Canada... We Are Expensive

From Dawson Creek, we have been making a steady pace and the road is suprisingly in great condition. Great being a relative word comparing the condition of the road as I remember it from 5 years ago. Anyway, the first day out was some pretty boring riding mainly flat, long roads with a few high speed sweepers every once in a while but you couldn't go any faster that 75 or so because of the road conditions. So, we putzed along stopping for lunch at BuckingHorse, where we had some good food and met up with a couple from Cleveland whom we have been seeing regularly ever since. We made it 300 miles to Ft. Nelson with ease and some wildlife but nothing really spectacular yet. We camped on the outside of town with about 90 RV's (it felt like) and the mosquitos were in full on attack mode. And the stagnant body of water only feet from our tents did not help the matter. The next morning we broke camp early, it is super easy up here since the sun gets you up at 5 anyway and doesn't set til about 1130 or so. We set our sights on Watson Lake and head out. We stopped for lunch at a gorgeous lake fed by glaciers and snow called Muncho Lake. By now my canadian funds I had withdrawn days earlier are about to run dry. At Muncho Lake, Gas was 1.39/ L and there are 4 Liters in a gallon. You do the math and the exchange rate is pretty darn close to even with the US dollar. We press on to find some Big Horn sheep waiting around a bend. They stand their ground for a minute then all scatter like some frady cats. Soon after this we come to Laird Hot Springs and O what a stop. Probably my most favorite stop on the trip thus far, we swam in hot springs that mix with a cold spring but the water was as hot or hotter in pockets as a really hot bath. Matthew and I conquered the springs by placing a rock on the far side of the springs right where the hot water feeds in. I felt like we were going to be hard boiled when we came out of there. Luckily it was all good and we had a great time relaxing in the springs. After jumping on the motorsicle's we all had trouble staying awake but the patches of gravel help keep us on our toes. We pulled into Watson Lake at 7 or so and got a room. So here we are now and we made it to the Yukon. More travels still to come. Peace.