The hem is in!

Right now, Peggie is finishing up her last day. I have already finished mine.
It started out as a typical Skagway day. The wind sounded as if it would demolish the town at any moment. The hard little not-quite-ice raindrops pelted down. I had to drive a bus to Whitehorse for winter storage. I met my two fellow drivers at 7:30 ish. Our ride back wanted to depart Whitehorse at noon. That is eleven Skagway time. Allowing two and a half hours for the drive gave us an hour to spare. Except....Raymie needed to put gas in her bus. Except...the one and only gas station in town had decided not to open until 10:00am. We decided she might make it on half a tank, and we could re-evaluate in Carcross. Off we go. On the way up we saw a moose in the road, a bear crossing the road, and a bear eating beside the road. We decided a few gallons of Canadian gas wouldn't hurt our chances of arriving safely in Whitehorse on time. So a quick stop. Except....Raymie is female. So a restroom visit was also necessary. Meantime, Shawn, who is male, had stopped to "chat" with Deena. She is "the pretty one" at Canada Customs. We didn't know where he was by now.
Arriving at Whitehorse Motors was a joke. They are constructing some additions. The city is "improving" one of two access streets. Finding a parking spot was a challenge. Finding an entrance into the building was a challenge. Finding the service department meant running a maze of small back rooms. As our one hour cushion quickly deflated, I called our ride. All good. He picked us up at noon, and we took off. As in, he is a Yukoner. So we took off without regard to minor things like posted speed limits. We arrived in Skagway in under two hours. A record for me. I was happy at every curve not to see a moose in the road.
Speaking of records, here are my final talleys for wildlife sightings:
black bears 108 (60 in the month of June, alone)
brown bears 9
moose 15
caribou 17
lynx 2 (one cub)
wolf 2
When we leave we will have been here 148 days, so that is one sighting per day with five left over.
Animals I did not count, but are also fun to see: mountain goats, dall sheep, porcupines, harbor seals, and bald eagles. Oh, and coyotes.
Now we will hope to see some sea mammals on the ferry ride south. And we are leaving just in time and by the right form of transport. The snow level is now firmly established below 5000ft.