Vacation to British Columbia, Yukon, and Alaska!

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Flags in Watson Lake. Good to see the American flag way up here!

Whimsical distance signs at the general store in Watson Lake, Yukon.

The amazing Sign Post Forest in Watson Lake, Yukon!

We didn't have time to find out how all of these signs got here, but it surely was impressive to see them all!

And of course, we found a sign from Oregon, on the coast no less! In Watson Lake, Yukon! And in a bit of foreshadowing, unbeknownst to us and the entire world, there is a "Sarah Palin for Governor of Alaska" bumper sticker on the "Bob Kerry, Governor" sign. This picture was taken approximately 2 weeks before Sarah Palin was announced as the VP running mate with John McCain.

Heading for the Great River Divide on km post 1161 on the Alaska Highway in the Yukon. The Great River Divide is the diving line between two great watersheds: the Mackenzie River drainage basin that flows into the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the rivers that flow into the Bering Sea to the west via the Yukon River system.

Cassiar Mountains, southern Yukon.

One of our favorite rest stops, the Continental Divide gas station, gift shop, and restaurant at km post 1161 on the Alaska Highway, Yukon.

Cassiar Mountain rainbow

Idyllic spot at Johnsons Crossing, Yukon, km post 1345 on the Alaska Highway

A fake moose and caribou welcome us to Johnsons Crossing, Yukon

On the road to Whitehorse.

A Yukon license plate.

A lovely mural in Whitehorse, capitol of the Yukon Territory.

Headquarters in Whitehorse of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are no longer "mounted" in these parts! :-)

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Centennial Mural, part 1, Whitehorse Yukon

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Centennial Mural, part 2

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Centennial Mural, part 3

The plaque accompanying the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Centennial Mural.

The giant mountie at the High Country Inn in Whitehorse

An old Yukon whiskey truck in Whitehorse, Yukon

Heading toward the mountains of the Kluane National Park & Preserve, Yukon

Approaching Kluane Lake...

Kluane Lake

Heading toward Destruction Bay, Yukon, almost to the Alaskan border.

We finally reach Alaska, just east of Tok, albeit in rainy weather.

I'll never complain about gas prices again after seeing the prices up in Alaska!!!

Just south of Fairbanks, Alaska, we reached the town of North Pole! Millions of pieces of mail come into North Pole every Christmas.

North Pole, Alaska!

Flags in Watson Lake. Good to see the American flag way up here!	Whimsical distance signs at the general store in Watson Lake, Yukon.	The amazing Sign Post Forest in Watson Lake, Yukon!	We didn't have time to find out how all of these signs got here, but it surely was impressive to see them all!
And of course, we found a sign from Oregon, on the coast no less! In Watson Lake, Yukon! And in a bit of foreshadowing, unbeknownst to us and the entire world, there is a "Sarah Palin for Governor of Alaska" bumper sticker on the "Bob Kerry, Governor" sign. This picture was taken approximately 2 weeks before Sarah Palin was announced as the VP running mate with John McCain.	Heading for the Great River Divide on km post 1161 on the Alaska Highway in the Yukon. The Great River Divide is the diving line between two great watersheds: the Mackenzie River drainage basin that flows into the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the rivers that flow into the Bering Sea to the west via the Yukon River system.	Cassiar Mountains, southern Yukon.	One of our favorite rest stops, the Continental Divide gas station, gift shop, and restaurant at km post 1161 on the Alaska Highway, Yukon.
Cassiar Mountain rainbow	Idyllic spot at Johnsons Crossing, Yukon, km post 1345 on the Alaska Highway	A fake moose and caribou welcome us to Johnsons Crossing, Yukon	On the road to Whitehorse.
A Yukon license plate.	A lovely mural in Whitehorse, capitol of the Yukon Territory.	Headquarters in Whitehorse of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are no longer "mounted" in these parts! :-)	Royal Canadian Mounted Police Centennial Mural, part 1, Whitehorse Yukon	Royal Canadian Mounted Police Centennial Mural, part 2	Royal Canadian Mounted Police Centennial Mural, part 3
The plaque accompanying the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Centennial Mural.		The giant mountie at the High Country Inn in Whitehorse	An old Yukon whiskey truck in Whitehorse, Yukon
Heading toward the mountains of the Kluane National Park & Preserve, Yukon			Approaching Kluane Lake...
		Kluane Lake
		Heading toward Destruction Bay, Yukon, almost to the Alaskan border.	We finally reach Alaska, just east of Tok, albeit in rainy weather.
I'll never complain about gas prices again after seeing the prices up in Alaska!!!		Just south of Fairbanks, Alaska, we reached the town of North Pole! Millions of pieces of mail come into North Pole every Christmas.	North Pole, Alaska!