http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Canada , Yukon en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:01:25 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:01:25 BST hallo ihr liebenhaben eben mit erschrecken feststellen mssen dass ihr nun fast drei wochen auf diesen eintrag warten musstet...die zeit vergeht wie im fluge. hier erst einmal das neueste wir kommen wieder nach hause und zwar am 22. november also man sieht sich schon bald wieder.seit dem letzten bericht haben wir mal wieder viel erlebt. den alaska highway sind wir von fort nelson aus noch bi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Dawson-City/blog-299799.html Day 15 July 12 2008 Goodbye Valdez Hello Yukon Territory AgainAs you recall I spent the night at the Sea Otter campground right on Valdez Harbor. I awoke this morning to bright blue skies with just a whisper of white clouds. The air was crisp and you could see your breathhellipcalm and the harbor was like a sheet of glass. Hated to leave this setting but I had a deadline to make to get http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-299430.html Therersquos a land where the mountains are namelessAnd the rivers all run God knows whereThere are lives that are erring and aimlessAnd deaths that just hang by a hairThere are hardships that nobody reckonsThere are valleys unpeopled and stillTherersquos a land mdash oh it beckons and beckonsAnd I want to go back mdash and I will.Robert Service from Spell of the YukonWell Faithfu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-296615.html Hi guysAs you an see I am making up time and getting my blog entries posted on the computer. As I mentioned WiFi is not always available. In fact coming through Yukon cell phone service was not available. I had to purchase a phone card to call my family to let them know where I am at. When your family does not hear from you and knowing you are in a part of North America where a person can d http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-295886.html We left Valdez about 230 in the afternoon. Terry and I left before the main group as we wanted to stop a bit and take some pictures on the way out. The group caught up to us just as we were near the top of Thomson Pass. It took us some time to catch up to them after our pictures were taken and we went on to Tok as a group. We hit a bit of rain in the mountains just before we arrived at Tok but http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/blog-295468.html July 4th 2008Happy Belated Canada DayWe hope everyone has enjoyed their long weekend off enjoying Canadian things to do Our story continues...in Fairbanks Alaska a lovely city of 80000ish people more than the total people who live above latitude 60 in the whole of Canada. We wandered through the Museum of the North where there were great displays of wildlife native culture and the ice http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Dawson-City/blog-295372.html Hello from Whitehorse the last night of our holidays we are a day behind oz so it's Tuesday night at 8.20pm. We leave Wednesday at 11.55pm and arrive back in Sydney on Friday morning. Our last travel blog left us at Raspberry Island and we were supposed to do a half day bear view via sea plane in Katmai National Park home to over 2000 brown bears and at 3.00am that morning the wind shook our http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-294245.html Today I ate squid threw a spear with an atlatl and walked 12 way across a suspension bridge all within a few miles of each other. Whitehorse is certainly an interesting place. Here is the catchup information for the previous 2 days followed by the details of today's explorations.Saturday June 28th Arose a bit later than usual today and Anne went to the office to arrange for us to sta http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-293775.html Woohoo We made it to the Yukon Here's today's installment as we've managed to hit 2 free wifi campgrounds in a row.Thursday June 26th And so began the second week of our travels. It rained most of the night so we dawdled around Anne taking a shower Mom doing dishes eating cinnamon buns we purchased yesterday until the sun was shining and we were one of only four rigs left in the p http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Watson-Lake/blog-292226.html We left Whitehorse on Monday morning in a steady rain and the temperature was only about 8. The rain would last all the way to Pelly Crossing about 300 kilometers. At times the clouds were right down to highway level. Needless to say the visibility was poor and we didn't see too much scenery other than the forests along side of the road. It has been interesting at least to see how the trees ar http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Dawson-City/blog-292178.html We arrived in Whitehorse after a days run from Watson Lake. The terrain was not as mountainous and scenic as the day before but lots of lakes and rivers and beautiful nonetheless. The town of Whitehorse is rich in history from the gold rush days and does a booming tourist induscry. As the weekend we are here corresponds with the summer solstice it also attracts tourists to see the very long da http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-290588.html Haines Junction has a monument which has all of the animals you will find in the region on it. There is also a Quonset Hut which is a church. As a typical tourist a took a few pictures as we were out for our morning walk.Leaving Haines Junction we are headed for Whitehorse. As we traveled along the Alaska Highway today a coyote was grazing on the side of the highway and was very curious of m http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-289328.html Hi everyoneHere is what we've done in the last few days. EnjoyOur route has been Prince Rupert then to Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park then to StewartHyder short hwy into Alaska 37Aa must see then north to Whitehorse Yukon There were a few stops in between of course A big thank you to Todd and Jillian for their hospitality in WhitehorseAll we can say is that the views up h http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-289318.html Tuesday June 17We left Fort St. John at 9 AM in the rain and started our ride to Fort Nelson. The rain let up quickly but came back in frequent showers along the way. The trip was mostly a paved road through the bush with few features to be impressed about. It kind of reminded me of driving to Edson but about 3 times as far. Countless black spruce bogs along the way. Things got a little better http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Watson-Lake/blog-289131.html Three days of sunshine life is good. Heading out of Tok on the Alaska Highway proved very challenging. The road was in deplorable condition with dozens of gravel sections in the first 90 miles in the US. The Canadian side was worse between Beaver Creek and Haines Junction. There were red flags every few hundred feet and you needed to slow way down for all the dips and bumps in the road. We p http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/blog-288216.html No more of parental rulesWe're heading for the snowGood riddance to those grown up ghoulsWe're leaving Yukon Ho Bill WattersonHello everybody Soarpheat here and once again I've decided that the goingsons of my life were interesting enough that someone other than me might be interested in them. As in like times past that means that I am continuing in my trend of proudly putting many deta http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-286239.html We've driven 605 miles from Milepost 0 to reach the Yukon WOW Shortly thereafter we found Dawson Creek home of the Signpost Forrest. The town was named for gold seeker Frank Watson who settled here in 1898. The town became an important point for refueling during construction of the AK Highway. We stopped for the night at the Downtown RV Park and actually got to check our email with free wifi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Watson-Lake/blog-281894.html Renew refreshed and rejuvenated we left Whitehorse behind headed a short way down the Alaska Highway and turned onto the Klondike Loop Trail toward Dawson City. This route was the path less traveled as we saw only a handful of other vehicles all day. We traveled through the Yukon River Valley and enjoyed great views of the Yukon especially at an area called Five Finger Rapids. The lakes al http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Dawson-City/blog-281283.html Our day off started at 6 am. We were at the Yukon Honda at 815 inquiring if we could get an oil and filter change without an appointment. Matthew the Service Manager was very accommodating and fit us in within 2 hours while we waited. Next the grocery store for a few supplies and the liquor store for beer for Dave. Back to the campsite for lunch and laundry which took awhile. Seems some loo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-280927.html Memorial DayWell today we made it to the Yukon Territory. It was another day of beautiful southern California weather. We are in shock at how nice the weather is up here. It is 73 degrees at 10 pm. We wore short sleeved shirts to dinner tonight. Our hotel room is hot which we are bummed about. We thought we were leaving this hot weather behind us. But we are grateful as it has been good driv http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-280621.html We left Watson Lake behind and headed west on the Alaska Highway. After yesterdayrsquos awesome scenery todayrsquos views were relatively uneventful. We saw beautiful mountain scenery but nothing as spectacular as yesterday and we saw no wildlife. At first I thought it was because of Daversquos speedy driving but Pete and Carolyn the wildlife radars who we saw at the campground later http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-280541.html Today was an extraordinary day. Awesome I think is the best word to describe it. The sun was shining the drive through the mountains was spectacular and the wildlife was abundant. We saw moose caribou sheep bison and a black bear. We stopped at Muncho Lake and photographed the most spectacular mirror images that I have every seen. We had lunch in Toad Creek and spent more time on the s http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Watson-Lake/blog-280454.html Left Sasquatch Crossing this morning at 945. After the first hour or so the roads cleared and the sky cleared and it was a great day.I wrote this at the end of the day that dayI had trouble getting out of my room again today and did not leave until 945. One hour earlier than the day before That is progress Tomorrow I expect to get on the road even earlier. No snow today or tonight cl http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Watson-Lake/blog-271413.html skiing http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-259060.html Les gars jouzent au hockey. Le tournoi d'hockey du Sourdough RendezVous. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-254187.html When I was five years old my parents younger brother and I moved from Alaska to Washington State the four of us riding in the cab of my dad's old GMC 2.5ton truck. Mom was homeschooling us so I remember having to do homework during the oneweek drive over about 3000 miles of questionable roads. Before we left my cousin Cassie gave me a matchbox full of Canadian coins and I remember being exci http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-247669.html