Haines is a border town - it is just over 30 miles to the USA-Canada border. And, this weekend is turning into a great one for fall foliage. Perhaps the last great weekend before the leaves totally fall off the trees.
 |
| At our first stretching break |
AND my mom is in town, so we headed out on a long weekend road trip to Whitehorse. A city in Yukon Territory about 5 hours outside of Haines, it's a smart place for shopping right now because of the strength of the American dollar compared to the Canadian dollar.
 |
| Heading into Haines Junction |
 |
| Gourmet sandwiches on the way - fresh made, whole grain rye with sourdough topped with sandwich meats and veggies. |
But we came for adventure, and here we are. We found this awesome place to stay called Muktuk Adventures, home to 125 sled dogs, all of which are friendly and love being petted. This leads me to believe that there is heaven on earth.
 |
| View from our room |
Tomorrow we plan on taking a tour with the dogs. When there's no snow, they train using an ATV. We got confirmation that we don't have to run the 10 km alongside them - we get to sit on the ATV through the tour.
 |
| Some of the Siberian huskies at Muktuk Adventures |
Within a five hour drive, we ended up at a Canadian dog mushing B&B. Over the course of the weekend, we plan to find more wildlife, some studded snow tires for the upcoming winter, and maybe our way back to Haines via Skagway.
 |
| A small ground squirrel in British Columbia |
Kate Fossman, RDN, LD
September 25, 2015
No comments:
Post a Comment