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Awoke early this morning, 5:30 am, to bright sunlight. Days are long here. After showering and dressing, Ray opened the door to find his new friend, Bebe, waiting for him. After a slice of cheese (and I'm running low for grilled cheese sandwiches), the sauntered off together to button up the RV's systems. We all went to the main lodge and had a homemade "lumberjack" breakfast. Bought some souveniers, couple of the cinnamon buns and we departed northbound. Our route today was through some of the most scenic country since leaving Lake Louise/Jasper. Our first stop was Summit Lake. This was a gorgeous, turquoise lake that's the highest summit on the Alaskan Highway. Next we encountered a winding section of highway with steep cliffs on either side of the road. He we saw our first Rock Sheep. They were all over the side of the highway. I read in the "MilePost" that the way to differentiate between the males and the females was by their horns. They don't shed them like deer. The males have long, curved horns, and the females have short, straight ones. It said the larger its horns, the more status a ram has in a herd. Larger
rams usually have the first opportunity for mating. Kinda reminds me of.........., Oh, never mind.
Next stop was Munch Lake. Muncho means Big in Kaska language, and it certainly is big. The color is a lovely blue, and is attributed to the copper oxide leaching into it. There were several RV parks along it's shore, and they looked very inviting, as this lake is known for it's great fishing. After some Kodak moments, we headed north once again to the Liard River Hot Springs. We made a stop here, and after a short walk on a boardwalk through a bog, we were sitting in the river, and it felt wonderful. The temperature was about 100 degrees, and everyone loved it. Definitely worth the stop. The remainder of our day saw us dip into and out of the Yukon, before entering for good at Watson Lake. The ride from Liard to Watson Lake was loaded with wildlife. We saw many black bears, and stopped taking their pictures.. Numerous bison grazing along the road, and a your Brown bear were seen and photographed.
We finally arrived at our destination, Downtown RV Park, in Watson Lake. It was quite a disappointment
after last night's stop. The owner was a real B---ch. The wifi was a weak hotspot on their backporch, and the campsite had us stacked like cordwood. Oh well, as the town of Watson Lake is only around 500 yards long from end to end, you take what you can get.
We walked to the Signpost Forest and posted our sign that we brought from home. There are over 75,000 signs here, with more added every day. This practice was begun in 1942 by Carl Lindley, a soldier in the U.S. Army's Engineering outfit, while constructing the Highway. After getting a few groceries at the local market, we enjoyed cocktails, had a nice Asian Stir Fry dinner, then all went for a walk. We went to Kathy's Kitchen for an ice cream, then walked along Wye Lake, near the campground. After plotting our route and plans for tomorrow, we retired to out respective rigs and hit the sack.
Animal count: 6-7 Bison, 6-7 Black bear, 1 Brown Bear, 1 Moose, 1 doz. Rock sheep
Mileage: 247 Total to date: 2753
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JOHN
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Generous Ray
ery thoughtful Ray bought breakfast at the lodge for all. I misjudged him all these years. Not!