Haines - A Little place in the Middle of Nothing, Full of Surprises Good

Haines - A Little place in the Middle of Nothing, Full of Surprises Good

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Date: 04/10/2012 to 07/10/2012

Saímos of: Denali National Park, AK

Destination: Haines Borough, Stopping in Anchorage AK, AK por 2 nights.

Distance: 239 miles from Denali to Anchorage and 756 miles from Anchorage to Haines (sleeping with a stop in Tok).

Travel time: Denali – Anchorage: 6:30 hours, including stop for lunch. Anchorage – Haines,,en,great service and best cost-benefit Haines,,pt,It has been presented on Broadway,,pt,We miss a museum to tell a bit of local history,,pt,and more options to eat,,pt,depending on the geographical location next to the former Soviet Union,,pt,located in an area that is a major tourist hub of the region,,pt,group that occupied the region in ancient times,,pt,allowing access to several other cities in the region,,pt,Besides having one of the largest populations in the world eagles,,pt,7th / Oct would be the Thanksgiving holiday of Canadian neighbors,,pt,comparisons aside,,pt,We realized that even,,pt: 16:30 hours, divided em 2 excerpts: 1) Anchorage – Took: 4:30 hours roadside; 2) Took – Haines: 12 hours, including stops for lunch and fuel.

Path: The first section was done in AK-3 S / George Park Highway, while the second part was divided into various roads, with beautiful scenery (AK-1 N; Ak-2 And where we come in Canda; Alaska Hayway novamente; e Haines Hayway, Which brings us back to the United States).

Where to sleep: In Anchorage were two nights at the hotel Extended Stay, to update pending. Already on the way to Haines, in the city of Tok, we slept in our tent, in the parking lot of a roadside hotel, while in Haines, the three nights we were in our tent in the camping Camper Park since the temperature was more under control.

What eat different: Overdose of Thai food. Still on the Road, arriving in Tok, we had our first Thai meal in a trailer for a nice couple. If ever there someone passer, find a sticker shipment 4×1. Já em Haines, almoçamos by 3 vezes no Chilkat Bakery Restaurant, a delightful restaurant with Thai food, ótimo serviço e melhor custo-benefício de Haines.

Tire cheio: The coexistence between man and the bear. The Chilkat river fishing is an activity that is shared, where men and bears are seen almost side by side. Moreover, assitimos a fun musical (que já foi apresentado na Broadway), with actors and local production!

Tire murcho: Nothing very relevant. Sentimos falta de um museu que contasse um pouco da história local, e de mais opções para comer.

HAINES - A Little place in the Middle of Nothing, Full of Surprises Good

"Often, entitulamos untamable beasts like bears, always putting them responsibility for any attack, when in fact we are often, men, we do not respect the space and their habitat. Em Haines, conclude that living in harmony between men and bears can, is just a question of limits. Unlike everything we read and hear, there men and bears share the same space in search of the same food. "

After intense and rich life experience in Denali Wilderness, and before we arrive em Haines, passed through Anchorage, largest city in the state of Alaska, approximately 300.000 thousand inhabitants, ie you love to 40% the entire population of the state, also known as "The Last Frontier". Its development was mainly due to the airline industry, since it has the third busiest cargo airport in the world. Moreover, the United States maintains two major military bases in Anchorage since the Cold War, em função da localização geográfica próxima à antiga União Soviética. Our passage there lasted 2 days, and was very helpful in putting day as pending in site update, laundry and revision of 20,000 km of Tanajura. Since they do not manufacture the Frontier diesel in U.S., they did not have the correct oil filter, Then it was time to go into action our stock of spare parts that we have purchased in Brazil for situations like this.

ToDO left behind, we rumo Haines, a town of 2.500 inhabitants which has a rich history and natural diversity, localizada em uma area que é um importante pólo turístico da região, known as inside passage, a gorgeous sea route which will have a detailed description in the next post. The town's name came after a mission and a school commissioned by a Chilkat (grupo que ocupava a região nos tempos mais remotos), as a way of honoring the chairman of the committee that raised funds for the construction work, in 1884. But the region has undergone a change during the most important years of 1898 and 1899, due to the gold rush (golden rush). The main road so far called Dalton's trail allowed the gold and supplies were directed towards the region of Yukon, which increased its importance in the region. But, after the construction of the railroad White Pass and Yukon, que permitia o acesso a diversas outra cidades da região, increased competition and the economy experienced a slight decline. Currently, tourism is the main attraction of the city. Além de possuir uma das maiores populações de águias do mundo (bald eagles – that eagle which is the symbol of the U.S.), fishing also attracts numerous visitors to the region. Moreover, Summer in the city is also very popular for outdoor activities, as rafting and hiking.

We arrived very late in Haines, on Thursday, around 23:00 hours, tired , starving and without a place to sleep. We try to feed logo lombriga, eating a pizza in a pub, where we gather information about the campsites city. We searched for almost an hour, unsuccessfully, until we decided to ask a police officer who should have been suspicious of something, so many times we spent in the station deserted street. We followed his car to get a camping not allowed access to cars. So, He took us to the camping Camper Park, where we stayed for three days, well protected from the chill and bathroom with a little precarious.

The city was "full" because on Monday, dia 7/Out seria o feriado de ação de graças dos vizinhos canadenses. Em Every place that íamos, greetings of welcome were given to siblings of border. The first thing we did the next day was going to the visitor center, where we were very well received by the friendly American lady who gave us tips of interesting activities in the city. We left eager for the main attraction of the city, or rio Chilkat, which had already been indicated by other friends expeditioners. In River, handheld devices with fishermen, both local and tourists, go in search of food and leisure. As we approached the river we can understand why its popularity. The smell of fish could be felt inside the car with the windows closed such a quantity of salmon crossing the river. As we said in the post from Seattle, salmon ascend back to the river to spawn and die, after having spent most of his life at sea. To fish, people wore special clothes to withstand the icy water, since there fishing is traditionally done in the water, often through the modality “fly-fishing”.

Besides the traditional fishermen, various birds like the bald eagle (American Bald Eagle) and Gaivotas, adorned the river view. But all that jumble of cars and tourists were there to see a third type of fisherman, "Or friend Urso", more accustomed to the cold water in the region. They crossed the river with a smile on your face, regardless of the temperature, in search of the best spot to catch their prey. They were near the rocks, Using its sharp teeth to separate the skin, interestingly is the part they like best. In another particular situção, drove slowly (alga em throne of 20km / h) observing the landscape, breathing the air with open windows when, to our surprise a grizzly bear appeared in our window, the 2 meters away. This was not the greatest, but it was close we've ever seen, not to mention the surprise factor. We were completely unresponsive, they can not even take picture of this scene. But there were many opportunities. We also saw a bear 3 meters from the car, sniffing and rubbing on a metal plate, completely hipinotizado, what made us think that some fisherman might have cleaned salmon over there. Indeed, stand there looking at the bridge this huge beast look docile, so docile that makes you want to move your hand, sharing the space with the man was a truly amazing feeling. Oftentimes, entitulamos untamable beasts like bears, always putting them responsibility for any attack, when in fact we are often, men, we do not respect the space and their habitat. Em Haines, conclude that living in harmony between men and bears can, is just a question of limits. Unlike everything we read and hear, there men and bears share the same space in search of the same food.

During our stop at the visitors center, we were informed that there would be a special event in town that weekend. A play called Oklahoma, a musical one day for a staged on Broadway, but with local actors and production. We went to buy tickets for the afternoon in a bookstore, where we discover that the daughter of the owner of the bookstore, I was in the store would be a part of the actresses. When they were 19:15, We were at the stage door, 15 minutes before starting the play. The seats were spacious, Standard size of the American view of the stage and was good from anywhere in the small amphitheater. We got there, no pretense for the three-hour show that would ahead. When the play began, soon realized that nobody was there professional. But amateurism brought a bounty of different jokes ready, was a joke natural, where the actor was smiling along with the audience. An older lady, along with the couple secondary, made of single piece good for a big surprise. Gradually the laughs were coming and infecting everyone present. Comparações aparte, the costumes, scenarios and the production as a whole were great, given the size of the city. Perhaps as a matter of expectations or indeed the quality of the piece, the fact is that we came out relaxed and happy with the investment.

In addition to the outdoor attractions, Haines has a museum / workshop where huge wooden totem poles are made by hand. It is an attempt to reproduce the indigenous art, since the overwhelming majority of the originals is being degraded with time.

On Saturday night, went back to the same pub that we had eaten pizza, the first day. This time the atmosphere was much more crowded and lively. As Brazilian, football lovers, Gruden at the geek table (or pebolim) almost all night, where laughter and screams were packaged beer by alaskiana. As it was our last night in Alaska, decided to step out in style. We asked a song and sing and dance on the runway karaoke pub. As soon as the first verses came, others joined us on the trail packed by hit Twist and shout.

Shortly before embarcarmos the ferry to Prince Huppert, still had time to grab a 18km road that led us to a view of the Davidson Glacier, more experience in this stunning village agra1dável.

For more photos from our visit to Haines, click here!