5/16/06 - Watson Lake, YT to Whitehorse, YT
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About 18 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
About 22 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
Big Creek Bridge about 33 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
About 33 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
About 53 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
About 54 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
About 55 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
About 60miles west of Watson Lake, YT
About 60 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
Susan about 60 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
Mike about 60 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
About 60 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
About 60 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
About 62 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
About 66 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
About 67 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
About 68miles west of Watson Lake, YT
Rancheria River about 75 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
About 45 miles east of Watson Lake, YT
About 10 miles east of the Continental Divide. At 8:30 we cross the Continental Divide, which divides two of the largest drainage systems in North America; the Yukon River and the Mackenzie River watershed.
About 4 miles east of the Continental Divide. Water draining west from this point forms the Swift River. This river drains into the Yukon River and continues a northward journey to empty into the Bering Sea (Pacific Ocean) some 2,300 miles later. Water that drains to the east from the Rancheria River which flows into the Liard River then the Mackenzie River. These waters flow northward and empty into the Beaufort Sea (Atlantic Ocean) some 2,650 miles later.
About 3 miles east of the Continental Divide.
About 5 miles west of the Continental Divide.
Swan Lake about 104 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
Swan Lake about 104 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
Mike at Swan Lake about 104 miles west of Watson Lake, YT
Nearing Teslin, YT
Nisutlin Bridge at Teslin. The Nisutlin Bay Bridge is the longest water span on the Alaska Highway as it spans 1,917 feet.
Teslin River at Teslin, YT
Nisutlin Bridge at Teslin.
Mike and Susan with the Nisutlin Bridge at Teslin in the background
The Nisutlin Bridge
About 18 miles west of Teslin, YT
About 60 miles east of Whitehorse, YT
About 25 miles east of Whitehorse, YT
Yukon River Bridge
Yukon River about 17 miles from Whitehorse, YT
Yukon River about 17 miles from Whitehorse, YT