Sign, sign, everywhere a sign

Watson Lake is famous for its signpost forest started by a lonely soldier building the Alaskan Hiway. He put up a sign of his hometown and how far away it was. The signposts grew. Today there are over 60,000 signs. That's two signs for every resident of the Yukon Territory! It is pretty amazing to walk through, and almost impossible to photograph. No, we did not leave a sign. Maybe next time we will be more prepared and steal our street sign before we go.

Yes there are only 32,000 people in the Yukon Territory. That is why they are not a Province. Most of the people live in Whitehorse, the capital city.

We had a low key day, with breakfast on a creek in a provincial park, a walk to Rancheria Falls, crossing another Continental Divide, and having dinner at Mukluk Annies Salmon Bake. Very quaint place. If you eat Salmon at Mukluk Annies, you can dry camp in her parking lot and wash your RV for free. Showers cost $3 extra.

We chose to go down the road one mile to a very quiet Provincial Park with Teslin Lake lapping below us. The lake is 85 miles long, and I would call it more of a river; we will be near it for some time tomorrow. The most beautiful scene of the day was coming around the bend to the view of Teslin, a tiny peninsula village on Nisutlin Bay connected over the bay to the south by the longest bridge on the Alaska Hiway. Take your breath away stunning.

Today I got a chance to photograph bluebonnets blooming throughout the Yukon. They probably call them Lupines, but they are bluebonnets to me. With the tough conditions, you will not see fields of them like we do in Texas, but they are quite stunning. Earlier on our trip I saw yellow lupine at the Buffalo Jump.

Having multiple springs has been a bonus on this trip. Lilacs, fruit trees, wildflowers. A floral blessing.