Daily Miles Ridden: 389
Cumulative Miles Ridden: 3,988
This Day's Route: Departed Watson Lake Provincial Campground, YK [1];
Alaska Highway N through Whitehorse [2] to Haines Junction, YK (Mile 1016).
Weather: Overcast and scattered showers. Temperature was in the 40 degrees F; this was a day of cold riding.
There was a stretch of mud/gravel road about 15 miles in length just south of Teslin. I had to make a few fast maneuvers in the mud to avoid a hazardous situation where a road grader was rapidly approaching and apparently did not see me - he was certainly not slowing down! After this stretch, the road quality improved to excellent again.
I had a late lunch in Whitehorse (largest city, population 22,000). I found the population to be a very diverse mix of cultures.
The terrain began to flatten out considerably and reminded me of places in the western U.S.