We got a late start out of Fort Nelson today due to the fact that the riders took a short (3 hour) ride around the Fort Nelson trail system. They were led by a group of five local schoolboys who were, all too happy to skip school (with their parents' approval); to "entertain" the MichCanSka riders and to help promote the cause of the Diabetes Research Foundation.
After completing the morning ride, the "sleds" were again loaded on the trailers, and we began the short drive to Muncho Lake.
The drive was short in distance, but "long" on scenic beauty. We made a couple of quick stop to capture some of the best scenes, but most of the pictures that were taken were, "shot" through the windshield or out of the side window, with the window rolled down. They were a compromise at best, but I was happy to have been given a break from my driving duties in order to shoot some photos while riding "shot gun."
Muncho Lake is the halfway point from Fort Nelson to Watson Lake in Yukon Territory; and is the only year around stop, along the Alaskan Highway, between the two cities. It is a beautiful, full service resort, but nonetheless, only a resort - there is no City of Muncho Lake.
Given the poor snow conditions, MichCanSka is striving to make the best of a bad situation. Everyday new plans are being made in effort to find more snow and get back on the trails. Just today, the decision was made "scratch" Whitehorse off the list of scheduled stops, and instead re-routed the trip to Contact Lake (where the anticipation is high that they will find more snow.)
Therefore, as of today, our schedule for the next three days is: from Muncho Lake to Watson Lake, Yukon Territory, then to Contact Lake and finally to Dawson City (the final stop before Tok, Alaska.)
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