Road to Dawson Creek

On our way from Haines to Dawson Creek we stopped at Johnson RV in Johnson's Crossing.  We'd heard about the fresh cinnamon rolls there.  We took 2 bites and threw them out.   The owners attitude in general was terrible!  Full hookups but small sites - keep driving to Teslin next time!  The next day, once we got past Whitehorse the scenery started picking up.  We made a pit stop in the town of Watson Lake to check out Sign Post Forest:

This started back in 1942 when a serviceman building signs in the area added a sign which stated "Danville, Illinois, 2835 miles".  The tradition continued over the years with current estimates at 75K+ signs from all over the world.  We made our own sign and posted it:

Our next stop was Laird River HotSprings Provincial campground.  No hookups but a beautiful campground with an awesome hotspring!  We watched the Bruins win the cup across the street in the lobby of a hotel.  Special thanks to Kyle and Jeff for providing beer for everyone during and after the game:

We made some friends but the Canuck fans needed some time to get over the loss:

We all ended up across the street in the hotsprings after the game (I found the Bruins fans section under the hotspring falls):

How better to dry off after a dip in the hotsprings than with beverages while sitting around a nice fire with new friends Kyle & Jeff - Bruins Fans (for today) from Edmonton and the honeymoon couple Rosemary and Titus (Canuck Fans):

Good conversation, Great Laughs!

Time flies when you're having fun (especially when it stays light till midnight here) so we called it quits around 2am.  While we packed up in the morning, this little guy watched from behind our rig:

We headed south east toward Ft Nelson.  Along the way, we saw herds of buffalo and several black bear including this big ole black bear:

We ran into several sheep along the road side near Muncho Lake:

Here's a view of Muncho Lake from the north end:

There was little traffic passing by but the trucks spooked the sheep up the mountain side:

We also saw caribou along the way:

This one looked curious as it came closer to our truck:

Glacier melt sediment, reflection and refraction create the beautiful blue/emerald green color of Muncho Lake:

We're not sure if this is what they refer to as a spirit bear up here but it sure looked a lot like a "white" black bear:

What are the chances we'd also run into these two wild ones along the roadside too:

Kyle trying to look busy

Mr Touchy-Feely Jeff last night is camera shy & all work today

These guys were doing ground water testing where a gas tanker truck had a spill years ago.  We had fun guys - keep in touch!

Back to the 4 legged animals.  Check out the wool coat on this ole sheep.  Many little lambs this time of year too:

We say goodbye to Muncho Lake where the gas is $1.899/liter ($7.30+/gal) but the wildlife and the scenery is incredible:

Further on down the road to Ft Nelson we saw these 2 black bears eating roadside:

In Ft Nelson we stayed at the Triple G Hideaway RV Campground.  This was the first place on our trip where the campground was nearly full - most places so far only had a handful of RVs.  Most everyone else is just now heading north.  Nice campground with full hookups, wifi & cable!
From Fort Nelson we made our way to Dawson Creek.  We saw a couple of moose and a herd of deer along the way but that was pretty much it.  Scenery was OK but nothing like what we came through the day before.  Fewer mountains here with many farms.  We got the last available site at Mile 0 RV Campground.  Place is packed but seems nice, full hookups with wifi - no cable.  Dawson Creek is a good size town with most everything you'd need.  We hung here for a couple nights working on our revised travel plan.

More to come . . .