From Lake to Lake

Today was not a good day. Rain, rain ,rain. We were hoping for some clearing so Geoff could try to get a picture of the transit of Venus across the Sun, but no such luck. Actually the rain did not start in earnest until the end of the day, but it was pretty much socked in the entire time. We took some pictures of the RVs on the stretch of highway that runs along Muncho Lake but the conditions were not favorable.

Along the way to Watson Lake in Yukon, we saw lots of wildlife. We saw black bears numerous times and some buffalo.

We made one extended stop on the way at Liard Hot Springs. Here we walked about 1/4 mile on a boardwalk to the hot spring pool. It was a cool day, but the water was very warm and felt good. The water comes out of the round at about 120 degrees and it was not comfortable too close to the source, but the water went over a spill into a lower area where it was more tolerable. There was even a family with kids playing in that end. It is probably the only place in this part of the continent where you will find orchids growing wild.

When we got into Watson Lake and into a campsite, it started raining and has not let up yet. We still walked over to the local planetarium and watched a show on the Aurora Borealis. They also have a huge “sign post forest” here, started in 1942 when the Alaska Highway was being built and it now has over 71,000 signs.

Tomorrow, we are going to see if we can get internet access at the local library. If this makes it to the blog on 6/6, then it worked.