Day 75 - 6/15/04
Destruction Bay, YT to Pine River Valley Lodge, YT
63 miles
I didn't feel like riding the full 120 miles to Beaver Creek, the next
town I plan to stop in, so I rode halfway and stopped at a nice little
lodge. About 10 miles past Destruction Bay is another stop called
Burwash Landing that had a really nice, well done museum. The
museum had some excellent displays on all the major wildlife of the
Yukon; very informative and visually stimulating. When I got to
the lodge I called up University Housing and managed to secure a
1-bedroom furnished apartment for when I arrive. UAF has
month-to-month faculty housing available, so I'll be able to stay there
while I look for a house. That was the last major piece of
business I had to take care of before I arrive, so I'm really happy
that's done.
For the second time in the trip I ran into someone that I had met
earlier in the trip. In Watson Lake the waitress at the diner,
named Catherine, had mentioned that she was looking for a job closer to
Alaska. She is Canadian and her fiance is American and currently
living in Fairbanks. She does not have a fiance visa yet, so she
can't move to Alaska. Anyway, it turns out she got a job at the
lodge here, and she arrived from Watson Lake while I was eating
dinner. Another wild coincidence. I'm happy for her, she's
now pretty close to the border.
