What a great day of riding! In the morning we passed through the Chilkat Valley, which is famous for the thousands of bald eagles that come in the cold winter months to compete for fish. After passing the border station we had a very long ride ahead of us. We got to see a bunch of glaciers all day on our way to the summit of Haines Pass (3,500 feet). Oh, and my pepper spray was confiscated by border patrol. It was freezing up at the top, but we were really, really lucky, and have been for a while to have the wind on our side. When we stopped for dinner the wind and cold were really biting at us. Getting jumpy about bears. I heard an RV today and thought the motor was the growl of a bear. As I recall, Chris and I both thought the same thing and were freaked out for a moment. Earlier in the day we met 3 hitch hikers from Australia, England, and Scotland. "Representing the Commonwealth." We had to camp at a really high altitude since the road sort of plateaued after the summit.
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