One of our series of visitors this summer was my mother. Something she’s proud of is visiting Canada’s easternmost and southernmost publicly accessible locations. With her first visit to the Yukon, she asked to visit the westernmost spot, which would be the Yukon-Alaska border. Of course, along the way, we enjoyed the trip. After stopping at the bakery in Haines Junction, our next stop was at Kluane Lake.
As with most of our guests, we often will take them on the short Soldier’s Summit trail, which has great views of Kluane Lake, and looking back towards the Slims River valley.
We stopped at the Kluane Museum of Natural History, however I didn’t grab any photos. I do highly recommend stopping there, however! It’s one of the best stops along the highway, and well worth the low price of admission.
Following, our next stop to stretch our legs was at Pickhandle Lake. It’s a small pullout along the highway, but is very pretty!
Now, I somehow did not get any pictures from Beaver Creek. I am shocked and disappointed!! I can’t believe it. If I source some from Kayla or my mom, I will add them in later. We stayed in the cabins at Buckshot Betty’s, and would highly recommend it.
On our way home, we stopped a few more times. Firstly, we stopped at the lookout over the White River.
I also love stopping at the Donjek River and taking a little wander around. These next few photos are from there.
Another classic Alaska Highway stop on the way back is at the Thechàl Dhâl’ Visitor Centre in Kluane National Park. The views looking up the Slims River valley are always stunning to me.
We also made the short hike up the Rock Glacier trail in Kluane and enjoyed the views over Dezadeash Lake.
Our last stop on the trip, also a classic, was at Kathleen Lake.
