Sunday, May21st – No internet tonight in the Baby Nugget RV park west of Watson Lake. We’ve had another short day with lots of beautiful scenery.

Early in today’s drive we saw our first stone sheep. Stone sheep are indigenous to the mountains of northern British Columbia. They are darker and smaller than the bighorn found in the Rocky Mountains.

 

 

 

We also saw bison and more bears along today’s drive (here a sow and her yearling cub) –

This view of the Trout River is above the north end of Muncho Lake.

 

 

 As we turned westerly at Contact Creek, we could see the Cassiar Mountains in the distance. The Al-Can Highway winds between British Columbia and the Yukon Territory along this stretch and doesn’t finally leave British Columbia until tomorrow’s drive (25 or so kilometers before Teslin).

In Watson Lake, we visited the Northern Lights Center and saw films about climate and the
Aurora Borealis.  We also saw the Signpost Forest (started in 1942, it now has more than 75,000 signs including a number of signs for Texas towns).

After following the Laird River for most of the day, we crossed it for the last time near Watson Lake.

 

Monday, May 22^nd – We are at Lake Teslin after another short driving day. The wildlife must take Monday off as we didn’t see anything but a chipmunk.

Here are a few views of the Cassiar Mountains as we drove along.

 

Here is a view of the Nisutlin River where it joins the Teslin River and Lake.

 

Just so you’ll be able to envision our “home”, we’ve made pictures for a home tour.

 

The cockpit

Overhead bunk

Dining Room

Bed before it's unfolded

And after

Kitchen

                                                               Shower

Sink and toilet

Slide-out

Front door