Destruction Bay

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Destruction Bay got its name during the construction of the Alaskan Highway.  The troops would set up camps, supply depots and other buildings only to have the weather turn bad and the wind pick up across this bay and destroy what they had built.  The Alaska Highway has been rerouted at Destruction Bay, to get it further away from the bay (ie the source of the destruction) and make it a better passage.  From our Campground Host we learned that the construct began in August of 2007.  Guess who came through Destruction Bay in August 2007 following a bulldozer as it cleared a path through the blast rubble to create a new road.  Our caravan in 2007 were the first RVs to use the new road.  At least the road today did not require a bulldozer as a pilot car.

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The weather looks ominous during our stay

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There was not a lot to do here but there was a wildlife museum that showed us what wildlife to look for besides our wild caravan members :)

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See it in the museum, because we will not be here in winter

  Don, my brother-in-law, hiked to see where the original Alaska Highway had been dug, and realized that we were not alone.  This moose track was fresh!

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The’re Here!!!!!!!!!!

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This is all that is left of a dock that Destruction Bay destroyed in the last decade.

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Destruction bay is still alive and kicking (anything put here)

Here is what the original Alaska Highway looks like today.   A fire ring shows the area is now a campsite, though not heavily used.  And now you see what an under-maintained highway becomes.

 

--> Our Camp Host/Owner/cook/entertainer is Destruction Bay’s equivalent to a “cowboy poet”, he sang, (some of the songs he wrote) recited his poetry and told some stories.  That evening was cold but enjoyable.   Notice we all are in heavy coats.  Look at the next picture and see that the residence there think this is summer

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  At least he wore socks with the sandals and long pants.   He told us that this was one of the coldest summers in a long time, and last winter had record breaking snow fall.  So this is summer!?!?!?