August 14th, 2012: Heading South to The Cassier Highway Junction

August 14^th, 2012: Heading South to The Cassier Highway Junction

The drive from Whitehorse to Watson Lake was pretty uneventful. It didn’t seem like it had been two months since we had passed the repaired road and headed north. Swan Lake, the Cassier Mountains, Liard River all came and passed in the rearview mirror. They all reminded us of their beauty. The wildlife seemed to stay hidden except for the ever present ravens. We did see a ruffled grouse as it pecked gravel from the side of the road.

I drove the first two hours and then Renita took over and except for a few frost heaves the road was about as good as you could hope for. We made excellent time and before we knew it we were crossing the flash flood breaks and got a chance to see the new built Bailey Bridge.

It wasn’t finished yet and so it was still one lane past the damaged road. Again we passed many places we would have liked to stop and explore, but our rig is just too big to turn around in some of the parking areas. No matter really as there is so much to see and do and so we just enjoyed the drive.

The truck worked fine and so our last stop of the day was at the visitor center in Watson Lake. There we got great help and information and the latest information about the construction areas on the Cassier Highway.

Its also the location of the signpost forest and as we left Renita noticed the sign that our friends Mike and Loretta had made in 2003. Tomorrow it’s off to Jade City and then we plan on camping about one hundred and fifty miles south near Deese lake. We will also fuel up there as the fuel places along the Cassier are few and far between. Clear skies