Yukon & Alaska Roadtrip

Sour Toes, Midnight Fishing & Memories

Our time in Anchorage came to an end as we started making our way back toward the Yukon. We spent one more night in Tok, this time at Burn Paw, which was a big upgrade from our motel on the way north. The next morning we set out for the Top of the World Highway…

by ashherron83 July 19, 2026

Whales, Glaciers & 20 Years Later

The drive from Denali to Anchorage turned into another great day on the road. We stopped a couple of times along the way for a picnic and to try our luck fishing at a few rivers. At one stop, Piper and Trevor headed off in search of an Arctic grayling when they spotted a large…

by ashherron83 July 9, 2026

Yukon

After arriving in Whitehorse, we picked up our rental SUV and settled into our Airbnb at Raven’s Ridge before heading straight to the Yukon River for our first evening walk along the Millenium trail and a little fishing. The next morning started early at Fish Lake, where we spotted several bald eagles and Trevor caught his first Arctic grayling. We spent the rest of the day exploring the area, hiking Miles Canyon (so beautiful!) before driving to Carcross, where we explored the town and grabbed a cup of Caribou coffee. We followed the hwy into Northern BC but decided to skip the Suspension Bridge after realizing we’d already crossed the unique (and free) bridge at Miles Canyon earlier that day. On the drive we spotted our first black bear of the trip along the side of the road, hiked through the Carcross Desert on the way back, and finished the day with another evening of fishing at Fish Lake.

Kluane National Park into Alaska

The next morning we left Whitehorse for Tok, making several stops along the Alaska Highway. We visited the Haines Junction Visitor Centre before hiking the Rock Glacier Trail in Kluane National Park. We stopped for a picnic lunch and some fishing at Kathleen Lake, spotted Dall sheep high on the mountainside, and stretched our legs again with the Soldier’s Summit hike. The roads got rougher the farther north we drove, with long stretches of frost heaves that made for slow going. We filled up in Destruction Bay before continuing toward the border. Along one of the construction zones we spotted a grizzly bear running off the road. He stopped just off the shoulder long enough for us to get an incredible look at him—the closest we’ve ever been to a grizzly in the wild. We also learned that there’s about 30 km between the Canadian and U.S. border stations, which felt a little strange as we drove through what seemed like no-man’s land before officially entering Alaska. We finally rolled into Tok late that evening and checked into a motel that had definitely seen better days, but after a long day on the road, we weren’t too picky.