We decided that none of the animals had
raingear because we didn't see any today except some annoying birds
when we stopped at a 
turnout. The birds are “gray jays” which
seemed to be really screeching at us. One of the travelers at the
rest area said he had seen a wolf standing up on a ridge near the
road about ten miles back. Well, we didn't see him.
We had some road construction today and
it was not pleasant. Long stretches of road which was 
gravel and with
the rain, it was rutted and just a royal mess. I was in the lead
today and I cut my speed down to about 20 mph in order to not tear up
our equipment. And I didn't want to throw rocks on Tab. It's okay, we
knew we would have areas like this. I just wished they were shorter.
One stretch was probably about 10 km. There were a couple areas where
it was obvious the road had been washed out and recently repaired.
One motorcyclist in a group of four came in complaining about how
much money the U.S. gives to maintain the road and he thought it was
so bad it should be shut down. Said it tore up his equipment. Well,
sir, next time do your research. Yes, some areas are bad. . . you
aren't in the lower 48. . . they have winter BIG TIME up here and
SLOW DOWN. Lots of people passed us as we crept along on the poor
pavement. We are certainly enjoying the travel.
gravel and with
the rain, it was rutted and just a royal mess. I was in the lead
today and I cut my speed down to about 20 mph in order to not tear up
our equipment. And I didn't want to throw rocks on Tab. It's okay, we
knew we would have areas like this. I just wished they were shorter.
One stretch was probably about 10 km. There were a couple areas where
it was obvious the road had been washed out and recently repaired.
One motorcyclist in a group of four came in complaining about how
much money the U.S. gives to maintain the road and he thought it was
so bad it should be shut down. Said it tore up his equipment. Well,
sir, next time do your research. Yes, some areas are bad. . . you
aren't in the lower 48. . . they have winter BIG TIME up here and
SLOW DOWN. Lots of people passed us as we crept along on the poor
pavement. We are certainly enjoying the travel.
We are camped at the Yukon Motel and RV
Park in Teslin, Yukon Territory. We are on the shores of Teslin Lake
and it is flooded out of its banks. A few campsites are under water,
but we are high and dry. They advertised they had some full hookups,
but they don't. It isn't as run down as a lot of the stops along the
way, though.
Tomorrow we hope to be at Sue and Steve
Thomas' place in the Ibex Valley, Yukon Territory. She is a frequent
poster to RV.net on Rving in Canada and Alaska. She invites travelers
to stop by their place and boondock for the night, so we are going to
do just that.
No internet service today. . .
something else the lodge here advertises, but doesn't have.
But we will survive!
Till next time. . .
Dale
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