Entering Yukon

This is the kind of craziness that goes on. We were traveling along in our lane and a big ole truck goes barreling by at a speed that some would call crazy.

This is the first pass of the day. While we were driving it I could hardly look. What you don't see if the massive drop off over the cliff. The photo was taken about 45 minutes before sunrise, but it was light enough to see where we were going.

This is one of the herd's of bison that we saw along the roadside today. In addition to the bison, we saw 3 lynx, caribou, elk, and moose. In terms of wildlife and scenery it was the best day, hands down. The road was another story.

This is one of the many bridges that we crossed. The first one was really scary, but they were actually some of the best roads of the day. Leaving the bridges was sometimes the scary part.

Ches continues to be the perfect traveller. She's started her arm rest antics, but I had to scold her today when she was nudging Brent to pet her while he was trying to navigate the craptacular roads.

We drove around 330 miles at about 40-45 mph. Brent drove the entire day, so he is pretty wiped out. We did travel with the couple we met in Fort Nelson last night. They are relocating to Anchorage from Evergreen, CO. We traveled tandemly today and plan to tomorrow as well. It's nice to know that we aren't alone on the road.

This is a good example of what the roads were like for the good portion of the trip. Brent has a blister from gripping the steering wheel. I'm really hoping tomorrow is a better day.
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The high temp for the day was -21. Not so bad all in all, except when the gas pump broke in Muncho Lake and they had to partially dismantle the pump to get it to work. This is also where we paid $5.73/gallon for gas. And a Diet Pepsi cost us $4.75. OUCH! I also had to use the men's room that was so cold I could barely go. Yikes.

We're spending the night in Watson Lake, Yukon Territory. We are planning to travel to White Horse tomorrow, I hope the roads cooperate.