There's Hope

We decided at the last minute to head to the town of Hope.  As we drove down the only road into town, we came upon the "road ends in 1 mile" sign.  Since we are unable to back-up when we are towing the Honda, this is never a sign we want to see.  The campground at the end of the road was full and all the others, which is only a couple, were totally full.  As we were leaving the tiny town and trying to figure out where to go, Chris decided to see if we could stay in the parking lot of a local restaurant.  The guy was great!  With that being said, it's not like staying in the Wendy's parking lot.  We ended up staying two nights and ran in to a couple of families we had met a few week before.  We listened to a good local singer and ended up really liking Hope.  It is a tiny town with some very proud locals.  They have maintained the local gold mining history.  It was one of the first gold mining towns because it was accessible by boat, unlike many in the Yukon that you hiked to for weeks or months in grueling conditions.  We were able to see the Bore Tide, which was on my bucket list.  The Bore Tide occurs when there is a very low tide that collides with the high tide and creates an incoming wave.  It can be 10 feet tall.  We were able to climb to the top of a cliff to watch.  There were very high winds that caused it to break up a bit, but still cool to watch.  The locals kayak and surf it.

Signs that were at a Whitewater Rafting Festival we stopped at!

This was growing in a pine forest, no editing.  It looked like those ceramic ones people put in their yards!

 This is our spot waiting for the Bore Tide.