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Oct 16, 2009 - Second Day into our trip
Starting our second day out, Got up at 7:00 so we could get an early start. Stopped about 5:30 today in a small town called Teslin it was 30 degrees. ... Snowed all day and weather report says snow and/or rain pretty much all week.Starting our second day out, Got up at 7:00 so we could get an early start. Stopped about 5:30 today in a small town called Teslin it was 30 degrees. ... Snowed all day and weather report says snow and/or rain pretty much all week....
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Oct 15, 2009 - Getting ready to leave North Pole
Lots to do before we could leave this morning. Where we stayed was just a few kilometres past Beaver Creek and about 239. ... 7 miles from Delta Junction.Lots to do before we could leave this morning. Where we stayed was just a few kilometres past Beaver Creek and about 239. ... 7 miles from Delta Junction....
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Oct 11, 2009 - Whitehorse, YT
After our record long day Saturday (433 miles!) we kept Sunday much more reasonable. We stopped in Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon Territory, in the afternoon and then explored downtown Whitehorse. ... We saw the SS Klondike, a sternwheeler that delivered supplies up and down the Yukon River from the late 30s until the 50s.After our record long day Saturday (433 miles!) we kept Sunday much more reasonable. We stopped in Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon Territory, in the afternoon and then explored downtown Whitehorse. ... We saw the SS Klondike, a sternwheeler that delivered supplies up and down the Yukon River from the late 30s until the 50s....
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Sep 19, 2009 - Whitehorse: Capital Of The Yukon and Yukon Lakeshore Camp
WHITEHORSE: Whitehorse, although the capital of the Yukon, actually is a relatively small town with just several short downtown streets. ... We parked and walked from the location of the big box stores (which we figure serve a large geographical area) into the main downtown, hoping to have lunch at the salmon/rib house we enjoyed on our way up to Alaska.WHITEHORSE: Whitehorse, although the capital of the Yukon, actually is a relatively small town with just several short downtown streets. ... We parked and walked from the location of the big box stores (which we figure serve a large geographical area) into the main downtown, hoping to have lunch at the salmon/rib house we enjoyed on our way up to Alaska....
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Sep 18, 2009 - Watson Lake, Yukon
Back on the road for another long day of driving. We decided to treat ourselves to full hookups so returned to the Downtown RV Park in Watson Lake. ... The sky cleared, the sun came out, we got WiFi and cable TV.Back on the road for another long day of driving. We decided to treat ourselves to full hookups so returned to the Downtown RV Park in Watson Lake. ... The sky cleared, the sun came out, we got WiFi and cable TV....
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Sep 18, 2009 - LAKE KLUANE
TOK TO LAKE KLUANE WITH NO MISHAPS: We are delighted to traverse the dreaded Tok to Yukon stretch this time with no problems.TOK TO LAKE KLUANE WITH NO MISHAPS: We are delighted to traverse the dreaded Tok to Yukon stretch this time with no problems....
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Sep 17, 2009 - Whitehorse, Yukon
It rained all night. It sprinkled off and on as we left the border, heading for Whitehorse. ... Finally it smoothed out, mostly, and we arrived in Whitehorse about 5:30. ... We filled the fuel tank, shopped at the Canada Superstore and drove out of town to stop for the night in the Yukon Wolf Creek campground.It rained all night. It sprinkled off and on as we left the border, heading for Whitehorse. ... Finally it smoothed out, mostly, and we arrived in Whitehorse about 5:30. ... We filled the fuel tank, shopped at the Canada Superstore and drove out of town to stop for the night in the Yukon Wolf Creek campground....
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Sep 16, 2009 - Beaver Creek, Yukon
The river lulled us to sleep last night. We drove through Tok, crossed the border into Yukon Territory and stopped for the night at the Westmark RV Park in Beaver Creek, YT with electric only. ... We got some local TV channels, watched “Wheel of Fortune”, “Jeopardy”, a local kids spelling bee and an episode of Henry VIII.The river lulled us to sleep last night. We drove through Tok, crossed the border into Yukon Territory and stopped for the night at the Westmark RV Park in Beaver Creek, YT with electric only. ... We got some local TV channels, watched “Wheel of Fortune”, “Jeopardy”, a local kids spelling bee and an episode of Henry VIII....
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Sep 12, 2009 - Good Bye to Skagway
Saturday, September 12, 2009. Nugget City RV Park, West of Watson Lake, Yukon Goodbye to Skagway Tom said he would get things around the RV ready while Jonathan and I went into town to turn our Jr. ... We drove for about five or six hours then pulled into a campground west of Watson Lake called Nugget City. ... We crossed the continental divide and even saw a couple of moose along the way.Saturday, September 12, 2009. Nugget City RV Park, West of Watson Lake, Yukon Goodbye to Skagway Tom said he would get things around the RV ready while Jonathan and I went into town to turn our Jr. ... We drove for about five or six hours then pulled into a campground west of Watson Lake called Nugget City. ... We crossed the continental divide and even saw a couple of moose along the way....
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Sep 8, 2009 - Haines to Carcross
Montana Services RV Park, Carcross, Yukon. ... Haines to Carcross This morning I was thinking about going kayaking but Tom's back wasn't doing much better and the fog had rolled in so I wouldn't have been able to see the mountains very well anyway. ... We got into Carcross a little after 10:00. ...
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Sep 7, 2009 - SS Klondike
The S. Klondike I was built in 1929 to travel up and down the Yukon River between Whitehorse and Dawson City. ... It ran aground in 1936.The S. Klondike I was built in 1929 to travel up and down the Yukon River between Whitehorse and Dawson City. ... It ran aground in 1936....
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