From Toad River to Watson Lake (Post # 16)

June 17, 2018

Before leaving Toad River, we had to take one more look, 

and there were two moose down by the lake.  It is so serene here.  

Looks almost like we're back home.  

That tractor reminds me of one my daddy had when I was a little girl.

It's a long, long road.  

This is how my heart feels, mourning the loss of our loved one, having to go on without him.  

But, thankfully, we don't have to go on without God to help us.

Bear # one, today.

                                            Bear # two.

                                         Bear # three. 

                               Long horn sheep.

Bear # four.  These are all black bears.  We've seen about four grizzlies, but I couldn't capture them on film.  Either they were moving too fast or we were.  They are such beautiful creatures.  I'd much rather view them from the RV, though.

Bison

Black bear # five.

We made a small detour to Liard Hotsprings, in the picture above and the one below.  It is the largest natural hot springs in Canada.  It is a natural river of hot water rather than a spring-fed, man-made pool.  It is rather large.  We got in at the middle where the water was very warm and then made our way down to the hottest end.  We didn't venture down to the end where the water was supposed to be cooler.  It was very soothing and relaxing.

We are now out (for a little while) of British Columbia and into the Yukon.  The way the road is, though, we go in and out of both of these Canadian provinces several times.

This is a famous landmark along the Alcan at milepost 635 called Sign Post Forest.  It is a collection of over 80,000 signs and growing. Visitors may add their own signs if they wish.  It is one of the most famous landmarks along the Alaska Highway.  It was started by a homesick GI in 1942.  He was assigned light duty while recovering from an injury and put up the first signpost for his hometown, Danville, Illinois, 2,835 miles away.

Our first Provincial Park stay.