Woke up early so got on the road at 7:45. Stopped at Tetsin Services & Campground for famous homemade cinnamon rolls. Owner said "I was lazy so they are still in the kitchen rising". We had another kind of roll and they were not very good. Maybe that's what they are famous for??? It was a neat stop though and the cabin looked like pioneers built it, just what you picture Alaska to be. Met a young couple there that has a commercial fishing operation in Kenai. He's 3rd generation to run the business. Drove through more beautiful mountains and pine forests all day. A lot of 6 to 10% grade. So what's is a 100% grade? Straight up or straight down? We saw lots of wildlife this morning; 2 bear, 3 elk, some caribou, 3 stone sheep and a couple of bison. Saw 2 more moose in the afternoon (or is it meese?) We stopped at the Laird Hot Springs -- the soak felt great! Spent the night in the parking lot behind the Signpost Forest at Watson Lake. There are over 60,000 signs in the "forest". Found several from Iowa but none from Panora but didn't look at them all ;-). After supper we went across the street and watched a neat show about the Northern Lights. A few miles west of Watson Lake there are messages spelled out with rocks on the bank by the road. The Fort Nelson swim team left the first message a few years ago. That message was "P-Break" now there are hundreds more.
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