Sharp's Travels

It looked like a beautiful sunny day at Haines, but we couldn’t stay another day.

We stopped at a wayside about 20 miles out of Haines to get one last picture of an eagle.

We crossed over the border back into British Columbia and then into the Yukon. We saw a couple more pairs of trumpeter swans but that’s all our wildlife for today.

We stopped for a break at the historic Canyon Creed Bridge. It was built in 1920 to move freight and passengers across the Aishihik River. You’ll notice the crude construction of the bridge from Gay’s pictures.

We also went by the Takhini Salt Flats; it’s a series of bowl-shaped depressions where salt forms on the surface as water brought up from underground springs evaporates. These flats are not uncommon in the Yukon; this one is notable for the size of its salt crystals, as well as the variety of salt-loving plants that grow there, such as the distinctive red sea asparagus. We could see these flats and pretty flowers from a distance, but had no chance to try and take pictures.

When we got to Whitehorse we went to the Super Store to pick up more of those great rib eye steaks we had gotten when we were here with the caravan. We stored the few things we bought, and headed on down the road towards Watson Lake.

We found a turn-off along the road and pulled in for the night. We had a beautiful sunset to end our day.

For pictures of the day see Album: Haines to Johnson’s Crossing 8-15-08