Saturday, August 1, 2009

Yukon Territory

We're going to Haines Junction, Yukon Territory to see what we might have missed on our trip to Alaska.

Haines Junction was established in 1942 during the construction of the Alaska Highway as an Army barracks for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The engineers were to build a new branch road connecting the Alaska Highway with the port of Haines on Lynn Canal. The branch road --today's Haines Highway was completed in 1943.

Haines Junction is on the eastern boundary of the Kluane (pronounced Kloo-Wa-Nee) National Park and Reserve. Kluane Lake is the largest lake in the Yukon Territory,covering approximately 154 square miles.

We've got a few pictures which we hope you like.

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