Back in Canada!

On Labour day we traveled from Glennallen, Alaska to Haines Junction, Canada. It was a perfect travel day as there was very little traffic and none of the road construction projects was active. A narrow winding section of the Alaska Highway was followed around Kluane Lake. This beautiful lake is the largest in the Yukon covering approximately 154 square miles/400 square km.
This route is well known for its abundant wildlife sightings: bears, Dall sheep and Trumpeter swans. We were not disappointed! We spotted approximately two dozen of the graceful white swans on small lakes and some flying with the backdrop of the dark mountains with the sun shining on them. What a beautiful sight!

These three bears crossed the highway in front of us and then proceeded to casually drink from a small pond. The curious cub picked up a plastic bag for further investigation while the other cub went along with their mom..

The pictures are taken with a 300 mm lens a handheld camera from inside the truck.