2006-08-13 on the Alaskan Highway - ALCAN 054

Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska - We stopped at Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and looked out over a beautiful wetland. With the help of some binoculars, we saw trumpeter swan in the water. We still haven't seen any moose or bear. For all the wildness we've heard about Alaska and the Great White North, I guess we were expecting to see bear and moose in the middle of the road. The wildlife we've seen has mostly been birds. We've seen ravens, magpies, a few bald eagles and trumpeter swans. We've also seen a rabbit and several prairie dogs (or some relative) on the side of the road, both dead and alive.