AK Adventure-10/13/07

I present to you yet another text installment to Bob and Pam's excellent Alaskan Adventure.
We left Liard Hot Springs en route to a small town called Rancheria, just to the west of Watson Lake on highway 97. One more thing before I take you from Liard Hot Springs. When we first approached and entered the springs, we encountered two gentlemen sitting together...close together. As they spoke, one said, 'I prefer the company of gay men.' The other responded, 'Yes, I agree, they are so much more responsive to my needs,' Well then. Pam's first reaction was to look around and say, 'Hey Honey, there's a nice looking couple, let's go talk to them.' My response was more like 'Wow, look at the time.'
We made it to Rancheria on 10/12, in the Yukon Territory about 100 miles west of Watson Lake. Lots of wildlife again today, including a huge herd of buffalo, containing at least 70 or 80 head. For those of you who thirst for continuous knowledge, we now know where buffalo chips come from. The picture containing the answer to this age old question is included, and should be self evident.
We did come up on a black wolf sprinting away from a dead buffalo on the side of the road as our RV approached. We waited around for awhile, hoping he would reappear. However, he could probably smell us or our dogs, and there was to much traffic for him to have the courage to show himself.
Later on down the road I noticed a boulder the size of a small house sitting on the right side of the road in a little clearing. On the left side of the road is a cliff itself. Got to wonder, how did that boulder get on the right side of the road. We quietly and gingerly move through the path zone.
We are now making our way hopefully through Whitehorse and on to Haines Junction. Travel leaving Rancheria is very slow today due to a snowstorm coming through last night. Out of the gate this morning was trecherous, especially on those steep downhill grades. Not doing anything special today in terms of time. We did have to stop in Whitehorse. How can one pass through the capital of the Yukon Territory (population 25,000) and not stop to buy a t-shirt that says 'Whitehorse, Yukon Territory'? That's where this update is coming from also, for signals have been impossible. Pam is now going to do her best to include some photos. Keep in mind, these photos are for the last couple of days, so you'll have to match them up with previous updates if you want to know where they were taken. For your further information, I believe we are on highway 1 now, but don't quote me on that. Honestly, I really don't know where we are right now. But, we hope to find out soon.
More to come, hopefully tomorrow. Enjoy the photos.
Bob and Pam