Watson Lake - Signpost Forest

We travelled from Laird Hot Springs in British Columbia to Watson Lake in the Yukon Territory today. We saw several buffalo, a black bear and a grizzly bear. Well, it was a big brown bear with his head down eating – it could have been of the black bear species but, brown in color – but I prefer to think that I saw my first grizzly! Too hard to get a picture from the motorhome.

We stopped to see Smith River Falls a short distance from Laird Hot Springs.

Watson Lake is home to the “Signpost Forest” where people leave all sorts of signs with their names and home towns – over 75,000! Many of them are stolen roadside signs! The tradition was started when a soldier assigned to help build the Alcan Highway left a sign on a tree pointing to Illinois.

We are camped at Big Creek Yukon Government Campground tonight. A gorgeous spot right next to the gurgling creek. Roger has done a great job in picking overnight camps – this is one of the best we’ve ever had!

Here’s a bumper sticker we got at the lodge where we bought gas:
“FOR THE RECORD, THERE IS NOT A SINGLE MOSQUITO ON THE ALASKAN HIGHWAY – THEY ARE ALL MARRIED AND HAVE RAISED VERY LARGE FAMILIES!”