Day 14 - Valdez to Whitehorse

LONG day. We were going to stop at Haines Jct but there weren't any rooms. It is Friday and everyone was getting out of town -- Whitehorse. So that's where we had to head -- another 90 miles. Take a look at this electric pole, leaning just a little (and this wasn't the only one. The weather plays havock with lots of things here, particularly the roads. We had a long stretch of road that had permafrost. It was like being on a roller coaster ride, up and down. Good thing Anna and I don't get car sick. Sometimes when you hit these bumps, you fly 12 inches off the seat. Bill and I were the bump scouts. Harry and Anna would watch how high my butt would lift off of the seat. Then they would decide which side of the road was better for them to traverse. I think my Strong Women program is really paying off. My neck and back didn't get sore at all and I was really worried about that.

Finally made it. We were so tired when we got to town that all we had time to do was get a beer.

Here are a couple of shots along the way. Thought you'd enjoy seeing some of the different types of gas stops we made. We had some that were similar to a small Unimart but most of them were operated by private individuals.

This is Bill coming out of the woods after a road construction stop.