Day Seven: Watson Lake, YT to Fort Nelson, BC

We've successfully made it to Fort Nelson, putting us within 300 miles of the end of the AlCan. It's pretty late, so I'll update tomorrow with today's highlights. However, we DID finally see wildlife today, and lots of it. We'll have plenty of pictures of bison, moose, caribou, bighorn sheep and goats to post when we get to Dawson Creek tomorrow. Goodnight!

Update: The Watson Lake-Fort Nelson drive wasn't that bad. Kiersten was a little demanding for the first half of the drive, but she calmed down considerably after lunch and was a very good girl until the end of the day.

I've been complaining all week about how we haven't seen any wildlife, but today's drive more than made up for it. (N.B.: AlCan drivers need to be extra cautious, as these animals DO walk in the road. Thank God many of them are dark and easily visible from a distance.)

• First, we saw a number of Bison. Some were by themselves, but others grazed in large herds.

• Later, we foundsome beautiful bighorn sheep.

• One of Kiersten's favorite stories is the Three Billy Goats Gruff, so that's who we told her these fellows were.

• We're not quite sure what this fellow is. He could be a moose, but he looks somewhat deer-like as well.

• I took the quintessential mountain goat picture somewhere in one of B.C.'s provincial parks.

We also spotted moose, deer, and horses on the road, but we drove by them too quickly to get a decent photo. Our only big disappointment was having not seen ANY bears this trip, or even in the two years we lived in Alaska. I don't want to get eaten; I just want to see one doing something cute. Is that too much to ask?

Distance traveled to date: 1,731 miles.