Day 8 Mile 2982 - Mile 3310--Watson Lake

The Tetsa River Campground is located with this store which was located at the beginning of our drive acros British Columbia. The owner bakes fresh bread and cinnamon rolls! YUMMM!! Most of today on the road was spent looking at the rivers and finally seeing the wildlife that we had been promised. Many of today's pictures revolve around how wonderful our world is. Hope you enjoy. We did!!! The highway wound through the northern Canadian Rockies where the forests were vast. We did end up tonight in Watson Lake at the Northern Lights museum. They advertise a one-hour show telling the history of the northern lights. I ended up being a long video of northern lights with synthesizer music in the background. After the first 5 minutes we were pretty tickled as the video was pretty strange. We all wished for David Bean who would have had everyone in the place rolling in the floor.
Caribou family on the side of the road. The mom ran straight up the cliff.
Beautiful elk -- his antlers really were furry. I thought it might be Prancer.
Stone sheep with a look that says, "Is there something you need?"
There were 10 of these stone sheep nibbling on the roadbed. We could have touched them out the car window. They were most unconcerned about our presence.
Stone sheep grazing on the road.
A herd of 40 or more bison sunning and playing on the side of the road. The group included this one enormous male who flopped down on his side and took a sand bath. I could hardly believe that we were seeing that. We have a video--wish Rachel Spencer would help us get it on the blog. We can't figure it out.
I think he wanted us to pay the toll.
This big guy was standing on the side of the road watching the herd in the grass below.
Just David at the river. Buddy, this picture is for you.
The Toad River ran parallel to the Alaska Highway for many miles. The water is the most exquisite shade of turquoise from copper oxides leached from the bedstones. There is rafting on this river but I can't imagine how cold it would have been.
Emily, Marianne and David at Toad River.

Mike, Emily and David at Liard Springs. The flora around these springs is almost tropical with ferns growing everywhere. We walked a quarter mile from the park to the springs and the temperature climbed 2 - 3 degrees Celsius.

Halfway between our two major towns today were the Liard Hot Springs. The water was about 120 degrees. Very relaxing but they advise you not to stay in too long. There are actually two pools and a hanging garden, but the trail was closed today due to "Dangerous Bear"!!! So, we missed getting to see the gardens.
Location signs from all over the world are here in Sign-Post Forest in Watson Lake. There are thousands and thousands. We found one for Gilmer TX, as well as lots of other East Texas signs. David's favorite was Chicken Town, population 27.
Sign from Lockney TX where Marianne was born and where "the girls", Marsha and Charlotte, lived for several years.

We are still waiting to see the animal that we most want to see--a moose. And we are pretty pleased that we haven't seen a bear yet. Now if one wants to reveal himself a long way off, that would be okay. We also think the Canadian Border Services should investigate the trucker who tried to poach his beta. Unsavory activity.

So, don't miss out on tomorrow's adventures as the 4 moose nuggets travel to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.