We reluctantly left Muncho Lake. We felt as though we could stay there longer to just watch the lake constantly change. As we left Muncho Lake the skies were dark and soon the rain came. We had on and off rain and temperatures in the mid 50s. The Alaska Highway crosses the Liard river about 25 miles north of Muncho Lake and we followed it for the remainder of the trip to Watson Lake. Watson Lake calls itself the "Gateway to the Yukon." It is the first major town in the Alaska Highway after crossing the British Columbia border. The highway crosses the border several times before it gets to Watson Lake. A few small Yukon towns, really nothing more than a wide spot in the road with a gas station, precede Watson Lake on the highway.

Watson Lake's claim to fame is the Sign Post Forest. The first sign was placed here by a home sick American soldier who participated in the building of the Alaska Highway in 1942. He simply placed a sign on a post pointing to his home in the United States. Others followed his example and placed their home town signs on posts. After the war other travelers on the highway placed signs at the spot until today there are more than 50,000 signs. Another sign was placed today... Alderton Street, New York.
We enter Yukon for the first of many times
A small sample of the signs at the Sign Post Forest
Sam installing his sign at the Sign Post Forest
Susie and Sam with their sign
Our sign