Lake Creek Campground - Yukon

Mother black bear and cubs

We left Tok, with an easy day ahead of us.  Made it thru customs, with minimal effort.  decided to take a short hike to Hidden Lake (a kettle pond, in the Yukon....one of probably a million, but it had a boardwalk to get there...a nice little one mile hike, with complementary children's life jackets under the sign, "Kids don't float." Then came the realization that there is a time zone change, and our anticipated arrival time is now 5:00!  Fortunately, there were plenty of nice spots left, and we cozied up under some tall spruce trees.

Awhile back an Alaskan asked if we had seen any wildlife, we excitedly said we had seen moose...yeah, yeah, but besides that have you seen any real wildlife! It's a different world.

Anyway back at the campground, we have pulled down all the shades, because the sun is still up at 11:00 at night, when there is a banging at the door.  We figure it must be the Royal Mounties, searching for an escaped murderer or even worse...nope...mother and daughter pull into the campground, find a place and are trying to self register and pay their $12, but they don't have change for a $20.  Our visitor is a 10 year girl asking for change at 11:00 at night...only in the Yukon!

It's off to Haines Junction...back a few weeks ago we stopped there for lunch...and we are anxious for a repeat!