We’ve made it to the Yukon! Whitehorse is a city with a population of around 23,000. It is the capital of the Yukon. The Yukon River runs through the center of town. There is history here about gold, trappers and the people who made the town survive. We camped at Hi Country RV park. It is easy to get in and is located a few minutes from Whitehorse. The town is neat and organized to get around. It is a jaw-dropping view as you drive down into the valley where Whitehorse is nestled. We drove all over the city and stopped at the Visitor Center. We were able to pick up some brochures and info for hiking. There are several areas along the river to park and walkway along its banks. We would have liked to spend more time outdoors, however, the rain decided to set in.
There is good food, shopping with interesting items at Your Independent Grocer. We were able to restock with many of the items we eat. There is even a Walmart and McDonalds. Somehow, we were able to refrain ourselves from those shopping and dining experiences.
We decided we would like to eat local food, so we went to dinner at the Klondike Rib and Salmon Restaurant. The building/tent structure itself has been occupied continually since 1900 with some type of local business. The walls and floors are covered with many interesting items used thru the years. There were large portions and good food with enough to take home for the next night’s meal. We thought we would be daring and had the reindeer stew. Never had eaten reindeer. The meat is very lean and was tender in the stew with vegetables and a hunk of bread. We also order the ribs and salmon. All was very tasty.
On to Skagway, Alaska.
Skagway, Alaska
The drive to Skagway was about 110 miles and was way more than we expected. The mountains, the valleys, and the lakes are beautiful. Emerald Lake was interesting and looked awesome from high up on the road. The lake has a perimeter of marl that makes the lake look like it has as white glow around it edges. The Lake lends itself to its name. It glows like a gem. The landscape was more and more interesting with valleys with large round rocks and tree growing around in an unusual setting. The mountains were steep and snow covered leading down to the lakes and river that flows down to Skagway. Of course, we drove thru the Canadian side of Customs without stopping. It was several miles after being notified of crossing into Alaska before we came to the US Customs. They had asked us about a couple of food items bought in Canada. We had already eaten them a few nights prior. There simply was not anywhere for the US to build a Customs crossover. The trip across changed when we got about 20 miles outside of Skagway and we began to head down into town. We did not realize how much elevation we were at until we began to go down. I estimated it was about 8 miles of
