Out of Alaska and into the Yukon



Martin was a little sad to leave Alaska. ;)



And into the Yukon.

We started out later than we thought on Thursday evening. We ended up camping close to town. As we left town we shared memories of visiting family in eagle river, ice climbing in elklutna and rock climbing in hatcher pass. It wasn't easy to leave.

On day two we stopped at the Tetlin wildlife refuge outside of Tok. We saw our first wild horse! Martin has been excited about fishing, so we've been stopping to fish every once in a while. We stretched our legs to fish at a quiet lake called "hidden lake", which provided us with a free boat and yummy rainbow trout!

Day three we headed to kluane national park where we did some hiking. We spent the day hiking "kings throne". Nice jaunt with an 1,800 foot elevation gain. We spent that night by Kathleen river and today we are doing the tourist thing in Whitehorse. We stopped at takhini hotsprings, which finally warmed me up! And we spent three hours at the MacBride museum which had alot of history on the Yukon. Tonight we are heading to the Yukon Brewery.

So far weather has been good and we are still adjusting to "van life". There is alot of "where is this, where is that?" the border crossing went super smooth- we didn't have to unpack anything!I can't upload picturea on my phone- so I will need to upload later.

Tomorrow we head for the Cassier Highway.



Hiking up to The Kings Throne in Kluane National Park.



Camping by Kluane Lake, which proved to be VERY windy in the morning.



Packed Up and Ready to Roll

Time is going so fast now. We almost have averything packed and now it is official - we are sleeping on the floor. The stress of the packing and move is taking a toll on me. I am ready to just get on the road. We packed our kayak on top of the van the other day and that proved to be a little more difficult than I imagined. The rain didn't help - getting on the roof of the van in the rain is pretty slippery!


I talked with Roxanna last night! She is my friends' aunt who will be "watching" our van for us while we are in South Korea and Japan. I am so grateful for the kindness of Roxanna and her family - I look forward to meeting her in person. :) That is one less thing I'll have to worry about.


I am also saying my goodbyes at work. It really is bitter sweet. I am excited for this next chapter in our lives, however, working at ACMHS has made a huge difference in my life and career. I am so happy I was able to network and meet the people I did at ACMHS. :) They truly are a family to me!


Last Friday Martin and I had our going away party. It was fantastic to see everyone again. I know that for most of our friends it is not goodbye. Our friends here in Alaska will be life long friends. As we say our goodbyes, we know that we'll always have Alaska as part of our lives. And as Martin says, we'll be "Tough" in Lower 48 Standards because we came from Alaska