Big Horn Hotel Watson Lake

Our plan was to leave Skagway early this morning and drive halfway to Stewart, BC (about 700 miles total). There is not much in the way of civilization along this route, so we figured on fueling up in Skagway (at much lower US prices), as well as purchasing a few groceries. The challenges began when we tried to slide in. Our coach has four slides, and the bed slide would retract just about 3 inches and then ratchet like it was all the way in. After several attempts ...

... spot in no time and hope that the other welds don't break on the way. I am sorry if I am griping, but just remember, when you can make something simple to help someone, please do it and don't create more problems for someone in need, however small it may be. Well here I am writing a book again, but I don't have anything else to do but borrow your ears. I am just thankful to God that we had things checked out before something really serious happened.

... reimbursed $180. I guess we should just be thankful we were near a medical facility because you can drive for hours and see nothing but an occasional fuel stop…and sometimes those are closed down. The campground has lots of tall pine trees and was not crowded. We got a spot close to the office in order to have good Wi-Fi access so it’s a little less aesthetic than we might desire, but that was our choice.

After we arrived yesterday, I baked ...

Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada - Day 2

It felt great to sleep in this morning. Today was not a travel day, there wasn't anything scheduled until 2:00, and there really wasn’t anything left to see in this dying town.

I awoke at 10 a.m. and Art was nowhere in sight so I worked at the computer a little – paid some bills and published a couple days of travel on our blog. Internet connection has been at a premium, and ...

... store, a couple of gas stations, and a few restaurants. Everything is run down and ill kept. Many of the hotels have been boarded up.

Watson Lake is home to the Signpost Forest where visitors are invited to leave evidence of their presence in town with whatever kind of sign they wish to tack onto a post. Since it was still early and we didn’t see any of the other rigs from the caravan, we decided to park and take a look at the signs.
Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada nocknock

... farming stopped and we began to travel thru wilderness. I included a lot of tree and forest photos.

Then we got into the mountains and actually crossed the highest point on the Alcan Highway. See the photos of mountains.

There has been a lot of wild game today. I got photos of some of it.
Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada waynemadewell

... Chiristians who believe the Lord has allowed them to use this little piece of heaven for awhile and they take great care in preserving it. On Sunday mornings, they even have a worship service….but we’ve never been there on a Sunday to join them, and that’s our misfortune, I’m sure.

While I settled inside, Nitchie and Wendell played outside. Since there were few campers, Nitchie was allowed off ...

... river) until we reached Watson Lake. The Liard River suspension bridge is the only one that remains on the Alaska Highway as the road has been diverted away from the other bridges


Watson Lake "Yukon Gateway" & Signpost Forest

This town is just inside the Yukon border and is a hub for mining and logging in the southern Yukon ...

... trapper's cabin and much more. A 77 yr old man, who owned alot of the cars & engines was there. Fred & Bill really enjoyed talking with him. There was an old ski-doo I wanted to get for Wendy & Bill but it wasn't for sale-ha! We saw 3 black bear, 2 elk, 2 moose, 1 bison and 1 caribou. Evelyn saw another black bear and elk that the rest of us didn't see. Then we were up, down and across the Rocky Mountains. Yippee.....NOT! We ended our ...