Blogs from Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada, North America - page 2

Day: 23/24 Distance: 8224 Well yesterday was dedicated a driving day. I had already been on this stretch of the highway so the goal was to get as close to BC as feasible. I got to Watson Lake which was my original destination at around 10:30PM (it was a long day though I did lose an hour leaving Alaska). I'm not sure why I said that this streach was just full of trees and implied it was rather boring because I was mistaken. I must have been talking about leaving Dawson Creek going west on the Alaskan Highway (also referred as Alcan Highway) when I wrote that opinion. In fact, the drive was very beautiful with large lakes, majestic mountains and lots of lots of rain. I'm also not sure how I forgot that portions of ... read more

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 ... read more

L' hôtel tres bien, pour le prix ils peuvent. Pas de tv, plus d' internet, pas de sorties possibles, dodo de bonne heure, égal réveille tôt. Pdj dans la chambre, j' avais prévu, départ 7h30. 3kms arrêt travaux, je redémarre tres lentement, sur les indications du préposé a la circulation, 1km plus loin je suis 30kmh, il est la devant moi, a 30m, sur la côté gauche de la route. Un bel et gros ours noir. Il me regarde, traverse lentement, son poil noir, luisant est magnifique sous le soleil. Le temps de prendre l' appareil photo, que j' ai toujours a portée de main, le mettre en route, zoomer, il est dans le bois. la photo sera pour le prochain. Plus loin, a 5 kms, dans une zone de construction de pylônes électrique, un orignal, ... read more

We headed out towards Watson Lake bright & early this morning. Along the road we finally spotted a black bear in time to take his/her picture. Shortly after we saw the bear we come upon a bison. He wasn't too cooperative so I only got his butt. About an hour before we arrived in Watson Lake we saw two wild horses just grazing along side the road. As you can see from the picture, they didn't even take time to look up. In Watson Lake there is an attraction called Sign Post Forest. At this place you can hang any sign you want and there are signs from all over the world. They even have a place where you can make your own sign for a price. Given the prices of everything else in Canada we ... read more

July 10, 2011 – WATSON LAKE, YT TO TESLIN, YT When we woke up this morning the rain had passed and we were fortunate to have another beautiful day with sunshine and interesting cloud formations in the sky which adds so much to the pictures. It was a lovely drive today with many interesting stops along the way. We pulled off the road at Rancheria Falls where we enjoyed a walk through the woods to the falls. Actually, coming from BC, we were not too impressed with what they called “falls”!! However, it was a good place to stop for a bite of lunch in our rigs. At another pull out we met up with a young couple who are biking from Alaska to the tip of Argentina, taking a year and a half to do ... read more