The weather cooperated... we had periods of sunshine and NO RAIN. The trip took us along Kluane Lake, the largest lake in the Yukon. It was a beautiful setting with the lake on one side and the Kluane Mountains on the other. We retraced some of our steps on the Alaska Highway. In fact, the highway segment from Whitehorse to just west of Watson Lake (part of it will be tomorrow's drive) is the only segment of the Alaska Highway that we will repeat. Once past Whitehorse, the road runs along Marsh Lake and most of the length of Teslin Lake (both of which are part of the Yukon drainage basin).

Once we got to Teslin, we visited the George Johnson Museum. George Johnson was a Tlingit resident of the area who taught himself photography. With his camera, he captured the life of the Inland Tlingit. Some of his photographs are on display in the museum. The museum also has additional displays on the life of the local Tlingits. One the displays is George Johnson's 1928 Chevrolet, the first car in Teslin. There were no roads in Teslin and the car was brought in by steamer via the Yukon and Teslin Rivers. Johnson had a 3 mile road built in Teslin for his "taxi." In the winter he drove on the ice of the 86 mile (138 Km) long lake.

Kluane Lake Scenes
Raven, a powerful creature in the myths of local people, guards Kluane Lake
Why is Susie looking away from this beautiful lake? what is Susie looking for?
Answer: She is looking for Mountain Goats in the mountains nearby.
Teslin Bridge, longest on the Alaska Highway
Our campsite on Teslin Lake

George Johnson Museum
Trapper's line cabin... a bed, stove, bench, table and some shelves. Trappers build several of these along their trap lines as a refuge.
George Johnson's 1928 Chevrolet, first car in Teslin