Still Rollin' North

My (our) route to date:




Expenses to date:

Breakfast = $37

Lunch = $72

Dinner = $45

Sleep = $425 (33 nights, including two at my sister's, or average $14/night))
(puts the occasional Walmart overnight into perspective!)

Misc = $651 (includes a cheap Sirius radio, groceries, new Tracfone cell phone, phone card, etc.)

GAS = $1,165

Average total cost per diem = $73 (about half of which is gas)

Most expensive gas = Tetsa River @ USD 6.80/US gallon!

Average gas = $3.23 gallon (3,570 miles/$1,165) (let's just call it $3.50, in case I've forgotten some gas...)
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Isn't getting dark until long after 10:00 - WAY past my bedtime!

The road to Watson Lake is closed due to flooding and mud slides. People (which people, I don't know) have been evacuated and supposedly Watson Lake ran out of food. Tourists were advised to not venture into the area to avoid putting more stress on an already stressed area. The road should be open to semi-truck traffic tonight, and that is supposed to take 8 hours to clear. At that point, (Wed morning), we should be able to continue northward.

Left Tetsa River Campground Regional Park this morning (Tuesday). Nice little park, about 2km off the highway down a gravel road. Had some busy (and big) beavers in the area.



On a short hike, we readied our cameras "just in case" Liz fell in! (she didn't.)



Stopped at the next place just down the road for one of their world famous cinnamon buns and coffee (but mostly their free wifi). This is the sign on the gas pump - NO SNIVELING - owner has a real funny sense of humor! But I guess that's the price you pay for a room with a view these days!



Stopped at Summit Lake, which is the highest point along the Alaska Highway, at 4,250'. Then stopped at Muncho Lake. (I did not snack.)






And there goes Liz rolling on down the highway...



Saw beautiful vistas and some Stone sheep along the way.










Finally rested our bones at Laird Hot Springs at free overnight parking area across the street from the provincial park. Hadn't been there but a short while and this herd of buffalo goes tearing across the parking lot (many more came later).






Abby is still available for The World's Ugliest Dog Contest...seriously, isn't that a face only a mother could love?






Thuh, Thuh, that's all, folks! I'm a little homesick...can you believe that?

Location:Laird Hot Springs BC