Animals We Saw Along/On the Alaska Highway

We started out on our trip excited about the possibility of seeing lots of wildlife. When we entered into the Yukon Territory we were more than amazed to find that the animals own the roads. They would stand/lay right in the road and we would have to go around them. It was so cool! I may have had a different opinion had it been raining or foggy but we got to drive the road on a beautiful spring day. We were able to spot the animals before they became any kind of hood ornament!

Can you believe the bison lay that close to the road? We saw more bison than any other animal. We must have seen over 50(+). They were everywhere. And where you didn't see them, you saw their poo. There was A LOT of it! Nasty.

These elk were the farthest animals away from the road but they were still close enough to see their details.

We were so busy looking at the sheep on the hill, we almost missed the one staring at us on the side of the road.

We scared the caribou off the road. I love their coloring!

These sheep wouldn't budge! They did not care that we could run them over. They were not moving. We pulled up right beside them. They shifted a little when Boone started barking but other than that they acted like we didn't even exist!

We came across these horses just grazing on the side of the road. They were gorgeous! There was no fence holding them back. They were wild horses! Isn't that crazy!? I loved the gray one! If I would have thought there was room in the trailer with Aaron's Harley I would have tried to capture him and take him home. (I know that never would have happened but the little girl inside of me can still dream right!?!)

We also saw one mangy moose but since I already posted some nice pictures of moose in the neighborhood I will leave it at that.

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