After an epic drive from dawson city to destruction bay we nestled into our tent and got some delicious sleep! We went to bed to a calm and serene lake and awoke to an angry lake. The waves crashed as the winds blew and we decided that this was perfect weather for looking at stuffed animals. Burwash landing has an excellent wildlife museum, complete with cuddly bears and majestic moose. Truly "god" was smiling when he made the mighty moose. How fun would ranching be if you could go moose back riding? The answer is that it would be epic fun. Obviously it would be much better than riding camels(trust me, I've done it) and horses. After the grand display of stuffed death we ventured off to the park to walk/climb the king's throne.
Personally I think they could have been wrong in naming this a moderate walk. Round trip it was 10km. Four of those kms were on flat ground and six of them were directly up and directly down. About half way up the ascent I was wishing I was on the grouse grind. Surely my steady regiment of eating and sitting in a car had prepared me for this walk. And just when I thought that my jellied legs could take no more, Fiona found a pretty rock for me to carry... Sigh. We reached the top and spied a stunning view of Kathleen lake and the amazing valley below. It started to sprinkle and we decided that instead of walking, sorry scurry, our way to the summit of the mountain, that the devils throne was a great stopping point. Our descent was slowed slightly by my graceful Billy goat impression and eventually we made it back to the car in time to drive over to rock glacier.
Gentlemen, do you ever wonder where you are supposed to put the rocks your wives and girlfriends ask you to carry? The rock glacier! It was a fantastic pile of age old rocks.
Today we find ourselves in Whitehorse nice and dry after a windy and rainy night in the park. Tomorrow to Watson lake to cash in our passports for gold and the slow waltz down the Stewart cassiar.
Kms - 1405
View from our campsite on Kluane Lake
World's largest gold pan
The hike to King's Throne overlooking Kathleen Lake
The "trail"
We hiked to the bowl
Rock Glacier
Mountains in Kluane
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