![Leaving Auke Bay for Haines on the Fairweather fast ferry. Mendenhall Glacier in the background.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63549435.Wb7aDKnr.jpg) Leaving Auke Bay for Haines on the Fairweather fast ferry. Mendenhall Glacier in the background. |
![Brown bear with an itch near Haines Junction](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63879304.enrosgfH.jpg) Brown bear with an itch near Haines Junction |
![I loved how the morning fog rolled over the mountains in Haines Junction.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63551027.3vPZDrEN.jpg) I loved how the morning fog rolled over the mountains in Haines Junction. |
![Northern Grass of Parnassis](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63836198.12h5p2zW.jpg) Northern Grass of Parnassis |
![Out of Haines Junction we saw a lynx. Very cooperative, just sat in the shade while I clicked away.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63550783.D1C7t9x2.jpg) Out of Haines Junction we saw a lynx. Very cooperative, just sat in the shade while I clicked away. |
![The lynx just sat under the tree as I very slowly approached.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63551272.mesbcN5l.jpg) The lynx just sat under the tree as I very slowly approached. |
![Lynx near Haines Junction](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63844938.clDFRlZl.jpg) Lynx near Haines Junction |
![Fireweed is one of the first plants to recolonize burn areas.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63836887.R7SCh6ih.jpg) Fireweed is one of the first plants to recolonize burn areas. |
![Robin with a dragonfly it caught at Moon Lake](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63551648.frzPJNaW.jpg) Robin with a dragonfly it caught at Moon Lake |
![Soama remembered Moon Lake and was excited to return!!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63555822.GNUZn8bL.jpg) Soama remembered Moon Lake and was excited to return!! |
![This is Moon Lake, Soama at the bottom jumping in.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63838193.HiCZsnp6.jpg) This is Moon Lake, Soama at the bottom jumping in. |
![JoAnn and Soama beside the pipeline on the Richardson Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63688420.MZGJJHsW.jpg) JoAnn and Soama beside the pipeline on the Richardson Highway |
![Paxton Lodge at the start of the Denali Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63879344.hUMalrDT.jpg) Paxton Lodge at the start of the Denali Highway |
![The Denali Highway is 130 miles long, 110 of it is gravel road](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63688540.YaZDYl1A.jpg) The Denali Highway is 130 miles long, 110 of it is gravel road |
![Denali scenic shot](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63883919.KMRITqIZ.jpg) Denali scenic shot |
![Wild Aster](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63836240.cOtkoAio.jpg) Wild Aster |
![Caribou in Denali Park](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63684634.PSuJqv5g.jpg) Caribou in Denali Park |
![The carabou walked close enough to the car that Soama growled at it.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63689688.LdheAvvG.jpg) The carabou walked close enough to the car that Soama growled at it. |
![We only got a peek of the flanks of The Mountain](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63688944.duBBcwRB.jpg) We only got a peek of the flanks of "The Mountain" |
![Ptarmigan at Savage River in Denali Park](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63684844.vHfkNmvK.jpg) Ptarmigan at Savage River in Denali Park |
![Juvenile ptarmigan, one of several near Savage River](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63689378.AZDtEGrb.jpg) Juvenile ptarmigan, one of several near Savage River |
![Ptarmigan are plentiful in the northern reaches of the highway](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63689574.lq1k0MtP.jpg) Ptarmigan are plentiful in the northern reaches of the highway |
![I love the interior Alaska landscape](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63846497.N9ZWG4w7.jpg) I love the interior Alaska landscape |
![Buckshot Betty's in Beaver Creek a must stop!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63836298.6GFxXrm4.jpg) Buckshot Betty's in Beaver Creek a must stop! |
![Butterfly in Cantwell](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63687751.CwHA1nF3.jpg) Butterfly in Cantwell |
![Gray Jay](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63687909.KP0n9MdY.jpg) Gray Jay |
![Camping at Summit near Cantwell](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63688011.vVvb1wjY.jpg) Camping at Summit near Cantwell |
![We met and visited our 90 year old family friend, Rachel Sperry, in Cantwell](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63688147.ifuMOx68.jpg) We met and visited our 90 year old family friend, Rachel Sperry, in Cantwell |
![Rachel Sperry, a true Alaskan Pioneer](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63767917.MnAicSF2.jpg) Rachel Sperry, a true Alaskan Pioneer |
![Swan near Trapper Creek on the Parks Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63743092.mJCaFNZy.jpg) Swan near Trapper Creek on the Parks Highway |
![Matanuska River. After leaving Palmer you climb out of the valley with excellent views](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63743606.WJVwaKo0.jpg) Matanuska River. After leaving Palmer you climb out of the valley with excellent views |
![After you break out on top you find yourself back in the open country again.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63743740.eWbzNqh4.jpg) After you break out on top you find yourself back in the open country again. |
![Bull moose feeding in a lake near Beaver Creek, Yukon](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63836322.r5a6H1pq.jpg) Bull moose feeding in a lake near Beaver Creek, Yukon |
![We saw lots of swans in lakes along the way. This pair with their young.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63837107.q0m1H1vv.jpg) We saw lots of swans in lakes along the way. This pair with their young. |
![Waterfalls near Haines Junction](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63835993.mUPSiUKw.jpg) Waterfalls near Haines Junction |
![Fishwheel on the Chilkat River on the way into Haines](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/84/49084/3/63836056.V2p9ft59.jpg) Fishwheel on the Chilkat River on the way into Haines |