Alaska Trip - Day 6

I had a job interview today, in Watson Lake, Yukon. It was for a job at Blue Valley High School, just 2,775 miles away!

It was a very, very long day today, so much that I'm actually writing this tomorrow. We are currently in Haines Junction, Yukon Territory, a beautiful town overlooking Kluane National Park. Too bad it's been rainy and cloudy. We can't see the mountains :(

We stayed the night at the Toad River Lodge in British Columbia, and got up early to get as much driving in as possible to make up for the fact that we were now behind.


Two things I forgot to mention yesterday. At Fort Nelson, there were dozens of hitchhikers! I wanted to pick them all up, but we barely had any room, and plus Shannon might not approve. So far on this trip we have mostly run into older folks and the occasional family. When we do run into younger folks such as ourselves, they usually are the "hippie" "jam band" type, and nearly all of them are hitchhiking. Another thing is the fact that the roads are much more beat up in places now. There are rough patches of gravel here and there, and occasionally there are random bumps on the highway, I assume where the permafrost has thawed and they have applied a temporary fix.

We stopped by Lliard Hot Springs, which was really, really cool. Actually hot. Extremely hot. They are natural springs, and some of the water was near boiling! We took a dip, and it was very relaxing, but the water smells like sulfur, aka rotten eggs, so we smelled like that the rest of the day.


Our shower water this morning also smelled like rotten eggs. Yay!

Next, we made our way up to Watson Lake and into Yukon Territory. I had my interview right next to the Signpost Village.

The Alaska Highway then weaved back and forth between British Columbia and Yukon Territory, and the scenery did not slow down. I took 85 pictures today.

We arrived in Teslin about 7:00pm local time. I called Shannon here, and Steven's Mastercard was promptly rejected as he tried to get gas. They think his card was stolen, and I think that he is the culprit.

Next, we made it to Whitehorse, the capital and largest city of Yukon Territory. I really liked the town. We stopped at Tim Horton's here. I couldn't believe that they had a Pizza Hut and Starbucks. Oh wait, I could.

By now, it was past nine, but the sun was still shining bright, so we made one final push to Haines Junction. On the way, we spotted some elk, and then the rain came pouring. We arrived here about 11:45 pm, and it was still daylight. Hopefully today the clouds will clear quickly so we can see the gigantic mountains of Kluane National Park. By tonight, we will be in the Anchorage area (hopefully). Finally, OFF TO ALASKA!!