We a fantastic day on the road. We traveled through some areas that reminded us of the Great Smokey Mountains in the eastern US. There was that smokey mist hanging over the peaks. One big difference though is there are no signs of human habitation for a hundred miles. You are really out in the boonies here.
You see the same people and the same RVs all day long. They pass you when you stop and you pass them when they stop. Somehow we all ended up at the same place tonight. We have been getting to know each other while watching the moose and beaver in the pond behind our campsite at Toad River Rv Park located between Fort Nelson, BC and Watson Lake, Yukon Territory.
We saw 6 bears right next to us on the highway. They have both sides of the road clear cut back for about one hundred feet so you can spot wildlife before they get in the road. The wide green space seems to draw the wildlife to munch on the green grass and dandelions. Dandelions make a yellow carpet along much of the road.
We saw one baby cub bear that was not as big as Buddy walking along the edge of the clearing next to the wood line. Momma bear had to be nearby in the trees. Darlie didn't have time to snap a photo before it went back into the woods.
Further on we came upon two bears right on the shoulder of the road. We stopped ten or fifteen feet from them. Darlie got some good photos of them. Buddy saw them also and began to growl. One of the bears heard her growl and growled back. We figured that was a good time to move on.
This RV park is a must stop because of its unique location on the beaver pond. It attracts so much wildlife. There are ducks of all description, the beavers and the moose. The parks is full tonight and for good reason. Some people tell us they put this place on their list of places to stop each year they come up here.
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| After 10:30 PM at the beaver pond. |
Tomorrow we continue on north through Watson Lake, Yukon and on to Whitehorse. Soon we will be in Alaska. We plan to spend some time at Chicken on the Taylor Highway. We visited Chicken years ago on a cruise tour. It is a gold mine area. There is a campground there that has much to offer from kayaking to gold panning. We may even make a trip over the Top of the World Highway to Dawson City, Yukon. We have visited there also but the highway is an experience we have not had.
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| A Dog's Life |
We cooked some pork chops on the grill tonight and ate at our picnic table overlooking the beaver activity. You just can't find anything more pleasant to do on a friday night than this.
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