Day 35, Aug. 6

We woke to a bright and sunny but cold morning. We were on the road shortly after 8. Our intent is to dry camp for a night or two on Kluane Lake close to where we dry camped on the beach 20 years ago. 

The closer we got to Kluane lake, the more spectacular the scenery became. The Kluane Range has glacier topped mountains and behind the range are the peaks of some of the mountains in the Wrangell-St Elias Mountains which include Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak at 19545 feet. This peak is not visible from our location. 

We found a perfect site at Congdon Creek Provincial Park. We were able to drive in to face Kluane Lake. The water was rippley when we arrived. By the time we finished lunch it had slight waves and after a nap (yes,I know, it is becoming a habit) there were whitecaps. Definitely not a canoe or drone flying day. 

We walked the beach for a while then took off in the Jeep to see if we could locate where we had camped 20 years ago. About a kilometre down the road there were two turnoffs towards the lake. We took the second one and are fairly certain that was where we had camped. Back then when we had pulled in, we were surprised to see another vehicle in there. It was a young American who was returning to the Lower 48 after working at a fish cannery in Alaska. We shared a campfire that evening, but had the feeling we were being watched. Lawrie went for a walk the next morning and there were bear tracks back and forth 50 feet from where we had the campfire. 

Today we enjoyed a lovely campfire in the afternoon before the clouds and rain rolled in and obscured the view.