We're heading further north and west and Ziggy is our "scout." She loves to look out the front window as though she's directing us and Jeff has devised a new restraint system for her. This one works well, so far, and has her on a leash attached to a hook suspended from the wall cabinets. It is an engineering marvel, but keeps her out of the driving area and she seems happy. One of her favorite places is the couch behind the driver where she looks over Jeff's (or my) shoulder.
The scenery today is beautiful, although the road isn't always smooth. Lots of bumps, frost heaves and pot holes. Most areas are marked with a red flag so you can slow down. Sometimes, like in the photo, the road turns to gravel or dirt. The mountains in the photo are the Alaska range and they have lots of snow and ice making the views breathtaking. The frozen Lake Kluane is pretty special too. We stopped at Sheep Mountain to see the Dall Sheep on the slopes and saw one baby lamb.
Our campground is on Lake Kluane in Destruction Bay, and it is grassy and picturesque. They do have lots of bears in this area so there is no garbage service and you take your trash with you. Luckily we saw no bears during our stay. We did have a pot luck appetizer party and had lots of good food. I had the bright idea of making tiny meatballs and found that two other gals were just as clever as me. We ended up with plenty of choices and we all ate well. Later we had a campfire and I read a poem by Robert Service, a famous poet of the Klondike. Jeff entertained us with some guitar music and led us in round singing. We roasted marshmallows and I think everyone enjoyed the evening.
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