On day two of four travel days from Dawson Creek, BC, to Whitehorse, YT, we stopped for lunch at Toad River Lodge and dined on bison burgers. The hats? The restaurant has a unique cap collection, featuring over 7,300 caps stapled to the ceiling. Many years ago two travelers stopped in for lunch, and when one them went to the bathroom, the other stapled his friends hat to the ceiling….and thus started a tradition.
The “Toad River” got its name during the building of the Alaska Highway. There being no bridge over the river, all the supplies had to be towed across the river and the river was therefore called the “Towed River”. Later, when the river was officially named, “Towed” somehow became “Toad”.
This was our first day in the Canadian Rockies and I must say that are spectacular.
Muncho Lake, where we spent the night, is 7 miles long and 1 mile wide. It is know for its beautiful deep green and blue water. The colors are attributed to copper oxide leaching into the water. Marcia’s first comment upon arrival was, “just leave me here and pick me up on the way back”. It was beautiful (see picture attached to this email)
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