June 27-July 4, 2010

June 27:  The scenery on the road from Ft. Nelson to Liard Hot Springs, BC, was fantastic.  We wound through the Northern Canadian Rockies.  There was lots of animal life along the roadside; bears, buffalo, and deer.  The highway was friendly up to this point.  It took us approximately six hours to go 196 miles with a couple of breaks for lunch and the usual bathroom stops.  Liard Provincial Park campground was very nice.  The campsites were spacious and easy for us to get into.  There was an abundance of mosquitos but we Deeted up and were saved. We took an after-dinner dip in the springs.

June 28:  Day two at Liard Hot Springs.  We relaxed for most of the day.  I finished my book ("The Girl who Played With Fire").  Took another evening dip in the springs and returned to the rig around 10:00 pm.  The hours of daylight are getting longer!  It was still light outside at almost 11 o'clock.  Leaving tomorrow for Watson Lake, BC.

June 29:  Reached the Yukon border, another province of Canada.  The weather has been rainy for most of the day.  We visited the Sign Forest -- a place where people signs from where they are from.  This place was started by a fellow who was working on the Alaskan Highway and was homesick so put a sign up with the name of his hometown on it.  As of October 2009 there were almost 69,000 signs.  We found one from Napa and scratched our names on it.  Visited the Northern Lights Center -- kind of like an Imax theater with a presentation about the northern lights.

June 30:  Teslin, Yukon.  Beautiful campground on Teslin Lake.  It was very chilly.  Heading to Whitehorse, Yukon, tomorrow for a two-day stop.

July 1, 2010:  Played tourist in Whitehorse.  Visited the SS Klondike, a paddle wheeler used to transporting everything from Whitehorse to Dawson City, Yukon.  It has been painstakingly restored and is now a national monumemt.  Ate dinner at a place recommended by a local.  Pretty tasty chicken and ribs!  It is staying lighter longer and longer.  I'm having trouble with this going to bed when it is light out.  We have darkened our bedroom but it's still not enough for my brain.  I hope I get used to it!  Today is Canada Day -- like our July 4th.


July 2, 2010:  Went for a beautiful hike in Miles Canyon.  The Yukon River runs through this canyon.  Basalite columnar rock formations form the canyon.  Also visited a fish ladder.  No salmon yet; they arrive the end of July.  There were some trout in the ladder.

July 3, 2010:  Destruction Bay, Yukon.  Stayed one night at Cottonwood RV Park, a very nice park on the shores of Lake Kluane.  Hope to stay here again on the way back home.  The lake is the longest lake in the Yukon and is an emerald color.  So far, the highway has been pretty good.


July 4, 2010:  Traveled from Destruction Bay, Yukon to Tok, Alaska.  The road had a lot of breaks and frost heaves.  It took us 5-1/2 hours to go 240 miles.  Marilyn had a rough time -- she knows the true meaning of heave.

It's 10:00pm and the sun is still out!

Tomorrow we are off to Fairbanks and hopefully a five-seven day stay!  I'll be glad to be in one place for a while.  The weather is clearing up -- yeaa!  It is in the upper 60s here in Tok and supposed to be warmer in Fairbanks.