Day 54 - Northern Beaver Post, Yukon to Dease Lake, BC

Dick and Diane Hall

Day 54   Sunday, July 31, 2011

Northern Beaver Post to Dease Lake RV Park   147.4 Miles

By: Dick and Diane Hall - Rig #11

The morning started out with the rigs taking off down the highway.

We turned onto  Highway 37 which is the Cassiar Highway.  The road was narrower than usual, without a center stripe or guardrails! The pot holes and frost heaves were not as prevalent.  There were many patches of gravel which they called Seal Coating or Resealing.

We saw many, many lakes along the way.  There were many bears along the highway.  One was very friendly and went from one rig to another.  It had probably been previously fed by humans. Foxes and a mother bear with 3 cubs were also witnessed.

A highlight of the day was the stop at Jade Cassiar Mountain Store.  It advertised on sign boards approaching that they had “free” coffee.

Many gifts were bought both for ourselves and others.



Jade Cassiar Mountain Store



Roni, Cindy, Bet and Mel searching
for the perfect gift



Diane may have found one

Mel just wants the free coffee



Dot is making her purchase



Bruce is getting a handful





Jacque, Diane, Gilbert and Jenna still shopping



After arriving at Dease Lake RV Park and getting settled, we congregated at the Gazebo (which had a large fire pit) for a travel briefing for the next day.    At 7:00 we came back for an activity.  Each person brought a brown bag of  something to exchange.  We all stood in a circle.  Ken read a poem about  Tommy Wright.  Each time Ken said the word  “right”  we passed the bag to the right.  Each time Ken said the word “left”  we passed the bag to the left.

When he said “across” we went to the center and passed it across to another person.  There was a lot of laughter!  In the end, if you didn’t like the object you ended up with, you traded it off.  Diane ended up with a Pregnancy Test  Kit and a Ovulation Test Kit.  However, at age 75, she didn’t need it and her kids were past that  part of their lives. It was passed three more times before it found a home.

We then had our second night of Somemores and Doughboys.  It was a fun time and many calories. 

Toast them good

then fill them up