Blogs from Yukon, Canada, North America - page 11

Since last night was the solstice the guys went to the top of the hill (called the dome) at around 10:30 to see what the city looked like from up there. They thought they might stay for sunset but decided they were too old to stay up until almost 1:00 am. Joe did take some great pictures though. This morning the guys went to check out the riverboat Keno and tour a gold mine dredge. Joe said the Keno was not as impressive as the Klondike that was in Whitehorse. They toured dredge #4, but decided it was too expensive to do any panning for gold. This afternoon Joe and I went into town to do some last minute shopping and get gas. Gas prices are still way too high so we sure will be glad ... read more

A Klondike Nat'l. Historic Site, Dredge #4 was the largest wooden hull, bucket-line dredge in North America. It is 2/3 the size of a football field and 8 stories high with a displacement weight of over 3,000 tons with a 16 cu.ft. bucket capacity. It could dig 48 ft. below water level and 17 ft. above by using hydraulic monitors and washing the gravel banks down. In gold rich areas is produced as much as 800 ounces of gold in a single 24 hour day. It was built in 1912 and operated from 1913 to 1941, was disassembled, moved, re-assembled and operated from1941 until 1960.... read more

As I said earlier yesterday the guys went to the transportation, SS Klondike and Whitehorse Weather Vane. I finally took the time to download all of the those pictures. Today we had a very easy day. We ran a few last minute errands this morning in preparation for leaving Whitehorse tomorrow. We have decided to head north to Dawson City, Chicken (Alaska) then Tok. It's supposed to be the most scenic drive in the Yukon. We did hit Starbucks this morning since it will be probably a week (Fairbanks) before we see another one. Joe took the dogs for a walk down by the Yukon river this afternoon and took a few great pictures. A fish ladder is something that helps the fish to make their way through the areas of the river which are flowing ... read more

While the men checked out the SS Klondike (paddle boat) and the transportation museum, Caroline and I went shopping down town. Whitehorse has a lot of quant shops and we even bought a few things. While we were out we decided to do our grocery and Walmart shopping so tomorrow we can rest and do nothing. Tonight we had dinner at the Klondike Rib and Salmon and then went to a vaudeville show called Frantic Follies. It was a lovely evening in Whitehorse with friends.... read more

Today we traveled to Whitehorse, YT. We saw absolutely no wildlife today, but we did see some awesome landscape. Our RV park is very nice with plenty of space and Wi-Fi.... read more