September 14, 2010
At our Liard Hot Springs campsite tonight, a tree ent was watching me eat bean stew and smiling at me. Les said, “Turn around slowly…” I thought a wild animal might be behind me, but instead, at the bottom of the tree trunk, knots formed a wide grin and big nose. Two yellow leaves were the eyes. Then the campfire suddenly exploded with fire shooting up magically.
We traveled from Whitehorse to the hot springs. The signpost in Watson Lake that had been a billboard size years ago has turned into an entire forest of signs. I took five photos but could not nearly take in the scope of it all.
A huge black bear crossed the road in front of us, and elk posed and showed their fancy backsides wearing light colored shorts. Single male bison were spaced out along the roadway, mowing the grass on the side. Rancherio Falls was at the end of a long, lovely boardwalk.
This morning we went to Tim Hortons in Whitehorse, a fast food coffee shop. Wow, was it popular. Cars were lined up fifteen long and kept coming as they were quickly served coffee and sweets out a window.