More Canada

I need to make this quick and then get some much needed sleep. We're in Tok, Ak (FINALLY!!), roughly 3,000 miles from home. Some highlights of the trip since the last time I found a place that believes in the miracle of the world wide web....
A weird but very nice and well meaning gentleman pulled the dead bird off my grill in Watson Lake, BC. This is also the site of the Sign Post Forrest and the best department store I've ever seen. We camped in a place called Rancheria last night, 10 bucks but no showers. Who am I trying to impress out here anyway? Except maybe the cop that pulled Sister over, her second time in Canada. It doesn't get dark 'til about 11 but forrest fires are making the views very hazy. The last few hundred miles before the US border are the worst road conditions I've ever travelled for long periods. Loose gravel, no road lines, construction, bumps, dips and wicked potholes. Had me paranoid of tire problems which is the last thing you want in the exact middle of nowhere with no cell service and bears (supposedly). No moose or caribou sitings yet but we did see some horses taking themselves for a walk and a herd of buffalo on the side of the road. Got to soak in a natural hot springs, the walk out to the springs was a nice break from the ass torture of 10 hours a day in the car. The bad thing about a two lane highway is that if you pull over, you end up back behind every big rig and slow moving RV you already almost died trying to pass. Tempted to make sister use a bottle. Next stop, home sweet home.