The Road to Haines
Today’s Mileage: 645
Total Mileage: 4811

After spending two nights and a day in Fairbanks. Kevin and I both agreed it was time to hit the road. Fairbanks wasn’t what either of us expected. I was thinking a mountain town, Kevin was thinking of a place on stilts to keep off the perma frost. Neither of us were correct and it was basically a small town middle of nowhere. We had planned to get started on our way to Haines today and finish tomorrow before boarding the ferry. Change of plans, we basically kept riding since it is light so long.

I said earlier that if I got on to the ferry without seeing a grizzly bear, I’d ask for a refund. Today while on the road between Haines Junction and Haines, we got to see two! They were running along side the road as we were coming down a hill. I looked and thought “Wow, they run really fast”. Then considered stopping to get my camera out, then went back to my first thought “Wow, they run really fast” and kept on riding. After that I stopped and took a picture of the Haines Highway Summit. It was kind of spooky as it was funny twilight and it was also 11:30 PM. This area is pretty cold if you couldn’t tell by the amount of snow on the ground. We rolled into Haines just before Midnight and found a hotel room pretty easy. Tomorrow we’ll wander around town, maybe see a bald eagle or two, and go watch the grizzlies feed in the river before we board the ferry.