8/5-8/15 YUKON & ENGINE PROBLEMS

Crossing the Yukon from Otter Falls to Watson Lake was an uneventful and not very scenic part of the trip.  We just had to get those miles behind us to get us closer to home.  We stopped in Whitehorse to pick up a few groceries, but didn't do any sightseeing going back.  As we approached the Teslin bridge, we remembered that area is heavily patrolled and made sure we weren't exceeding the speed limit.

Watson Lake is a more populated area and the lake is a popular place for fishing.

We stayed at Baby Nugget RV Village.  It was a nice stop and we were assigned a spot that actually had some trees around it.  There have been so many bugs that have sacrificed their lives for us as we drive through this part of the world.  A small church was located right behind our campsite.  I don't know the story behind it, but thought it the totem pole on the front porch was something you don't normally see next to a church.

There were some heavy patches of fog as we left Watson Lake.  This is an area that is heavily populated with bison.  As we topped a hill (in the fog), we literally ran up on a herd that was grazing along the roadside.  We are very thankful there weren't any in the road because Joe said there would have been no way he could have stopped in time.  He was only driving about 35mph due to the fog. 

The road construction just west of Muncho Lake area was worse this week than it was when we passed through this area 3 weeks ago. 

With the sun shining, Muncho Lake was like a mirror, allowing the mountains to be clearly reflected in the water.

Stone Mountain Provincial Park also had some pretty sights to behold.

The sheep in this area have been known to run right in front of your vehicle.  This one jumped in front of us and got out of the way in the nick of time.

We stayed at Triple G RV Park in Fort Nelson.  The next day we had planned on staying in Grand Prairie, but began having some engine trouble.  When Joe called the Ford Warranty people, they recommended we drive to Edmonton so the Ford Dealer there can provide warranty service.  We drove about 650 miles from Fort Nelson to Edmonton arriving at the campground near the Ford Dealership about 11PM.  Needless to say....it was a long day.  As soon as we arrived in Edmonton, the "check engine light" went out.  We still had the moho checked by a mechanic since we would be driving another 3000 miles home.  

The Ford Mechanic checked our rig out and couldn't find anything wrong.  The computer showed it had misfired 2 times in the past 10 starts.  The mechanic told us it was safe to drive, so on the road again.  We think we may have gotten some bad gas in Fort Nelson.  We've given up washing the bugs off the motorhome.  It's all we can do to keeping the windshield clean.

We drove to Lethbridge, AB, about an hour north of the border where we camped for the night.  The roads from Edmonton, AB, thru Calgary and on into Lethbridge were much smoother.  The countryside was much like the high plains of the US.  Anxious to get home and park this rig for awhile.