Explore the journey — one trail, museum, meal, and memory at a time.
Signpost Forest
I arrived in Watson Lake, Yukon without realizing how much history was packed into one small stop along the Alaska Highway. From the massive Sign Post Forest and the Northern Lights Centre to the wartime history of the Alaska Highway and a quiet walk through the local cemetery, the day turned into something far more interesting and reflective than I expected.
Lamoille Canyon and Wells Nevada
On a clear March morning I drove into Lamoille Canyon in the Ruby Mountains of northeastern Nevada hoping to reach the top of the scenic road at more than 8,000 feet. Snow stopped me halfway up the canyon, so I turned toward the small town of Wells and later visited the California Trail Interpretive Center along Interstate 80 to learn about the wagon routes emigrants once followed across Nevada on their long journey to California.