Watson Lake -- Signpost Forest

We have seen lots of wildlife along the road.  These stone sheep were just standing alongside the highway.  We've also seen fox, beaver, buffalo, lots of bears, geese, ducks, elk and one moose.  From Dawson Creek we made our way to Fort Nelson which was a long drive but not too bad.  Once we left Fort Nelson we were in the Northern Rockies and the road was winding with lots of 7 to 9 percent grades up and down.  Throw in some road construction and the threat of rain and we decided to park for the night after 120 miles and almost 4 hours of tense driving.    Although the Alaska highway we've been on so far is still better than any road we were on in Alberta. 

The next morning we had to wait for the fog to lift off the road.  Glad we did because there were lots of critters along the road.  We got to Watson Lake in the Yukon and went to see the famous signpost forest.  One of the original Alaska highway workers got homesick and put up a sign that told how far it was to his hometown.  Now the signpost forest has over 80,000 signs.  We did not add a sign to the forest but we did enjoy seeing where they were all from.   We stayed the next night in Teslin which is a native American (in Canada First Nation people) town.    Now we are in Whitehorse staying a few days so we can get the oil changed in the truck.  Since we left Yuma we have put over 5000 miles on the truck.