Anna's Awesome Adventures!!!: Lots of Wildlife!

Today we woke up at 6 AM, took some of our stuff down, and had breakfast -- eggs, bacon, cereal, yogurt, muffins, bagels, bread, juice, and milk. I had a bit of scrambled eggs, a few pieces of bacon, a small bowl of cereal, a peach yogurt, and apple juice. The breakfast was very good.

Then we finished loading up, got gas, and were on the Alaska Highway again by 7:35. At 8:30, there was road construction, so we waited for about 20 minutes. It wasn't too bad because we had great views of the beautiful snow-covered mountains. It was so funny because it's July 7, and we were seeing snow. I still marvel at God's immense power to do things like that. Of course, we also saw beautiful streams, lakes, rivers, and tiny settlements...I really loved it when the mountains would reflect in the lake.

So then, all of a sudden, we were around a corner and there were some caribou! There was one with small antlers, and the others didn't have any. So that was exciting, of course! Then, later on, around 12:30, we saw a bison herd with about 30 bison in it. There were several little babies, some lying down and others just staying close beside their mom. They were so sweet! Then, after that, about 10 minutes down the road, we saw a black bear! He was small, probably pretty young, and just crossing the road. We were taking pictures and he was happily eating grass and looking cute and harmless (haha, yeah right!). He was just curious, though; he wasn't trying to hurt us. Then, at 1 PM, we saw a few more bison and an even smaller black bear. And after that, five minutes later, we saw a really small black bears...he looked like he had just left his momma! And to conclude the gigantic wildlife display, at 1:30, we saw four horses alongside the road. They had gotten loose from someone because one had a halter on, but still, it was a great ending to our "wildlife show"!

We had lunch at Watson Lake, which was very pretty as we ate by the lake. As we finished, it began sprinkling and did for about a half-hour after that. We really can't complain...up to then, we had had gorgeous sunshine and perfect temperatures; a real blessing!

We are staying at a Best Western in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. We pulled in around 7:20 PM and went to supper at Giorgio's Cuccina, an excellent Italian restaurant. I tried the Italian Sausage & Penne, which also came with a generous piece of bread. It was a great meal to end another day on the Alaska Highway!