Watson Lake Onward

Watson Lake to Kinaskan Lake Provincial Park
We left Watson Lake after visiting the Signpost City or Park in the center of town. Since the Alaskan Hwy was built in 1942 people have left signposts at this site from where they were from. So today Bev and I also left a frizbee signpost at the appropriate place and now we are immortalized there for posterity (or is that posteriorly nailed to a post).
The Cassiar Hwy is a beautiful drive and except for the still unpaved portions really spectacular lakes and rivers and mountains. You are in valleys and alongside the Cassiar Mtns and then the Three Sisters Range and finally dropping into the Eaglenest Range finally dropping past the Slamgeesh Range of mountains.
We also passed thru the Wild Horse Plateau and over the Knat Pass all the while looking everywhere for wildlife.
We saw a black bear but too late to photograph him. He was crossing the road in front of us but skirted into the underbrush before Bev could get the camera on and focused.
We stopped in Jade , BC and that’s what they have there frome the Princess Mine (tons and tons of Jade (I mean really big boulders of it). You wonder why they charge so much for just a little piece of it.
Tonight we are in a provincial campground and right on Lake Kinaskan. What a sight to look out over the lake from our front window.
I talked to Dr. E today and it seems that everything is fine and I’m glad to hear that Dr. K is doing great and soon to be father of a boy. Well get all the sleep you can now Dr. K , and make sure that you keep the humor up in the office as if you do not it can be a dull place to work. One last item on your agenda will be to ask daily if Dr. E has made an appointment with the orthopod. Do not let her evade, dodge or otherwise obfuscate this task.
Well we are getting further south now so we actually do have some darkness at night. It’s sort of refreshing to see the sun go down around 10:00 pm and we have a few hours of nighttime. It really helps you to sleep and to again get your body regulated. Bev can now sleep in realllllly late.
Hi all to Diann and Mark and all the kids and I hope that the summer at the beach city has been fun for ya ol.
Bye for now tomorrow we head to Hyder for the BEARRRRS!!!
Lorne

1 Cassiar
2 Bear Paw Glacier
3 Stewart Walkway for viewing
4 Beaver house