The Yukon

Shortly after leaving Watson Lake we crossed the continental divide, a milepost of sorts. From this point, water flows westward to the Yukon River and eventually into the Bering Sea, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. East of here water makes its way into the Mackenzie River and then into the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Ocean.
Whitehorse, capital of the Yukon and our next stop, is the transportation, cultural and economic center of the region. It has a population of 25,000, and sits on the banks of the beautiful deep blue Yukon River. While the Yukon is one of the longest rivers in North America (2,000 miles), there are only four automobile bridges that cross it. One of them is in Whitehorse. We liked everything about Whitehorse. It’s a modern town, but seems to have the feel of a frontier boomtown. We’ll spend a few days here on our way back home.
About 150 miles after leaving Whitehorse we ran into the first really bad road we had encountered. For the next 200 miles or so the pavement was like a roller coaster, scrambling everything in the RV. There were also stretches of gravel, which, though smoother than the pavement, was very dry and dusty. We were very glad to stop for the night in Beaver Creek, only 20 miles from the border. Tomorrow, Alaska!!

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