The most surprising part was Herb's surprise guest appearance. He was chosen from the audience to remove a garter from one of the can can dancer's leg. He made us proud, as he took the garter in his teeth and successfully removed it! He is now an honorary member of the Order of the Garter. This was certainly not in his comfort zone, but he handled it well and was glad to go back to his seat!
We left the campground in pouring rain and drove through it most of the day. We realize how fortunate we have been in traveling in good weather. The highway wound around the Kluane Ranges. These are an unbroken chain of mountains to 8000 ft with ice fields showing through the clouds every so often, and interrupted by a few glacier fed rivers and streams.
Frost heaves! We are believers now. Anything that causes the permafrost to melt will cause the ice-rich soil to liquefy, and liquid soil has little strength and will settle or subside. This process wreaks havoc on the drivability of the road surface by creating washboards and huge immediate dips. We had to take a break from traveling 20 mph or less, so stopped at a rest stop where it was freezing cold and watched our first wildlife of the day.
Ducks swimming in the Pickaxe Lake.
We are ending our journey in Beavercreek, Yukon. It has turned out to be a beautiful day and we will be eating our dinner outside. Tonight the sun will be setting about 11:00 p.m., but after our exciting day none of us will be up to see it!
Leigh - Marilyn
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