Since the end of the season was looming in the far north, we started our return by taking an Alaska Marine Highway ferry from Haines over to Skagway, then north through British Columbia and into the Yukon to return to the Alaska Highway at Jake's Corner south-east of Whitehorse.
Backing the bus down the ramp into the ferry
En route to Skagway
Mountains near Skagway
Bison just north of the Liard River Hotsprings
South of the Liard River Hotsprings, Stone Sheep use the highway as a salt lick.
Just before reaching Muncho Lake, we came upon this small group of caribou.
Since the provincial parks at Muncho Lake were already closed, we spent a night at the Northern Rockies Lodge RV Park. The owners here offer float plane trips into the back country.
We think this strange vehicle built from the front half of a four-wheel drive pickup is used to launch and retrieve the lodge's float plane.
An RCMP air patrol landed and parked their plane near us for the night. This plane has pontoons and retractable wheels so it can land/taxi/take off on both water and land. The next morning we watched it taxi to the lake and then take off.
Twisted rock layers of Folded Mountain
We spent a couple of nights in Banff National Park in Alberta.
