June 15: We left Muncho Lake and headed toward our next stop, Watson Lake, Yukon Territory. Most of the day was sunny, and we saw numerous bison, black bears, and stone sheep along the way. We saw no moose today, but others in the Motorcade did—a timing issue, I’m sure. All along, the scenery was breathtakingly lovely, and it just went on and on and on! 🙂 We stopped to take photos along the way. A few of them are shown below. We also crossed several large rivers. Amid the gorgeous scenery some of the forested areas showed the ravages of fire and/or disease. Fortunately, most of the forests looked pretty healthy and green.
Along the way we stopped at Liard Springs, a tourist favorite for swimming/bathing in the hot springs there. Dave and I passed up a dip in the hot springs and went on a hike slightly beyond the springs to hanging gardens that had grown over an area of naturally terraced rock. It was a lovely hike, especially for folks who are interested in the local flora … and fauna, too. One small squirrel simply refused to let us bother him as he munched on the pile of seeds before him! We just eased past and left him to his brunch. 😉
After we all arrived at our campground in Watson Lake, we had a drivers’ meeting followed by a brief worship service. Both were held in a large tent (?) set up beside the campground office building at our request. The campground doesn’t have a meeting room and it had rained off and on for most of the afternoon; thus, we happily used the tent. It proved to be close quarters but served our needs quite well. Afterward, a group of Motorcaders, including Dave, posted a sign in Watson Lake’s nearby Sign Forest, listing all of our names and “Motorcade 2014.” Everyone who wants to can hang a sign there representing them or where they’re from. Given the miserable weather, I stayed back at the coach, but he indicated that all who went had a grand time.
Today was a special day, too, because it’s Logan’s 8th birthday! We called him to wish him a happy birthday and found him with his whole family in Florida, vacationing! Got to talk to Brian for a few minutes, too, which we enjoyed.
Tomorrow, our group goes on to Whitehorse, YT. We’ll stay there for 2 or 3 days, so Dave and I are looking forward to less rigorous driving demands while we’re there.
