Day 2 on the highway was a lot more exciting then the the first. We hit the Rocky Mountians. The road got a lot steeper and curvier, it also got a lot prettier. The road is also getting a little ruffer. Starting to see some frost heaves now. They seem to be marked far enough in advance that we can get slowed down before hitting them. We started seeing moose, stone sheep and deer. I was able to get a picture of some of them. The end of the day found us at Liard Hot Springs Park. We got there early afternoon and after lunch headed for the water. The water was crystal clear and HOT. There were 3 pools in a row. The first was warm, the second hot, the third real HOT. The third was so hot neither of us could stand it. I spent most of my time in the hot one, Louise spent most of hers in the cooler one. After the dip we hiked around the park for a while. I decided to walk down the road a piece to get a picture of the mountians. I came to an abrupt stopped. The buffalo that you see in the 2nd pic were right in my path. I took some pictures and back out of there. Later that evening we went for another dip in the hot spring before going to bed. It felt great. The last 4 pics are from today. Lots of great scenery to look at. Had to stop in the road to let the buffalo cross, they don't stop for you. Stopped at the famous Sign Post Forrest in Watson Lake, Yukon to take a few pics, found Kilgore, TX. There are 61,000 signs at last count. Anyone can hang a sign there, pretty cool. The road got a lot ruffer today. Went through 3 long gravel areas that were under construction and of coarse, met 4 semis throwing gravel everywhere. I wish I had invested in a shield for the Jeep. We are now in the Yukon about 150 miles from Whitehorse. I think we will spend a day there, then turn north to Dawson City, Yukon. We weren't planning to detour there but several people has told us that it was a don't miss place. The bad part is the Top of the World highway from Dawson City to Tok, Alaska has about 70 miles of gravel road, wish us luck...lol
Till next time
Duane and Louise
4 comments:
Come on - those buffalo are lying down - with your horseback riding prowess, you could have mounted and had a free ride back!!
Come on - those buffalo are lying down - with your horseback riding prowess, you could have mounted and had a free ride back!!
Now the third picture is a different matter -- no saddle!!
well, i had to ask - picture 7 looks benigne from a distance, but up close looks like a nudist bath - which is it??
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