In the Yukon

We arrived in the Yukon today! 679 more miles to Tok, Alaska - the first Alaskan community we arrive at. We may just make it! We are spending the night in Watson Lake, Yukon. A very busy little town after a very long stretch of lonesome highway. It has 3 big RV parks for a town of 1,400. Watson Lake is known for its signpost forest. It is 57,000 signs that people has put up on their trip to & from Alaska. It was started by a lonesome soldier from Illinois in 1942 when the Army Corp of Engineers was building the Alaskan Highway. A black bear was so near our truck on the highway today - you can see by the excellent picture. He didn't care that we were there; he just kept eating and ambling along. We also saw a huge buffalo herd. Yesterday's animal highlight was a baby moose. Last night we boondocked. That's lingo for camping along the highway. We picked a turn out on Muncho Lake. A lake as beautiful as Lake Louise and it was all ours. To give you an idea of how remote this area is, this morning when getting gas, the lady told us her place had the best breakfast along the Alaskan Highway. Since I'd only had instant coffee, you know I was up for that! Any way the man that made breakfast also runs the post office. He has 6 residential boxes year round and 30 in the summer and that covers about a 100 mile area. The Canadian postal workers are on strike. He said he had to go on strike but since he's management too, he'd have to work anyway! And yes, the breakfast was excellent (I watched him shred the potato for the hash browns). Almost forgot, we stopped at Liard River Hot Springs today and lounged in the hot mineral water. It felt great.


Comments from Eldon: Today was a good day for a drive. Started off the morning with a herd of buffalo, with calves, cows and bulls. The hot springs were hot - I feel like I'm 21 even though I'm always immature any way. Later we stopped by a bear and I got good pictures. He had no concern of my picture taking. Cindy refused to pose with the bear and Larry was under a pillow. Tonight we found a place to camp with cable. My day is complete and I can watch the last game in the Stanley Cup. Go Bruins; I haven't been in Canada long enough to go for the Canucks. I almost forgot....the sunset picture you see was taken at 11:30 last night on Lake Muncho. It didn't get dark til about 2:00 a.m. And we will be seeing longer days than that!


Comments from Larry: Bears are not cute. I never saw one until today. They are not cuddly. They stink and they eat cats. It's not that funny that I hid under a pillow.