We left Haines, Alaska, heading north on the Haines Highway to Haines Junction. Stopped and camped at Million Dollar Falls Park again. There, we met two very nice people, Dee and Cal, who are touring Alaska on trikes. They toured last year from Witchita, Kansas to Alaska, and are back this year to finish seeing Alaska. We have become friends now, and have met with them several times along our travel route.
We rode the north half of the Haines Highway on Thursday, June 17. The Kluane Chilkoot International Bike Race is Saturday, June 19, and will follow the entire highway from Haines Junction to Haines - 148 miles, 250 kilometers. The route is beautiful. On Friday, June 18, we rode the first leg of the route to warm up and check for hazards. See the photos of the hazards - at the first checkpoint, there were two big black grizzly bears waiting for us! We took photos and waited for them to go back into the woods before we rode on!
Saturday, race day, was the most beautiful day in our trip so far. The sun was gleaming, the mountains covered with snow, the lakes sparkling. But the wind was strong and it was cold in the mountains. We rode the race with our partners Kevin and Heidi from Whitehorse, Yukon. They rode the first half, then Christian rode the mountains and plateau, and I rode the anchor leg into Haines. It was a looooooong day!
En route nous rencontrons souvent des gens qui accomplissent des choses incroyables. Voici Cal et Dee, deux retraites qui font le tour de l'Alaska en tricycle etant parti du Kansas. Nous avons participe a un relai cycliste de 250 kms avec un autre couple canadien. Chacun avait un troncon a parcourir. Lemien etait tres raide et balaye par un vent de 40km/h. En faisant la reconnaissance du parcours, deux ours nous ont barre le chemin. On a attendu quelques minutes, puis on a continue tranquillement.
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