aches, pains, sore butt etc but she is still nervous of the wildlife and doesn't like me stopping to take pics.


Its hot and sunny this evening and we still haven't seen the sunset in the Yukon as we are in bed by 10.30pm and the sun is still up which is really strange.
Next stop the U.S. border.............................