We really pushed ourselves for a couple of days to make up for the time we lost with the water leak in Olds, Alberta. Today was going to be a short day traveling to Whitehorse so we could rest a day and re-join our friends — only around 400 miles.

We started the day at the Signpost Forest in Watson Lake, YT. People come from all over the world to put their signs there. Below is info taken from the internet about the Signpost Forest

The Sign Post Forest is Watson Lake’s most famous attraction. Travelers from around the world have been bringing signposts from their hometowns to the Sign Post Forest since 1942 and continue to do so today.

The tradition began during the Alaska Highway Project in 1942, when U.S. soldier Carl K. Lindley spent time in Watson Lake recovering from an injury. A commanding officer asked him to repair and erect the directional signposts, and while completing the job, he added a sign that indicated the direction and mileage to his hometown of Danville, Illinois. Others followed suit, and the trend caught on. In 1990, a couple from Ohio added the 10,000th sign in the Signpost Forest. Today, there are over 77,000 signs in the Forest, and the number grows each year as visitors contribute signs and continue the tradition. The Town of Watson Lake maintains the site, adding more sign posts as they fill up. Bring along a sign to add to the forest, or make one at the Visitor Information Centre.

While you’re there, you’ll also come across pieces of equipment that were used during the construction of the Alaska Highway. A time capsule and cairn was placed at the Sign Post Forest in 1992. It will be opened again in 2042.

We had signs made up at home — one for us and one in honor of Mike’s mom, who passed away in September 2023.

Our signs are on the fence behind us at the top closest to me.

We had a really good travel day, so that was nice — and we arrived at our campground before dark, which was a huge plus!

And . . . the best thing . . . we reunited with John and Mary finally in the evening when we arrived in Whitehorse. We met at an Italian restaurant (G&P) and had a fantastic dinner.

And then, it was time to do laundry and get some sleep so we could get back on the road at 8 a.m.

We are hoping to make it to Tok, Alaska tomorrow, but this portion of the drive has some pretty rough roads, so we may not get that far. It will be a play-it-by-ear kind of day for sure.