Sign Post Forest City

Downtown RV Park, Watson Lake, YT – May 29, 2014

We arrived early, a first for us, after having spent the night in the parking lot of Lucky Lake about 7 miles from Watson Lake. The Milepost guide showed the Campground Services campground closed, but indicated Tags and Downtown RV Park were still in business.

A quick tour of town reveals that Tags is now a construction site and only Downtown RV Park is still in operation. Well, that’s OK because they offer a Good Sam discount. Or so we thought. Their price structure has four tiers, cash, “card”, back-in or pull-through.

It cost $4 extra for a pull through, $5 with tax/card fee. We had already un-hooked the car to look for other RV parks, so getting a back in site was a no-brainer.

Oh! And the Good Sam discount? Already built into the price posted on the wall. We never did see any undiscounted price.  At $38.50 for the back-in site, well, let’s just say they know they’re the only game in town. However, the restrooms and laundry facilities were nice.

After we got checked in EJ and I had a late breakfast at Kathy’s Café. One of the best deals on the Alaska Highway so far. A huge omelet, potatoes, toast and 2 coffees for $14.95. And the omelet was plenty big for two people.

By this time, the Loosey Goosey gang had done a pretty good job of filling up the campground.

A visit to the Sign Post Forest is what Watson Lake is all about.  An estimate in September of 2013 indicated in excess of 78,000 signs. We asked if they counted each sign and they said they used to, but it started to take days so now they just estimate. They count the number of poles and multiply it by the average number of signs per pole. (Remember to click on an image to enlarge it)

Mark, (Classy Mark) unveiled, to the new  folks in the group, the Loosey Goosey sign to be posted in the Sigh Post Forest. I don’t know how it happened, but our names are first on the list. Thanks Mark!

 

We all got to hold it. Don’t I look excited?

After the usual 4PM gathering, we discovered a path around Wye Lake that was about 2 miles long. Nice boardwalk and path that were fairly level. My hip didn’t complain too much and EJ reminded me that since we brought the cane, I really ought to use it. We saw a few birds and several flowers, but not critters.

A trip to the grocery store earlier today resulted in steak on the grill this evening. That, along with a bottle of wine, was a great way to end the day!