Kluane Lake, Yukon - Million Dollar Falls, Yukon

Day 26 – Wednesday, August 24 2005
Kluane Lake, Yukon – Million Dollar Falls, Yukon
Miles Driven: 119

We left Congdon Creek campground and followed the highway (that was under construction) around the shores of Kluane Lake. It is the largest lake in the Yukon and it is very pretty. By the time we reached Haines Junction, the end of the Alaska Highway for us, it was overcast and stormy. We stopped at a small store for ice and water and headed down the Haines Highway. We didn’t want to drive all the way to Haines so we stopped for the night at Million Dollar Falls Yukon Government Campground. After viewing the falls we setup camp just as it start raining lightly. We rolled out the awning and were able to get a quick meal cooked before the rain got heavier. It proceeded to rain all afternoon and all night, as we huddled in the van reading and sleeping. A group of foreign kids (maybe in their 20’s) stopped by looking for directions to a river where they were to meet up with a rafting outfit the next day. We were glad we weren’t in their shoes. The rain did not stop all night and when we packed up the next morning everything was soaked. We felt lucky that after three and a half weeks on the road, and twenty nights of camping, this was our first night of camping in heavy rain. Oh, and we later found out there was a problem grizzly bear that frequented the campground. If we had known that we probably would not have camped there!