Back again. I think we finally found the only place in Canada that has decent wifi....and it's in the Yukon. The campground we stayed at last night had a strong signal, but their server was not working.....no wifi again. Anyway, back to the story.

The drive from Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson was generally an easy one with relatively flat terrain and nothing special about the scenery, except for the snow-capped mountains looming in the distance ahead of us. We stopped at the Fort Nelson Heritage Museum, which had a collection of things we (us older folks, anyway) would have thrown out as the technology improved. Like, ringer washing machines, rotary dial telephones, old tractors and farm machinery, and a garage of old, vintage cars.
One of the cars was a 1908 Buick, which the owner (see picture) drove from Fort Nelson to Whitehorse a distance of about 1000 kilometers and back. Interesting fellow.

After leaving Fort Nelson, the road became more hilly and twisty as we approached those dang snow-capped mountains. Then, up we went at a snails pace around switchbacks and steep grades. We were in the Northern Rockies again. Near the summit of the first big climb, we saw a momma bear and her three cubs grazing at the edge of the cliff. I got a few pics before momma bear ran off with her cubs close behind.
The road from there became narrower, twistier, rougher, and just plain gnarly. We were trying to reach a small town called Toad River to spend the night. We finally made it, but a lot later than we had planned. We managed to get 390 miles closer to Alaska.

After a restful night in Toad River, we headed out about 7:30 am for Watson Lake. It was cloudy and didn't look like it would clear up. About 30 miles from Toad River is Muncho Lake. The lake is very long and is still mostly frozen over. However, the water and the ice are a bright emerald. (Samantha, I collected a jar of the water, but till I got it back to the motorhome, it had cleared up.:):)) I took several pics and will post them later.

The road improved and we were able to make good time to Watson Lake. We parked in the parking area for the SIGN POST FOREST and had lunch. As we finished and were ready to take a stroll through the forest, it began to rain. Barb took her umbrella and I just threw on a hat and we got our stroll in. The Sign Post Forest started in 1942 when a few homesick soldiers with the Corp of Engineers, who were building the Alaska Highway, put up a few signs with the mileage on them back to their home towns. It has grown into a 'forest' of poles with signs from all over the world. We were going to leave one, but the rain had gotten harder and we decided to leave.

The rest of trip to where we are now, Teslin, Yukon, was on and off rain. We hit a few areas of the highway that were under repair from the winter frost and were just gravel. With the rain, it turned them into mud. I have a BIG cleanup to do when we get to a RV wash.

We got 356 miles closer to Alaska today, almost 4000 miles to date. Only 700 miles to Fairbanks.

That's about it for now......pictures to follow shortly.

Take care, have fun, and be safe.

Ron & Barb