The Yukon

This is the first time in a week that we've got to stay in one place for more that one night. We are in Whitehorse, YT. We've been very busy here for the two whole days we've been able to explore. But let me start with the road to get here.

We drove 285 miles from Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson We rode over several frost heaves on the way. At least most are marked so we could slow way down to get over them. We got to see the Heritage Museum that was next to the RV park. That was about all we did that day.

On Tuesday we headed out for Liard (Lee-ard) Provential park. We saw at least three caribou and a wild ram. We stopped for lunch at a roadside place that has a gift shop. We saw a sign that said, " I drove the Alaska Highway both ways, Dammit!"The park is a beautiful place. We dry camped again, but the scenery was outstanding. the trip that day was 185 miles. We went over to the hot springs thatare very famous up here for the "cures" the water is suppose to do. All we saw was steam rising from the water. It's said to be about 105 or 108 degrees. We didn't partake. We got a lot of mud and bug "guts" on the windshield.But that's an everyday occurence up here.

We went to Watson Lake next to put our sign up at the Sign Post Forest. I couldn't believe how many signs there were. We got overload looking at them. That night we went to a theater to see a show called the Northern Lights. It was wonderful. And it's probably the only way I'll see them since they can only be seen at night.

Here in Whitehorse, that is 289 miles from the last place we've seen an old stern wheeler, a museum about the ice age up here, and a vaudville show. It's eleven o'clock and the sun is still up. This about like it was in Scotland.

So far we've only been in three provences in Canada, and we've seen all kinds of flora and fauna. There are wild roses everywhere and some blue flowers as well as some sweet white ones close to the ground. We saw them on our walk to a waterfall. And we saw our moose finally. In fact we saw three that day. One was out in the middle of a river and another was a mother and her calf crossing the road. Both times the moose way there and then gone, so no pictures. But I saw them.

hat's all for now. Love, Mom and Dad PS I was having trouble with the pictures, so they are mixed up. It's mid-night and I'm done...