After passing through Watson Lake, we were once again in new territory. Finally, we saw wildlife! First we saw a black bear alongside the highway then we started to see bison. The first couple of sightings were of lone males - one a huge old fellow. He lowered his head and pawed at the ground. I thought we were in for it but he was just getting ready for a dust bath. There were lots of bare spots where these guys would just lay down and roll around in the d...

From Carcross, we drove to the Watson Lake area, spending the night in Nugget City. Dinner was in the Wolf It Down restaurant next to the RV Park. The cook was a real character! Very gruff and rough-and-ready. When Pat ordered a beer, he complained that it was all the way over on the other side of the dining room in a cooler. Pat said he would get it and off the cook went. The next table ordered a beer also and when the cook brought it, he pulled out his sh...

Our day started with a wander around Carcross. It is a nice little town with a lot of money spent on making it attractive for visitors. While we were admiring the lake view from a huge deck area, a jeep tour passed by. They literally drove slowly past with passengers clicking away with their cameras. Not one even stopped to appreciate the scenery. Over to the Bistro by the train station, Pat was somewhat surprised when the stir stick he used in his coffee tu...

Not a very long journey from Whitehorse to Carcross today. We stopped along the way at Caribou Crossing Trading Post - a tourist mecca with restaurant, store, two museums, petting zoo, dog sled rides and more. One of the museums was another taxidermy display with many of the Yukon's large animals. Also stopped at the Carcross Desert, the 'world's smallest desert'. One square mile of rolling sand dunes, although too humid to be designated desert, is still an impr...

The road from Watson Lake to Whitehorse was full of huge potholes. We hit one so hard that we lost the sewer hose from inside our bumper - the cap had come off earlier in our trip. One of the first things on our shopping list was a replacement hose. Whitehorse is so cold - getting close to zero!!! Snow in the surrounding hills and on bumpers around town. I had to buy more jeans, socks and warmer tops - with turtlenecks. The warm jacket I thought was in the...