Territorial or Provincial, some thoughts

After packing out of Nugget City, YT it was just a few miles to the British Columbia border. We stopped to reflect on 2 weeks north of 60°, realizing there were only 200km of Yukon roads on the highway map we haven't explored, not including the hundreds of miles NOT on any map.
Pretty good reason to return especially when noting the stark contrast between YT and BC, as evidenced at the line.

Welcome to Yukon...

Welcome to BC! Please don't do this or that; No (fill in the blank); Refer to Regulations 

Provinces in general have more pavement, regulations, people, revenue, but not necessarily more connectivity, so that's not so bad.
Provinces have destinations for wine, fishing, shopping, tourism etc, but since the journey is our destination, we chafe a bit at the development.
Although we tend to prefer the Territories, Provincial ingress and egress are necessary by vehicle. Guess that's just a price we'll continue to pay, grudgingly...

Country club access to Blue River

Read the regs before entering the water...

Canyon Creek at Cottonwood River confluence 

Yielded a new personal best grayling after a long battle in the strong current. Per the regs, this 18" fish is almost 10 years old! And back in the water...

A little lake fishing in Dease Lake in BC weather...

Then along Telegraph Creek Road to the Tuya River Gorge and more grayling.

Since we're Non-Resident Aliens, much of the waters along our way south were unavailable to us, but at least the scenery was nice.

And then, finally, after 4 days, civilization and reconnecting with loved ones to verify our safety.
And embrace the more cultural aspects of our travel rhythm.

First Cast Lager? Session Ale? Nitro Coffee Lager?
So many decisions...

It's 7:30 in Smithers, BC and OU still sucks.
But at least the bartender found college football on Canadian cable...

With the Territories in our rearview but more options for our growlers, we bravely face the swim upstream through the masses...