Wednesday, July 16, 2014

the real thing

The Yukon river is flowing by across the street. It is fast, and had to be to carry gold. The paddle wheelers came Herr. Now its mostly rv's parked at Walmart. Downtown was lousy with tourists in the afternoon. Now its deserted except for hard cases. Nightclub types will be out later. Came across Teslin river on a long bridge across the beginning of its large bay, the upper part of which contains a large river delta home to migratory waterfowl.

Walked through sign forest before leaving Watson lake. Started in the early forties, it is now an organic, cooperative work of art more than 70 years old. Wished I had brought a sign.

Three more days of northerly travel will bring us to Inuvik on my birthday - if road conditions allow.


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