Rain, mist and clouds filled the sky the entire day. We headed east on the ALCAN and found a black bear. Not too much further down the road we were greeted by a herd of bison, 13 adults and 7 calves. A half an hour later we found a herd of 170 bison on both sides of the highway making it fun for viewing but difficult to count and photograph.
After the excitement of all the wildlife viewings, we stopped in to relax at Liard River Hot Springs.
We continued our journey and saw a bull moose, followed by a mama moose and calf just a few miles later.
We stopped at Muncho Lake & Toad River. Both had many changes in the past 6 years since our last visit.
We heard about the wildfires in the Yukon and near Fort Nelson so we brought plenty of water and food. As we approached Ft Nelson, we encountered a road sign alert about smoke. We continued on and saw lots of damage from the fire. We made it safely to The Woodlands Inn, after a total of 319 miles and a few stops/sightings along the way.
Overall, it was a pretty excellent day as we saw two additional black bear, another moose, a deer, ptarmigan with chicks crossing the road, 2 lone bison separately and another small herd of 6 bison. Bonus: our house in Anchorage listed on the market today!
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