This was the last little bit of British Columbia. Dawson Creek is the official start of the Alaska Highway, that's about all there is to say about the town. Heheh. Andrew was really taken with the fields of blooming canola so I was sure to get a photo for him. A lot of our pictures were taken while we were driving, I'm glad so many of the turned out anyway. There wasn't much time to stop for photo opportunities. It's surprising how long it takes each leg of the journey and we didn't even need to stop for bathroom or snacks!
This was from the signpost forest in Watson Lake, YT. Watson Lake was a surprise jewel on our trip. We had been to many towns that sounded interesting in their brochures but didn't really deliver once we got there. This little community was really friendly and it had a neat planetarium. The girls were excited for the "movies" but once they began Andi started to have doubts. "Mommy, I don't wanna go to space!" she whispered. I explained that if she didn't want to go she could just close her eyes. Pretty soon one eye was fluttering open, and then the other. Guess she did want to go after all!
Morely River was the first place Andrew stopped to use his Yukon Territories fishing license. No luck on the fish but we did get up close and personal with local wildlife. The flying, biting kind.
Wolf Creek campground outside of Whitehorse, YT. These pictures are from the trail that goes around the campground and was our very first view of the Yukon River (uh, not pictured). I will tell you walking quickly (to avoid mosquitos) and waving your arms and slapping yourself (to thwart mosquito bites) is pretty decent exercise.
Pictures from the second hike at Wolf Creek campground. It was a super steep climb up to the ridge but well worth the views.
