Burwash Landing’s gold pan
Sculpture at the Tachal Dhal Visitor’s Center
A Drizzly day, continued on the Alaska Hwy and passed Burwash Landing with its “World’s Largest” gold pan. Stopped at the Tachal Dhal Visitor’s Center, at the southern end of Lake Kulane, in hopes of seeing dhal sheep on Sheep Mountain but, alas, no sheep. On to Haines Junction where we stopped at the Visitor’s Center and Museum. We had a nice talk with a First Nation tribal elder; she said they might have to start raising beef since the warmer winters ( it only got down to -37°F this winter!) was driving the moose and caribou further north so they couldn’t depend upon them for food. Down the Haines Hwy (Rt 3); stopped at the
Ed on rock glacier
Rainbow – from Dezadeash Lake campsite
Rock Glacier Trail and walked to the glacier. Rock glaciers are formed when a glacier becomes covered by rock (talus) which falls from adjacent mountains. If the glacier begins to retreat, the overlaying talus is deposited and becomes a rock glacier. Camped at Dezadash Lake campground – beautiful, right on the lake with great views but very windy.