Watson Lake

No photos today.  We are in a RV park that says they will fine us $50 if we upload photos.  Takes too much band width and internet is expensive.
We drove mostly east today.  There was a point on the Kenai peninsula where we were as far west as Hawaii so it is taking us some driving to get back to north of Washington.
We took a little side trip today to Carcross.  It is an old mining town.  The stampeders would come by ship to Skagway or Haines.  They would climb the mountains on either the Chilkoot or White Pass trails ending up in Carcross.  From there they would go up Bennett Lake by boat to Whitehorse and on to the Klondike.  That is at Dawson City on the Klondike River.  An arduous journey.
The road is better now than a few days ago.  When we crossed this road on the way north we complained about the bumps.  Now they don't seem so bad after having been on some really rough road. 
Tomorrow we will start down the Cassier Highway.  That will be new road for us.  We are told it is beautiful and we will be in the coastal mountains.
Today Gary and I saw a black bear along the road.  It all happened so fast (60 MPH) we weren't even able to radio Garnet and Ken.  At least we finally saw another bear.  We have been looking for days.

Emerald Lake.  What beautiful scenery on the way to Carcross.

Would you believe they have a desert near Carcross?  Well, actually it isn't a desert but sand dunes from the wind blowing across the lake.

A very interesting and quaint town.  There was both gold mining history and culture from the first nations.  These were the first totems I have seen with the beautiful carving added on the top.

WE were looking for cinnamon rolls.  As were were lamenting to eachother about the lack of them at the bakery near the parking lot a local overheard our conversation.  He told us where to fine the best bakery and rolls.  Here we are eating outside with the rhubarb.  The "sticky buns" were the best of the trip.