Enroute Teslin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The trip to Teslin was filled with scenic beauty but I have stopped pulling over for every outstanding view. Pat is right when she wants to know if I'm going to bore people with a long slide show which I think is a good question.

Newton is a happy camper as long as he is next to Pat or at her feet or in her lap. Our big baby.



Came across this stone sheep by himself in the middle of the road
 and he meandered off and up the mountain. Fortunately he paused

for a photo op.

We actually saw ten black bears and 2 grizzlies.

We happened along these endangered wood buffalo along the road. This big
bull was in no hurry to move. Ask me about his disdain for vehicles. Not a

   pretty image.

It really amazes me, how close you can get to these big guys without spooking them.

This was another one of the bears which was a shiny coat healthy looking specimen.
Plus he was larger.

I don't think he liked us spying on him.

This is a picture of the famous signpost forest in Watson Lake, Yukon Territory.

We didn't find a sign for Suches but we did find one for Hiawasee.

We took the right hand side. To quote Jackie "Away we gooooo"

Some of the famous road construction and delays. Note the loose gravel.

 

Toad River Area of British Columbia






Some were brave and stopped to check us out or were they decoys? Others sheltered the two babies with us only getting brief glimpses as the went up the mountain. I did like this photo though.



When I looked at this one on the computer, I knew it was a prize winner.

 

Rounding a curve we spotted our first bear of the trip. He/she was a nice black bear out for it's evening meal.

Farther up the road we happened on some Elk feeding. These were some very skittish animals and we were lucky to get these photos.

 

Though not wild mammals, these horses made a spectacular appearance as they came down the highway in "follow the leader style. There were highway signs with cautions about horses.



Behind our RV site was a beaver lodge and four beavers and the busy little critters really put on a good show for us.

This guy dove to the bottom and pulled up some tender aquatic foliage for supper.

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Watching the big gangly animal feed was interesting. They move with such a disjointed but ,yet, graceful manner. They really are neat animals.

Toad River British Columbia

The Toad River Rv Park has to be one of the neatest places we have ever stayed. Scenic mountains are on all four sides of the park and we had an outstanding view of a mountain with ribbons of snow as we looked out the front window. At the rear of the coach was a neat beaver lodge and dam which were the home to four beavers, two adult and two juveniles..

 

In our part of Georgia, it isn't uncommon to see shoes or boots over utility lines, but we didn't expect to see ice skates. This just made for an interesting indicator of cultural differences. We just thought it was a bit humorous.



The Toad River Lodge was one of those interesting places you see throughout Northern Canada. It was sort of a one stop shopping stop, being part gas station, part cabins, part restaurant and part RV park. All with friendly competent people.

The reference to toads was everywhere.

The hat collection displayed on the ceiling was quite interesting and one guy said he had counted to 2900 when they brought his food. The hats are displayed, on the ceiling, in the restaurant and gift shop areas.

This was the view from the back of the motorhome. Notice the beaver lodge.

This was the view out the front windshield of the motorhome.