Today was pure driving, 385 miles from Whitehorse, YT to Tok, Alaska. Not only is Alaska the 49th state admitted to the US but it is also the 49th state I will have spent at least one night in.

When I first planned this trip I thought that Alaska was the only state that I had not spent a night in and that was, initially, the reason I decided to come here. However, when I double checked my travels, it appears that I must have imagined staying in Nebraska as I can find no evidence of that. I will fix that omission on the way home.

Much of today’s drive was very scenic – at least that’s what the guides say. Unfortunately the scenic first half of the drive was completely obscured by rain and low cloud. There was a bit of a break near Kluane Lake so I stopped to take a couple of photos there but the only other photo stop was at the Alaska-Yukon border. Since this is the only road route out of Alaska I will be doing the reverse journey on August 10 so I will get another shot at it.

The map and video of the day are here.

Kluane Lake looks pretty scenic even with the gray clouds.
I hate selfies but, when there’s nobody else around, what choice did I have?
No wall here. The only indication of the boundary between the US and Canada is a clear cut area that runs the length of the border.