It's a zoo out there...

Watson Lake, YT

Very eventful drive today! I'll leave it to the true "outdoorsy" members of the family to describe the sights!

Dustin: Today we left on our 21st day. We saw lots of buffalo. It was so cool because the first buffalo was walking right beside us and I was shaking! Later, we saw another buffalo and bears. We saw a mother bear with two cubs. It was funny because when dad honked the horn their two heads popped up out of the grass. We arrived at Watson Lake and stayed at Big Horn Lodge.

Dylan: Today we were on the Alaska Highway the whole way for 507km. On the way we saw Stone Sheep, Caribou, Wood Buffalo, 2 Black Bears and 2 cubs. The first stop we stopped at was a little trailer park with homemade cinnamon buns. They were soooo good. The next stop was the hot springs, it was around 110 degrees. We arrived in Watson Lake.

Linda: What can I say, the boys mentioned all the phenomenal wildlife we saw! The Wood Buffalo was so huge, it was the size of the van. It was right up on the road and we were wondering who would win if he decided that we were too close! We also got caught up in the middle of a herd, half was on each side of the road. They seemed to be quite comfortable with cars. We did stop for lunch at the Liard Hot Springs, ate outside and basked in the relaxing waters of the springs. It was very hot, you had to ease in and get used to it. The closer you got to the spring, the hotter the water was.

The scenery continues to amaze me! The mountains were so high the tops rose above the treeline. We tend to follow rivers through the mountains so there are many breath-taking views! I really enjoyed today. Yay! We made it to the Yukon!

When we got to Watson Lake we stayed at The Big Horn Lodge. There isn't really much here even though it appears to be a big town on the map. We had two choices for dinner. This was the better choice. The auto repair shop/diner!