Dirt, Dirt and more dirt

June 5, 2017

We left Liard Hot Springs, headed for Watson Lake. The roads thus far have been paved and relatively uneventful, but today we ended up with some construction and gravel and the dust was something else! At times, the visibility can be like you are in a snowstorm! Fortunately we don’t have to drive all the time like this.

Today was also the day for more wildlife. We saw a couple of bison soon after we were on the road today as well as a fox and moose. The weather was nice for driving, a bit on the cooler side, but pleasant to be out in.

We arrived in the Yukon just before noon – we’ll drive in and out a few times before we stay in it bound for Alaska. We made our stop in Watson Lake just after lunch. This campground is what is common up here for campgrounds – a gravel lot beside a gas station. If not a gas station, they will be beside a motel. This one has a large, modern store as well as a nice laundromat so we’ll take advantage of being here early to do a few loads of wash. Won’t be hanging it out to dry though with all the vehicles driving through the gravel…

We walked over to the Sign Post Forest with a sign we had brought along.

At present count, there are over 80,000 signs from all over the world. Some are just city signs, while others have the names and places where people have come from. They are creative – written on whatever people had with them if they hadn’t planned on bringing something. – toilet seat, dishpan, tin plates to name a few we saw.

Next up, more lakes.. and first fishing attempt!