| The ferry runs 23 hours a
day but it gives precedence to locals and other transport over RVs. |  |
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So at 0830hrs in the morning, there was a queue. We had to wait about an
hour and a half. The upside is that there are only about six vehicles an
hour on the road on the other side. |
| You first climb the hill
which gives excellent views over the Klondike and Yukon rivers which join at
Dawson City. |  |
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You can also view the city - well village, really. |
| Once up on the top you
understand why they call this the Top of the World Highway. All you can see
on both sides are the tops of more hills. The road goes along the ridge. |  |
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Wild flax and lupins abound along the verges, interspersed with dandelions. The road is
mostly gravel. A lot of it was seal coated once, but when this wears it reverts to
gravel. However it is mostly in excellent condition. We've travelled worse
US interstates. |
| The scenery is
spectacular. There are a lot of trees but not as many as there have been
since we are reaching the northern edges for many species and we are up at
4000ft. |  |
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The road stretches for 65 miles and rises to over 5000ft. A north facing
slope still has snow and it may well never disappear. |
| There is evidence of a
major fire here at some point. Fires here are often left to burn since there
is not a lot you can do about them. This one
covered over 1.4 million acres - that's about 2000 square miles. Mature forest
is at least 100 years old. Most areas have burned at one time. |  |
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Close to the highest point and looking south. The US/Canada border is not far now. |
| The road is still
climbing though. This road is only open in summer - good job - it would be
easy to fall off the edge. It gets quite narrow. The fifth wheel has been
with us all the way from the ferry. The next ones will be twenty minutes
behind or in front. |  |
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We only passed three travelling the other way in two hours. 35mph is a good
speed. Can you see the road going over the top on the horizon? This piece
was seal coated with faded double yellow lines. |
| It is amazing to see but
very difficult to photograph. And disappointingly we saw no wildlife. |  |
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The combined US/Canadian customs post. We thought it must be a punishment
posting but we were told it was a prized posting. Mind, the
Immigration/Customs officer had previously
been at Nogales on the Mexican border. Perhaps it was a reward. The post is
only open during summer days. No queues and no problems. |
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