Category: Haines, Alaska

(and other stuff from the final 36 hours in Haines, and the drive home 🙂 ) Although we had no solid plans for our week in Haines, we really wanted to see brown bears along the Chilkoot River, and made several drives out to the river and lake. The...

I was unable to figure out a logical break in this post, taking time and number of photos into consideration, so this is a rather odd one. At about 10:20 on Friday, August 23rd, we crossed over the Klehini River from the Haines Highway to explore a bit of...

Our third day at Haines (Wednesday, August 21st) ended on a sour note with my bike breaking, removing one of our planned activities, but there’s always lots to do at Haines. By 06:00 on Thursday the 22nd I had a pot of coffee ready. We carry a blue jug...

Cathy and I had left Whitehorse on Saturday, August 17th, with reservations at the Oceanside RV Park in Haines for 5 nights starting on Monday. After spending two nights camped in a spectacular pullout along the Haines Highway at the Summit, we headed for Haines at about 1:30 Monday...

I always enjoy seeing people share their passion, and the Hammer Museum is a perfect example of that. The small building in downtown Haines that began life as a private residence a century ago now houses a collection of 2,300 hammers. As impressive as that number is, there are...

Although I had planned for a bit more time, I ended up having 50 hours in Haines this time. I know Haines fairly well and didn’t have any real plans other than visiting with my friend Greg. It would just be a couple of days of wandering/exploring wherever the...

After watching the exciting start of the Yukon Quest on February 2, my tour group spent 2 days travelling around what’s known as the Golden Circle. That involves a drive from Whitehorse to Skagway, a ferry from Skagway to Haines, and a drive back to Whitehorse via Haines Junction....

Yesterday was the second our of 2-day drive around “The Golden Circle”, although we added a couple of hundred kilometers with a side-trip out to Kluane Lake. Click here to open an interactive version of the map in a new window. The view from my room at the Captain’s...

Yesterday was the first our of 2-day drive around “The Golden Circle”. Although it deserves much more time, we’re basically just killing time while the Yukon Quest mushers get to Dawson where we’ll meet them again. We were away from Whitehorse at 08:00, with the temperature sitting at -24°C...

Getting a very early start to this year’s RV season has been a focus for Cathy and I for many weeks, with 5 nights in Haines over the Easter weekend being the target. For most people, the Victoria Day (May 24th) long weekend is the start, so many services...