We are in the Yukon. Did you know that the Yukon is the size of California and the population is 30,000? Miles and Miles of wilderness and jaw-dropping scenery.
Pictures from the sign forest (fascinating):
What a beautiful morning - blue skies and the sun!! And then clouds! We traveled in and out of both today.
(Yes, those clouds were touching the road!!)
There was about a 20 miles stretch of road where people have spelled out messages, names and hometowns with rocks on the side of the road. We found out that it was started in 1990 by swim team from Fort Nelson and people have been adding more and more since then.
We crossed the Cassier Mountains today and the Continental Divide. This part of the Continental Divide divides 2 of the largest drainage systems in North America – the Yukon River and Mackenzie River watersheds. Water draining west from this point forms the Swift River then drains into the Yukon River and continues a northwest journey of 2300 miles to the Bering Sea (Pacific Ocean). Water that drains to the east travels a journey of 2650 miles to the Arctic Ocean. It first forms the Rancheria River which flows into the Liard River then the Mackenzie River.
The scenery is jaw-dropping around every corner. We are so blessed to see all of this.
We also saw a bear on the side of the road and before we realized what it was, it ran off… This is truly the wilderness.We are staying at MucLuc Annies in Teslin, Yukon. It is free as long as you eat in their restaurant. And let me tell you, the salmon was absolutely wonderful… It is situated by the Teslin Lake that is 86 miles long, averages 2 miles across and has an average depth of 194 feet.
We also toured around the town and got some great pictures of the lake.
Notice the little town right after the bridge – that is Teslin.
Yes, that is rain on the right. It is amazing to see the vastness of both the Yukon and northern British Columbia. On the top of a hill, you can see where it is rain and where it is not.
Lots of history today plus lots of pictures including one with another moose….
With dinner at Mukluk Annies we also got a free houseboat ride on the lake with Captain Mukluk Chuck. What an interesting fellow – he told us about living in that area, plus history on the lake and what they see during the different seasons. We went to the other side of the lake and feed the birds that were following us. Here is one of the hungry fellows:
A picture of our camp from the boat:
A picture of the mountains from the boat:
We also met Jean and Frank, fellow Escapees, and spent the evening chatting. Wonderful folks and we had a wonderful time.
And I just had to show you this – a picture of our motor home at 11:30 PM. With the long hours of daylight, it is really hard to tell time.
Miles Traveled: 171Routes Traveled:
Yukon: YK-1(ALCAN)
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