Well, today was a pretty glorious day. It started out a little gray, but it was at least dry. I got a pretty late start, allowing my tent to dry out. Though, part of it was probably because I was a little grumpy from all the rain. Came across another bikepacker going south, the first one to pull over to my side for a chat. All the others had just waved. Natalie is doing the whole PanAmerica Highway, from Alaska to Argentina and then plans to go to Europe and bike down to New Zealand. Natalie thinks it'll be a 4 year odyssey. I admit a little jealousy. Sounds amazing . . . Anyway, you can follow Natalie at Nataliebybike.com
So, I got into Haines Junction about 2ish, and followed Natalie's suggestion to stop at the Village Bakery. Twas the right call. I got myself a large roast beef sandwich on sour dough bread (baked on premises), a huge mixed berry scone, a gigantic dill pickle, and a cranberry bar. It was quite the little feast.
The rest of the ride was quite lovely and not too difficult. There was an extended uphill, but it wasn't very steep at all. The sun came out to play. The highway was lined on either side by beautiful purple wildflowers and the occasional yellow patch. The mountains were snow capped and everywhere. And, I ended the day by finding a sweet free camp site by the shores of Kluane Lake and catching an awesome sunset. A great day for sure!!
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