A quick exit from Liard, a Continental Divide lunch and into Whitehorse

After not having showers or internet for two days we wanted to get on the road quick. We had a long day of driving so we left at 7am which was early for us.

We saw about 30 wood bison(buffalo) along the road. There are only about 250 of them in British Columbia so we were excited to see such a large herd. The herd was cool because they had babies and I have never seen a baby buffalo before.



Soon after that we stopped along the road to see a black bear. We were close enough to it that we could hear it snort. During the drive we saw more bison, elk and moose.

Next stop was Watson Lake named after the guy who was from Lake Tahoe. Watson Lake is known for its Sign Forest. It started during the building of the Alaska Highway when one of the soldiers was homesick and he put up a sign from his home town to remind him of home. Many other soldiers followed as well other people from around the US and the world. They put signs up on posts.If you look close, you might even see one from Stanbridge Academy,


We stopped for lunch at a rest stop that was on the Continental Divide. The rivers on the west flowed to the Pacific and on the east flowed to the Arctic Ocean. It was finally clear and starting to warm up. We enjoyed the views.

Oh yeah, I forgot to write something earlier. When we were on the Columbia Ice Field in British Columbia we were very near the only triple Continental Divide in the world. From that spot water flowed to the Pacific, Atlantic and Artic Oceans. I think it was really cool.

We drove past Teslin Lake which was 92 miles long. The ice was cracking but you could see tracks where people had driven on the lake in the winter.
Our RV park in Whitehorse was called Hi-Country RV park. It was a very nice RV park with lots of trees. I liked the little playground there and it was warm and sunny so we ate outside, yeah!