Day 23

Day 23 - Whitehorse, YT to Liard, BC

Miles today - 424 miles

Total miles - 7831 miles

This morning we left Whitehorse and stopped in Teslin for a little break then headed for Watson Lake - something we had been looking forward to.


We got to the Sign Post Forest in Watson Lake early in the afternoon and had time to check out the interesting signs and other items people have left over the years - everything from motorcycle parts to hats to flip flops, with their names written on them.

The historic Sign Post Forest was started by a U.S. Army soldier that was in the company of engineers working on the construction of the Alaska Hwy in 1942. There are now more than 61,000 signs.

Hey John - this picture is for you!
When Chris was here five years ago,

his Brazilian friends posted this flag. It's a bit faded - but still here!

Of course, we had to add our sign to the collection. We had been carrying it around for over 7000 miles!

After leaving Watson Lake, we began to see lots of interesting sights on the road! This buffalo was just ambling along. We saw another one as well.

We saw eight bears along the way. Four grown ones and four babies.

We camped at a campground across the road from the Liard River Hotsprings. The campground there was totally full! You have to have reservations way in advance to stay there. We walked over to the springs and there we saw a mama moose and her baby. There is a pool there where you can get in the springs, but the mosquitoes were out and we decided to pass.