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September 21, 2009
Day Three
Wednesday Sept 16, 2009
This day wasn't so nice when we got up. It wasn't raining or snowing but it was pretty dismal. We hit the road and spent the next hour it seemed climbing in elevation. We thought at some point we were traveling through a fair bit of fog, but it turned out to be clouds as the road broke through them and we suddenly had an understanding of the height of the road versus the height of the hills around us. The road wound up through the hills and down again finally finding a path along a river in the valley below.
It was here that we saw a sign reading 'the best cinnamon buns in the galaxy' so naturally we had to stop and verify this statement. The location turned out to be the Tetsa River Outfitters - a quaint general store/cafe/gas station. There was a very hospitable lady who invited us in for coffee and gave us the 'just right' heating instructions for one of the largest cinnamon buns I have ever seen. We spent almost an hour there enjoying coffee and the bun and some nice conversation with a couple from Texas building a summer home in Homer, AK. I would have to say upon reflection that their advertising was pretty spot on....
The next big item on the itinerary was Liard Hot Springs. They're located in the BC park of the same name and are a tremendous blessing for the weary traveler. There are two pools located about 700m from the parking lot. The 'beta pool' was closed as a bear was in the area but the 'alpha pool' was relaxing enough. Hot water is forced up through porous limestone and mixes with cooler water to create the hot springs with a range of temperatures. On a generally cloudy and blustery day, the springs were a little piece of heaven on earth.
A few more hours on the road found us in Watson Lake, home to the famous 'Sign Post Forest'. The original post was placed during the construction of the Alaska Highway in 1942 and the trend has continued on with people being encouraged to post their own signs. The result is a collection with more than 60,000 signs. I spent a brief couple of minutes their and could not imagine how much time would be needed to properly explore and appreciate the variety there.
Aside: I'm not sure if you can tell from the photos yet, but I've decided in the spirit of the 'playoff beard', I shall grow a 'vacation beard' for the 2+ weeks that we've got off. But back to the regular story line....
We pressed onwards as we tend to do and made it to the Yukon Government campsite just past Teslin. The site was right on Teslin Lake and other than the sound of trucks coming down the highway the only sound we could hear was the lapping of waves against the beach - peaceful....except for the trucks.
End of day three
Posted by Dr.Unk at September 21, 2009 11:44 AM
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