To Watson Lake, Yukon Territory

We left Muncho Lake without even unloading the snowmobiles, and headed north a distance of approximately 150 miles to Watson Lake, Yukon Territory.

Along the way, we stopped to photograph seven Bison leisurely attempting to graze on the snow covered shoulder to the highway. We remained there for more the five minutes without ever disturbing them.

A few miles farther down the road we saw more bison, this time a herd of twenty-two, who appeared to be just lying in the snow "sunning themselves."

Still not done, we made a final stop where an even larger herd of thirty or more were enjoying the same sort of a leisurely day.

Unfortunately, my camera battery went dead and the back-up battery that was purchased in order to be a good boy scout and "be prepared," - also failed! And so, I am still trying to find someone who has a memory card that I can download the buffalo photos from (thus far without success.)

The day was not done, along the way; we stopped at Laird Hot Springs for relaxing, and much appreciated, dip in the hot springs. More missed photo opps (darn, darn, double darn!)

After arriving at Watson Lake group had a meeting to discuss a new plan; and before the day was done MichCanSka resurrected the old plan and Whitehorse is back on the schedule for the next stop. Unfortunately, the plan is still to keep the snowmobiles in the trailer and drive the 250 miles west to Whitehorse.

Despite the fact that they have been unable to snowmobile as scheduled for over four days, during which time we have trailered a distance of over 900 miles the riders spirits are surprisingly good.

By all reports this is the least amount of snow that the entire region has seen in over 50 years! MichCanSka has had the misfortune to have selected a terrible year to try to snowmobile from Michigan to Alaska; but even so, they realize that it is still an experience of a lifetime to see all the things that they have and to be able to collect an enormous amount of money for the Diabetes Research Foundation in addition.