We’re in Watson Lake tonight, the site of the famous Signpost Forest. There are over 10000 signs placed there, starting with the one first placed there during the construction of the Alaskan Highway. Our drive today was a fairly short one, just over 200 miles. We drove along beautiful Muncho Lake and past Laird Hot Springs. There were many buffalo along the road, along with a few moose and caribou. The wild and beautiful rivers are milky greens and turquoise.

The Alaskan Highway has been a fairly smooth two lane road for almost 600 miles now. When we entered the Yukon it was a little rougher, but still very driveable with Go Home II following behind.

Our neighbors tonight are from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This is their first time to make this drive also. We’ve met couples who have been traveling to Alaska every summer for more than twenty years. Almost everyone we’ve met has been retired. It’s a shame, this would be a marvelous journey for the young but few have time until after retirement.

The conveyances are so varied! There’s everything from vans to popups to trailers, fifth wheelers, Class C’s and Class A’s. There are times I wish our camper were a bit shorter so that we could fit into certain spaces and other times that I’m really grateful for the space and storage. Our camera equipment alone takes a lot of room.