There's a beautiful mountains behind that smoke (and rain)

Wood bison lounging at the roadside. They are rare, but not so rare today on the Alaska Highway

Another smokey view. We were both coughing all day from the wildfire smoke!

Bossy and Ducky are glad they are not on the menu tonight.

Toad River

July 23, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F

Words for today. Rain and Smoke. It started raining hard overnight and never really quit. We ate breakfast in Teslin at the diner due to the rain.

As we headed out, it got smokier and smokier and rainier and rainier! Soon, we were questioning following the Alaska Highway Route, and we were considering retracing our steps on the Cassiar Highway. We gambled and drove into Watson Lake on the Alaska Highway for gas and stopped for lunch. I called a couple of Inns and Lodges as camping wasn't looking like much fun tonight. All were full, so we took our chances on maybe the rain stopping at least. NOPE! Campgrounds were full too on this stretch...

Anyway, we saw some wood bison (a rare kind of Buffalo) and a black bear. I am sure the views were stunning, but we couldn't see anything... there was supposedly a beautiful valley, river, lake, etc. We saw nothing...

Finally, after 366 miles, we happened upon Toad River Lodge and RV Park. What a gem! We got a room with a full kitchen and a gas BBQ grill! It's in a pretty location, and it is quiet, and guess what?! No smoke, and it quit raining! (At least for now...)

Tomorrow, we'll check out Fort Nelson, which is only about 2 hours' drive. Tonight, we had grilled pork chops and cooked apples. We will need to stop at the store for more groceries tomorrow.Read more