Hi Mary,

It was pretty brutal with the wind chill. If I remember correctly it was about somewhere between 10 – 15 degrees F outside.

Thanks for the message re: your presentation of Kluane Lake. I must admit that a great deal of the lake’s appeal when I saw it was the effect of the then-frozen lake allowing the hilly backdrop to be and seem more prominent.

To see considerable waves crashing, and wind howling, (not to mention gloomy skies) certainly affords a different image to what REALLY won me over upon my drives past Kluane Lake.

Noteworthy in many parts of Alaska and on much of the Alaska highway was the fact that to drive in opposite directions on the main road offers views which seem brand new, even upon making a return trip over a path I’d seen just a few days prior.

While I can imagine that Kluane Lake looks impressive when very much a “lake” on a warm and calm summer day, the uniqueness of the still, off-season air, and the further stillness of the water, was unique and spectacular for many miles along the way.

Not only that, but there is something further to be said for traveling ‘off-season’ and knowing the luxury of being able to stop for photo opportunities right in the center of one’s lane on the highway. (that for knowing full well that one seldom even sees a car heading in the same direction, AND that such a vehicle would be loud enough to be detected from 5 miles away during such still times in the rural Yukon)

I can’t say enough about the contrasts I gained from this presentation!!

– NWM

We’ve driven through the majority of the Rockies, through Canada and the US on both Eastern and Western Fronts. The Canadian portions are more remote and pristine so they are a bit more majestic.