The Alaska Highway from Liard Hot Springs to the turn-off south on the Cassiar Highway is an easy drive. There are plenty of bison along this section of the highway though, and it is important to stay alert.
We were told some of the bison have nicknames, which include "Gimpy", "Kenworth", and "Peterbilt". Gimpy was so named because he walked with a limp after a truck hit him, and Kenworth and Peterbilt were apparently named after the trucks that hit them.
Bison along the Alaska Highway between Watson Lake and Liard Hot Springs
The two in the picture below are a little blurry because Steve kept the truck moving along as we passed by slowly.
Bison strolling along the Alaska Highway, headed northbound
At its junction with the Alaska highway, we turned south on the Cassiar Highway. It takes only a few minutes to reach the British Columbia border.
Looking south into BC from the Yukon, at the Yukon & British Columbia border
The Cassiar Highway from the Yukon/B.C. border to Boya Lake was a bit rough. Not as bone-jarring as the section of Alaska Highway from Destruction Bay to Beaver Creek though.
As always, we were happy campers at Boya Lake, our favourite provincial park in British Columbia. When we arrived in the early afternoon, it was a bit overcast.
View of Boya Lake from our campsite, when we arrived in the early
afternoon
The weather turned nicer as evening settled in.
Again enjoying a lakeside campsite at Boya
Lake Provincial Park
Canoe ready for fishing at Boya Lake at about
8:30 p.m.
The fish at Boya Lake are elusive. With the white lake bottom, it is easy to see them swim on by, but they do not bite.
The campground was quiet this evening.
See Boya Lake pictures from our trip north and on this page dedicated to our favorite provincial campground.