Watson Lake

Our next adventure was the Watson Lake area….I have to say that we finally saw a lot of wildlife, particularly Bison.

We stopped at Historical Milepost 570, Allen’s Lookout….Legend has it that a band of outlaws took advantage of the sweeping view of Liard Lake to attack and rob riverboats. A cairn near the picnic area is dedicated to the surveyors of the Alaska Highway.

One of the famous places you have to visit is the Sign Post Forest….people from all around the world leave road signs, license plates, etc…..it is quite a sight to behold. Lee brought one our our old Motorcoach license plates to be added to this illustrious collection. We even found a road sign for Litchfield, Connecticut, Lee’s hometown!

Afterwards, we visited the Northern Lights Planetarium where we learned about Solar storms and the Aurora Borealis. It was fascinating and we hope to see some incredible skies along the way.

We then headed to our campground which offered us a place to stay, but that is all I can say positive about it…..everywhere you went, there were signs of restrictions…..fines to be paid in the event of not heeding the warning….everything was soooo expensive….the site alone which was just 30 amp and water (no sewer) was $60 Canadian…..we ate dinner at their restaurant to make things easy and paid $25 for a burger….Both of us felt that you got less than you paid for considering the other campgrounds we have stayed out…oh by the way, the name of this campground is Baby Nugget RV Park….camper beware!