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of the fires. During our stay in Watson
Lake, the group paid a visit to the Sign-
post Forest, where thousands of signs
had been posted by passing travelers.
We added our own to represent the Sun
City Texas RV Club. Hanging the sign
was a group effort, with Davey ham-
mering, Cathy and Darby preventing
Davey from falling and the rest provid-
ing encouragement.
JULY 12
DESTRUCTION BAY, YT -
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When we reached our stopping point,
we found we were right on Kluane Lake.
It was a beautiful site, with majestic
views of the St. Elias Mountains and
turquoise-blue glacial waters. Spotted
two grizzlies today, one of which was a
mom with her two cubs. The Holmes and
Lannoms stopped to get a closer look at
a male grizzly. They had a great view,
but when they walked closer to the bear
he reared up on his back feet - he was
pretty darn big!

At the Signpost Forest in the community of Watson Lake, the RV Club members
posted a sign to represent the Sun City Texas RV Club. The Signpost Forest is
host to thousands of signs posted by travelers passing through Yukon Territory.

Alaskan pipeline, Fairbanks, AK. The
pipeline is maintained by “smart pigs” -
instrumented apparatuses that inspect
the pipelines for corrosion and defor-
mation, and “dumb pigs” which clean
the inside of the pipeline.

JULY 15-20 In Homer, AK, the happy travelers stopped at a local pub, The Salty Dawg, where
FAIRBANKS, AK - they peeked over the back fence to watch the day’s catch being cleaned.
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The Alaska Highway ends at Delta
Junction and the Richardson Highway
connects Delta Junction to Fairbanks.
Alaska’s first major road, the Richardson
Highway was built by the U.S. Army in
1898 to provide Americans with access

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