Three years and nearly 30,000 kms for Karen to finally spot
a wild moose. She has been looking for one since we left to cross Canada in
August 2012. All we saw, all the way across Canada were 5 moose: 3 stuffed and
2 in the back of pickup trucks in Quebec.
Well, she finally spotted one on the side of the road on the
Cassier highway while heading for Watson Lake, Yukon which is where we
are. She had been looking since we
pulled onto the highway at 100 Mile House; camera in hand waiting for that
classic travel picture with a moose in it. When she finally did see one it was
a glance of a cow in a road side swamp while travelling at 90 kph. All that and
she did not get a picture.
Along the way we have seen lots of wild life. We saw our
first grizzly bear, a fox, a couple of black bears and about a billion
chipmunks. To our wildlife loving friends – fear not the northern chipmunk is
doing fine.
Since leaving the fires and heat in Nakusp we travelled
north stopping to see old friends in Burns Lake. We only get to see them every
few years, which is never enough, but a more welcome home we seldom visit. Ian
and Heather we miss seeing you more!
Sorry for the slow update but WIFI and high speed internet
are not synonymous here in the great White North. Due to the slow speed we will
update photos later.
On the road to Alaska………..
Kevan, Karen and Rufus.
