It took awhile but eventually we got a trout on the line.
However, there was a bald eagle sitting on a big tree overtop of us, and when we brought our fish up, he was on his way down to get it! I happened to see him just as I was getting a picture of our supper coming up for air, and was able to grab a quick pic of the eagle as he swooped by. We were too quick for him this time, and although he and his mate watched from the tree the rest of the time we were fishing, we were already wise to their tricks.
The next day we headed north to the Canadian border, climbing up the mountain pass towards Haines Junction, Yukon. We spent the next two nights at Dezadeash Lake along the Kluane range. It was a long lake and there was a constant, strong wind coming from in between the two bordering ranges of mountains, but it was sunny enough to warm us and I got in my first swim of the year (not counting the hotsprings).
We also hiked up between two mountains to little St. Elias Lake. The hike was on a well marked trail, and mostly uphill. The lake was very clear, and a pretty green colour. I saw a mountain goat up above and B caught supper after a couple of hours. As this was a well known grizzly bear area, the hike home was a lot quicker!
We are now back in Alaska, just south of Tok, in a busy place called Sourdough Campground. They have lots of activities and are famous for their sourdough pancakes. There was even live music last night and we were up dancing to Johnny Cash. It's a dramatic change from the wilderness campsites we have been using.
We are not certain of our next route, whether we go south to Valdez and take another ferry to the Kenai peninsula, or drive over to Anchorage. We'll keep you updated.
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