The bridge over Canyon Creek is another historic bridge that has been preserved, although it is no longer in use. It was first built in 1904, following a gold rush in the Alsek River area. The bridge was rebuilt in 1920, and again in 1942 by the US Army as part of the Alaska Highway construction.  Later, a more modern bridge was built for the highway just downsteam.





Approaching Haines Junction, we could see the St. Elias mountains. These mountains were not visible on our last trip to Alaska because of heavy forest fire smoke. They still aren't very clear due to low lying clouds and rain, but at least we can see that they are there.







Another view of the St. Elias mountains; we are on the edge of Kluane National Park. Somewhere behind these mountains is a huge icefield and Mt. Logan, which, at over 19,500 ft, is the highest mountain in Canada and the second highest in North America.







The Catholic church in Beaver Creek is a modified quonset hut. We are not sure if the church is still in use.








A couple of trumpeter swans. Trumpeter swans mate for life, so this is a male-female couple. They are also very territorial so you will only see two swans per lake.











The border between the Yukon and Alaska. As I took this picture, my left foot was in Canada and my right foot was in the U.S. Behind this monument is a 60 foot wide cleared swath through the forests with these monuments ever so often marking the boundary. Keeping that swath cleared must be a job.








Entering Alaska. It has taken us three weeks to drive from Glacier National Park in Montana to Alaska. I guess we like to stop and see things along the way, so it takes us a while to get there.








We found a very nice campsite on Deadman Lake in Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge (east of Tok, AK). The weather was starting to look better, so we decided to stop for the day and do some paddling. It is the first time since we left home that we have been able to put the kayak in the water.









We spotted an eagle fishing that took his catch to a neaby pine tree. It was the first eagle we have seen on this trip. I'm sure we will see a lot more when we get to the Alaska coastline.