We left Haines early this morning heading to Beaver Creek, YT. I started noticing that the mountains on the right were rounded on the top like the Blue Ridge with almost no snow on top, yet the mountains on the left were sharp edged like the Rockies with plenty of snow coverage.
Just north of Burwash Landing, we hit a long stretch of road that was lumpy and bumpy - really shook the RV no matter how slowly we went. We rocked side to side and up and down. It reminded me of the Minnow luching and bobbing in that stormy sea. We would hit a smooth patch of road for about half a mile then two or three miles of heave then some gravel patches before hitting a smooth patch again.
We crossed the border into Alaska and decided to stop for the night in Border City as this type of road continues for many, many more miles. Along the road, we've seen sections of drunken forest: trees (spruce?) with a very shallow root system because the soil layer is only a few inches deep. The trees grow like the others except they grow at an angle of about 10 - 15 degrees to the other trees and in all directions!
