May 30, Heading Back to Watson Lake

The weather has been perfect for traveling the past two days.  With the better weather, came smoother roads, and the rattle hasn’t come back.  We’re still on the Alaskan Highway and heading southeast toward Edmonton, Alberta.  We traveled about 360 miles today which started out in the Yukon Province, traveled to British Columbia, and now we’re in the Yukon Province again.  The highway probably follows the passes.  It was sunny; but the picture above looks cloudy.  There was a haze in the mountains that showed the different levels of mountain ranges in different shades of blue.   Almost a mystical feeling.

The mountains are still around; but they are gradually starting to fade as we head southeast.

More of the flowing rivers and streams.

More of the lakes and ponds.

Saw a few black bear along the way.  This one was on the side of the rode and was not frightened by our presence.  He even stood up on his hind legs…maybe we should be frightened!

We have to go through Watson Lake again to make our way east.  We had to check and see if our sign was still there, along with the other 72,000 signs on the posts.  We’re camping tonight at Watson Lake and will be heading out for Fort Nelson in 
British Columbia in the morning.