We traveled through British Columbia westward from Prince George and then north to Watson Lake, changing our planned route due to fires along the first park of the Alaskan Highway. The westward leg was pretty farm country, but not much happening. We stopped here to let Tommy and Olga catch up.
Since we hadn’t seen any wildlife, Beth resorted to taking pictures of dead butterflies in the parking lot. I’m sure she’ll have some great shots on her blog.
Approaching the Coast Mountains…we camped in a rest area with this view.
In the little village of Kitwanga we parked by an old church and tower.
And walked to a row of really old totems.
Detail of an eagle on top of one.
Tommy, Olga, and Beth Split off to tour Seward area, while Ron, Carol, and I continued north. We camped at Kinaskan Lake Provincial Park. Here’s the view from our campsite.
Roe cooled off in the water when we hiked the lake trail.
Tiny Lady Slippers, a type of orchid was growing in small patches in the cg.
There won’t be many more sunsets…this one was about 10:30 at night.
Reflections…evening
And morning…
Traveling north the next day we passed a frozen lake.
And another lake…
We camped at yet another lake…Lake Boya Provincial Park. View from the campsite. The water was a beautiful green-blue color.
Smoke from the fires to the north obscure the view of the mountains.
More reflections….
Roe and I followed another trail lined with Arctic Lupines and Aspens that climbed above the lake.
More blues…
Evidence of beavers.
Continuing north, this loon was the only wildlife.
And entered the Yukon Territory.
We met up with the others again at the Signpost Forest in Watson Lake. People post signs of their hometowns from around the world.
We didn’t post any, but saw some signs of home…
We didn’t stay in Watson Lake because the smoke was still thick, so headed west on the Alaskan Highway. Next time I have patience & connection for uploading photos on Photobucket, I’ll show you the Ykon Territory and our side trip to Skagway.
