It
feels like we’re getting close! Eight
days will have gone by fast by the end of our trip. Today we crossed into Yukon Territory and we
said bye to British Columbia. Aside from
a big sign saying “Welcome to the Yukon”, not much else changed.
We swam
in the hotel pool in the morning and enjoyed our waterslide free-for-all again
before we left. It was nice to make a
couple stops to play the bagpipes and just take a break from the driving. We saw some buffalo (or maybe they were
bison) lying in the sun, and we proceeded to see more of their kind as we drove
along.
One of
the favorite places for tourists to stop is Liard hot springs. So, like all good tourists, we stopped
too. These springs ranged from lukewarm
water to about 126 degrees Fahrenheit.
For the amount of people that we have seen on the road (not very many)
the hot springs had several more than I would have expected. It was a nice stop to make, but I didn’t get
any pictures.
After
the hot springs we saw some brown mountain goatish type specimens. There was a herd of probably ten adults and
four or five kids. Can anybody identify
them from the picture? If so, leave a
comment. Can buffalo and bison be used interchangeably? If you know, leave a comment about that
too.
We did
not reserve a hotel for this segment so after reaching Watson Lake we had some
hunting to do. Out of three hotels, we
had to choose one. The one we did choose
did not have an elevator or carts to truck our stuff to the second floor with,
so… We did it all by hand – how original:) Also, from the TV in the lobby of one of the
hotels we found out what we all had been dying to know (well, I might be exaggerating
about our actual feelings) if American Pharoah won the Triple Crown. He did!
After dinner we headed to a
Northern Lights Center and watched an hour long documentary about black holes
and of course, northern lights.
Other than that, not much else has
happened. We have talked to some
interesting people and have seen some intriguing things, and nothing devastating
has happened. So far it’s been a magic
carpet ride.
Sorry for the delay in posting, the internet was slow and the pictures did not want to upload.
Sorry for the delay in posting, the internet was slow and the pictures did not want to upload.
Dad and Mairyn
Buffalo/bison things
Entering Yukon
Maycie
Scenery
Goat things
Alaina and our fuzzy friend
Rock Mountain Big Horn Sheep and Yes I believe you can use buffalo and Bison interchangeably. Good thing for spell check that word was a mouthful. Thanks for the Blog and Pictures. Ken Wibert
ReplyDeleteBison aren't related to buffalo--they just looked like it to early Europeans in N. America, thus the misnomer "buffalo," like "Indians," which has stuck. So nope, they're bison, but we all still usually call them buffalo, and since they're aren't any true buffalo in N. America (except in zoos), we all know what we mean by "buffalo."
ReplyDeleteYou know me as "Germs". I would think if either (a Buffalo or Bison) were running after you, it wouldn't much matter what you called it, it would probably keep coming? Your pics make miss that hwy and want to drive it again. I first saw it through the front windshield of my '52 Ford pickup. Thanks for posting the pics.
ReplyDeleteAnd you add too the others...
ReplyDeleteToday the word Buffalo is a widely accepted term for American Bison. However, they are different each with their own distinct features. The animal that most Americans call abuffalo is actually a bison! Buffaloes are found in Africa and South Asia, while bison roam in North and South America. The easiest visible distinction is Buffalo have No Hump & No Beard, while Bison have a Large Hump and a Think Beard. I know you'll be researching this online at some point!
My curiosity peaked years ago when we traveled through Yellowstone.
~ Shannon S
I love the goat pictures.
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