6/17/09The next morning, Ellen had a final exam to give so while she worked online (thank-you DataStorm, MotoSat Internet), Marv rigged up a pump to use river water to wash the rig. All clean again, and exams graded we headed for Watson Lake in the Yukon Territory. Marv devised a great way to wash clothes on these bumpy gravel roads. He put a big tub in the shower with laundry detergent, water and a load of clothes and put the lid on. As we travel the clothes are agitated. Later we stop and drain off the soapy water and replace with clean rise water, dr
ive and agitate some more. When we arrive at our destination we run the clothes through our extractor to remove all the water and hang them up to dry. By morning they are dry, put away and off we go. Again, FREE Laundromat, not to mention time saved for sight-seeing. The road north has great views and no lines to follow.We arrived in Watson Lake for a stay at Downtown RV Park, which is basically a big gravel parking lot. The folks who own it are super nice and they have a free R.V. wash to again remove a few layers of mud off the rig. 
We arrived in time for dinner and then walked a couple of blocks to the Northern Lights Centre. The theater is like a laser light theater and we watched a show on astronauts, followed by a video of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis), which was really beautiful. We would love to see them in person, but they are most commonly seen in the winter. Too much daylight this time of year. Speaking of which, we are having a tough ti
me getting to bed at a decent hour. The sun doesn’t set until nearly midnight and is up again about 4 hours later and the days are still getting longer as we travel further north and approach summer solstice. After the movie, we walked across the highway and wandered for 
awhile in the sign forest. This is a famous landmark on the Hwy. It was started by a Army Soldier during the const
ruction of the Hwy in 1942. He was longing for home and put up a sign that showed the miles to his home town. Now as years gone by it has turned into a sign for all and for anyone to place their own.
We arrived in time for dinner and then walked a couple of blocks to the Northern Lights Centre. The theater is like a laser light theater and we watched a show on astronauts, followed by a video of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis), which was really beautiful. We would love to see them in person, but they are most commonly seen in the winter. Too much daylight this time of year. Speaking of which, we are having a tough ti
me getting to bed at a decent hour. The sun doesn’t set until nearly midnight and is up again about 4 hours later and the days are still getting longer as we travel further north and approach summer solstice. After the movie, we walked across the highway and wandered for 
awhile in the sign forest. This is a famous landmark on the Hwy. It was started by a Army Soldier during the const
ruction of the Hwy in 1942. He was longing for home and put up a sign that showed the miles to his home town. Now as years gone by it has turned into a sign for all and for anyone to place their own.
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