Wednesday, June 17. We woke up to a surprise -- only 29• And ice all over the tent. We had a late first breakfast at the lodge while everything thawed out.
We reached the actual continental divide 1 mile down the road. At 3:00 pm we reached our 3000 mile mark and shared a 2 day old cinnamon bun. GPS N59-55.245 W131-42.937, Elev 2715 (back in BC).
Late in the day we reached some major construction, but decided to get it over with while the traffic was light. We were escorted through the first mile by pilot car and then were on our own for the next 9 miles of DUST and ROCK.
We met a young couple riding bikes in the opposite direction. They were just starting out for their day as we were finishing ours. They were having the best luck riding from 4:00 pm till 2:00 am while the traffic is down. They gave us some advice on how to store our food at camp in the back of trash bins away from bears.
We finally made it to camp at Dawson Peaks Lodge. The restaurant had closed, but the owner was nice enough to heat up some chili for us. GPS N60-06.623 W132-33.133 elev 2316 (back in the Yukon) (71 miles)