Blogs from Dempster Highway, Yukon, Canada, North America

DAY 11 – 360 KM – WHITEHORSE TO MOOSE CREEK CAMPGOUND, STEWART CROSSING We were all up early, hitched up and out of the park before 9:30AM. The day is a little cooler and cloudier than we’ve become used to but so far, the predicted rain has not begun. Today’s route took a right turn soon out of Whitehorse, north onto Highway 2, the North Klondike Highway . Our scenery throughout the day was along rivers and lakes surrounded by thick forests across rolling mountain tops, while we drove along a bit of a rollercoaster highway. Our first stop was at the information and viewing site for the Fox Lake wildfire site near Little Fox Lake. This huge fire in 1998 was started from a campfire that was not extinguished. It burned through the fa... read more

Even in Dawson City, the sun never really seemed to set. I remember it setting behind the mountains, but I was still able to see it shining off the clouds above. I don't think that ever ended, but I did go to sleep before it would have, so I don't really know. But I woke up a couple of times and it was never dark. It's kind of weird. I got up early and got paid up, for I had arrived after closing time the night before and had yet to pay for my stay. This was no problem and the woman in the store was quite friendly. I asked about an oil change, but it was going to be 1 in the afternoon if at all. I was getting a bit worried about having put ... read more