Day 14. Saturday night was bitter cold in Haines Junction. Even with sleeping bags rated to 0 degrees we froze. You could see your breath in the morning, so I'm guessing the low was around 30 degrees. It took half the day to thaw out! We broke camp late and spent the day driving the worst part of the Alcan Highway. From Destruction Bay to Beaver Creek the road is in very poor shape because of the permafrost. East year the road bed heaves and produces all manner of pits, depressions and upheavals, and just bad driving conditions. We were able to drive 50 mph a good deal of the stretch although it was like driving an obstacle course. We ate supper at Buckshot Betty's in Beaver Creek (a recommendation from my brother, Bruce) and continued on to Tok in the good old US of A. A bonus upon arrival was that we once again had cell phone service. Canada has Northwestel, a system that does not cooperate with USA carriers. We found a nice campground with hot showers and retired early for the night. Forcast low was 40 degrees. It should be okay.
Mileage for the day: 300 miles
Mileage for the trip: 3,836 miles
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