Chuck:
Another driving only day. While in Watson Lake we visit a unique spot; the “Sign Forest”. Signs indicating the distance to a hometown are attached to tall poles by the thousands, also city limit signs, and a variety of personalized signs of all types. This “forest” grew from a sign that a GI working on the AlCan Highway in 1942 posted pointing to his hometown with the mileage. Then other GIs wanted their hometown recognized. Today we found signs from Estero, FL, several U of F Gator and South Bend, IN signs.
Back on the current Alaska Highway enroute to Whitehorse. Beautiful mountain and lake views, sparse traffic, lots of “pull-off” areas for viewing, resting, eating, checking vehicles, etc. Oddly, after the critter sighting bonanza we had yesterday, none today. We refueled in Teslin, a small community on Lake Teslin, which feeds the Teslin River. The Lane’s in the Happy Hoofer Chapter of FTA have canoed the Teslin down to the Yukon River and they have told me it is absolutely beautiful. Refueling the RV is a bitter-sweet experience; as we drive through rugged, remote, mountain wilderness and watch the fuel gauge move toward the “red zone”, it is good to arrive at an oasis to tank-up, but, at the pump watching the dollar signs fly by, our budget moves into the “red”.
The Caribou RV Park is very nice, friendly folks, lots of trees, wi-fi available. Unlike the Downtown RV park in Watson Lake which tried to park as many RVs as possible into a bare gravel lot. We will stay here two nights so that tomorrow we can leave the RV here and drive the CRV a hundred miles or so to Skagway, Alaska for the day.