Alcan - Day 2

It’s too bad the weather was rainy with fog because we finally drove through some beautiful scenery today as we wound our way up and over the Canadian Rockies to Laird Hot Springs. Some of the grades were as much as 9%!

We saw these Stone Sheep; an elk with her calf and a bison – difficult to get pictures as we are driving down the road!

Tetsa River Services and Campground advertises their “hot, buttery cinnamon buns” like Bucce’s in Texas and Wall Drug in South Dakota. By the time you get there your mouth is watering! And they were big and good! We all barely fit in their parking lot. The proprietor said they call us “greyhounds” – Roger said “Is that because of our grey hair?” and she answered “No, because of your big rigs!”

We drove along the Toad River, a beautiful shade of turquoise, and then Muncho Lake where we passed the Northern Rockies Lodge, with a couple of float planes parked by their dock. What a great place to have Roger’s cub! Otherwise it is pretty desolate.

Dorothy, Tommy and Champ

We are staying two days at Laird Hot Springs to soak in the warm water and then onward to Watson Lake, YT.