We left Tok on Monday, July 27th, knowing we had the worst road of the Alaska Highway ahead of us. There will be dirt road in places but the worst is after Kluane Lake. This we knew from coming north on the highway earlier in our trip.
We had to wait for a "follow me" truck through a single lane for this construction, south of Tok, of the Tanana River Bridge. At least this part was paved.
This is beautiful Midway Lake. More paved road.
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Here is construction of a new bridge. As a result they detoured us down & up a rather steep gravel grade to get around the construction. You can tell the steepness by the cut away bank on the left.
These are lakes & marsh of the Chisana River Valley. Always look for moose where there are aquatic plants.
This is a road and mountain view near Snag Junction Campground.
This is Moose Lake with wildflowers in foreground.
This lake is Pickhandle Lake. There were lots of lake in this sub-alpine area.
This is our first view of the Kluane Mountain Range. That is pronounced Klu-AN-ee.
On one of the pull-offs this red squirrel was very persistant. I'm sure others have fed him. We did not feed him because it makes him dependent on humans, not himself, for food.
See how close he was to Jim! He was not afraid of humans.
These grasses are beautiful. I do not know their name but one person called them Foxes Tails. We do know the indians used the strands to weave things.
This is where we landed after over 200 miles of rough road! They have rooms, a restaurant, RV park, and gift shop. It is right on Lake Kluane, the largest lake in the Yukon. We stayed here free and just dry camped. It was very pretty. This Burwash Landing is a very old settled area, about halfway between Tok and Haines Junction. We sat on their porch, overlooking the lake after dinner and read their local newspaper.
This is beautiful Midway Lake. More paved road.
These are lakes & marsh of the Chisana River Valley. Always look for moose where there are aquatic plants.
This is a road and mountain view near Snag Junction Campground.
This is Moose Lake with wildflowers in foreground.
This lake is Pickhandle Lake. There were lots of lake in this sub-alpine area.
This is our first view of the Kluane Mountain Range. That is pronounced Klu-AN-ee. 
On one of the pull-offs this red squirrel was very persistant. I'm sure others have fed him. We did not feed him because it makes him dependent on humans, not himself, for food.
See how close he was to Jim! He was not afraid of humans.
These grasses are beautiful. I do not know their name but one person called them Foxes Tails. We do know the indians used the strands to weave things.
This is where we landed after over 200 miles of rough road! They have rooms, a restaurant, RV park, and gift shop. It is right on Lake Kluane, the largest lake in the Yukon. We stayed here free and just dry camped. It was very pretty. This Burwash Landing is a very old settled area, about halfway between Tok and Haines Junction. We sat on their porch, overlooking the lake after dinner and read their local newspaper.
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