We are back in Haines Junction after a WONDERFUL week in spite of all the rain,wind and low clouds at Kluane National Park. One of the best parts of being retired is you can stay places as long as you want. Kluane was fantastic, it reminds me of Banff or Yellowstone only you can go all day and not see another person or car - you feel like a real explorer! The mountains remind me of Estes Park, Colorado, only higher and with no one else around. This place has more wildlife than most zoos, with moose, caribou, dool horn sheep (lots of them), grizzlies (we've seen either two or three blonde or black bears everyday), and bald eagles a daily sight. Because of the cloud cover we never saw Mt. Logan
. The moose are EVERYWHERE at Kluane, including the roads. Many of the roads are gravel/mud in the park, but our H3 had no problems even going up the steep summit grade on a rainy morning. We took the drive up to Destruction Bay and met the couple in their H2 that had been at the Canadian border crossing with us a month ago and we both pulled over and talked with each other, they had been up to Dawson and loved it and back already. I think there's a certain camaraderie among Hummer owners like Corvette or Jeep Wrangler owners. He would LOVE to be getting the 17/18mpg we have been averaging. With over 12,800 miles on the odometer we have yet to have any problems, except for our starred headlight cover from the rocks - the windshield is still unscathed. My overall impression is of a rugged vehicle that is great offroad and comfortable on the highway. For the 33,900 we paid, I feel this is a lot of vehicle with more capability than I first thought, and I'm very pleased with the reliability and lack of little problems - still don't feel any buzz in the accelerator pedal like others. On a 1C day up here we got our first low tire pressure warning, but it went away after 5 minutes of driving and after the trails we took in Kluane I probably need to check the tire pressure anyway. I am 6 ft 4 and have no problems with my arm resting on the side or sill, but with size 14 shoes I agree about the brake pedal being a little close and I'd like to see the window lift switches moved forward. I give the cloth seats an A++ for comfort and the monsoon an A too. We have so much JUNK in the back, the backseats almost lie flat now and I have been relegated to using my outside mirrors due to my wife's inability to resist a bargain and a gift shop owner's dream customer. I love the heater controls because they are easy to use, I can read them without my glasses on, and wearing gloves doesn't make them difficult to use. Some of things you mentioned would be nice, but it would then be a $43,000 plus vehicle and not nearly the following it has now or the aftermarket equipment (I still want someone to come out with a good/easy to install winch). I don't even notice the power issue anymore, and I find it more than adequate and comfortable on the highway and A+ offroad - after owning 8 4X4s I can say that NEVER seems to go hand in hand as well as it does on the H3. When you're in the middle of nowhere on mud and gravel roads, the H3 inspires confidence. Tomorrow we are back to Whitehorse and start our drive up to Carmacks and Dawson City and maybe, depending on the weather, a little further north.