We were late in leaving White Horse, after a McDonald's breakfast and shopping for a replacement power cord for Kate's IPad. As we left town, we drove past the Yukon Transportation Museum.
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| Former River Boat |
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| DC-3 Weather Vane (Really!) |
1940s Army Roadbuilding Vehicles
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Those larger wheels are about 8' diameter.
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Some 260 miles later, filled with nice but not astounding scenery,
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Yukon River (about 2000 miles long)
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we arrived at Watson Lake, home of the Air Force Lodge. The building is the last survivor of many such that housed people involved in Lend-Lease flight to the Soviet Union during World War II. See
Lodge
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| It's real simple. The bath is down the hall. |
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'Way better than Buckshot Betty's, though.
After we'd settled into our new digs, we drove to Watson Lakes main attraction, the sign post forest.
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See
Signpost
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This is the sign Wendy made for us. Cool, huh?
Good job, Wendy |
Diane, this one's for you!
Hahaha, this is a great entry! I am grinning so much :) You guys look like you are really having fun! And so does Waylon! :) I have to admit, yeah, my sign looks pretty fabulous! very cool place!
ReplyDeleteWay cool sign! Did you know you were going to stop here and have the sign made before leaving? Sweet! I saw the Frogtown NY plate and was thinking it would be nice to have one made for your farm, then voila, there it was! Great work, Wendy!
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