Day 19 Yukon to British Columbia 07/29/2010

The day started off well. We slept in, had a late breakfast and got on the road around 9:00am. We stopped in Watson Lake and gassed up and took pictures of the signpost forest. The first sign was placed in 1942. They now estimate over 70,000 signs are there. Montgomery is 3758 miles from Watson Lake. We had a good drive through the mountains. I put my last gallon of windshield washer fluid in the truck.. I have used 3 gallons so far.

We did not see any animals until we got near the end of today's drive. Then we drove through 2 Bison herds, saw one black bear and as we turned into our cabin, a caribou.

Tomorrow's destination is Grande Prairie, Alberta. About an eight hour drive. We will get off the ALCAN highway at Dawson Creek. This has been a journey through history. The fact that many of the men who made this highway possible are still alive made the trip special.

If everything goes well we should be back in Alabama next Wed.

Jerry