Day 4
Mileage: 510
Wildlife: bison
We woke up at 5:40am to get an early start. We broke camp and were out on the road by 6:15. Right after we left we saw a bunch of bison along the roadway at about 5 different spots. It was actually sunny out, and the roads were straight, flat, and with little traffic, so we made great time. We had lunch at Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon Territory.
Haines Junction is where the Alaska Highway breaks off from the Haines, AK highway. Haines Junction is also the location of the self acclaimed Alcan highway’s best Chinese restaurant. Perhaps there isn’t a very high bar for this, because we were less than impressed. Although it was prepared and served by an authentic Chinese family. After dinner we walked around town a little and found a field where they’ve built structures for swallows to build nests. Apparently a single swallow can eat around 1,000 mosquitoes each day (they missed a bunch), which helps the town to cut down on pesticides. We also stumbled into a general store that had the bumper sticker: “If you can read this sign, thank a teacher. If you can read this sign in English, thank a soldier.”
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