Alaska! (06-13-14)

Our last day of travel through the Yukon and British Columbia (we crossed the border about 7 times that last day) took us through some good wildlife viewing areas.

We saw mama black bear with two cubs…

And numerous buffalo along the side of the highway.










 

My favorite was this guy though.  He was munching the dandelions and grass, right next to the road, and there were no  other cars, so we could stop and get a good look.

He was only about 20 feet from the truck.

We also passed through Carcross (short for Caribou Crossing) and stopped at the local bakery, where we had heard that the cinnamon rolls are the best ever.  After missing out at the last place we tried to get them, we were hoping this place would be open. Well, not only was it open, this place had the best cinnamon rolls we’ve ever had!

 
As we approached the Alaskan border, I swear the mountains got bigger and bigger.








 

The scenery is incredible along this road.

The border crossing was uneventful, except I had to give up the tomato we had.  Apparently no tomatoes, green peppers or citrus fruits are allowed into the U.S.


Soon enough, we were in Skagway, Alaska!