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Travel Blogs from Whitehorse, Canada
Day 19 - Dawson City to Whitehorse
This day, I was seriously hoping to get down to the Wolf's Den restaurant south of Whitehorse before they close because they do schnitzel. This is a dull drive, but at least this time we didn't get suckered into paying $8 for a cinnamon bun. Another ...
The Gold Rush Days at Whitehorse, Yukon Terr.
... . Several pictures depict the early days of sailing the Yukon River, and the means to how supplies were shipped to Whitehorse. The entertainment portion of the stay was the Frantic Follies Vaudeville Show where I learned a new song, I kissed ...
4 1/2 Months and Counting
It's only 41/2 months to go...silly me. Just trying to figure out this blogging thing so that I don't have to be glued to the computer when Brian and the kids are on the beach. OK test ...
initial blog....The Yukon Kid
... a slower pace and stopped at Carmacks, about 20 mins up the road and had a cup of tea and a chat. We considered returning to Whitehorse . but in the end decided to carry on. The remainder of the drive, about 350kms was a little tense, and ...
Goldgräberstimmung in Yukon
... gesehen haben. Da zahlt es sich wirklich aus, dass die Amerikaner so riesige Autos fahren, weshalb sie meistens unverletzt bleiben. Whitehorse als größte Stadt Yukons hat uns positiv überrascht, was vielleichtg auch einfach nur daran lag, dass wir uns ...
i am in bear country.
... 't encounter any, although there was a grizzly apparently spotted around the trail we hiked on sheep mountain. after returning to whitehorse yesterday, i've just been bumming around the hostel, catching up on news and emails. going to head out now to ...
Un petit mot de Mario en Francais
... a la maison. On fait en general 300 kmn par jour. Nous avons passe la nuit derniere dans le stationnement de Wal-Mart a Whitehorse. Un peut bruillant, mais en plein centre ville. Il y avait environ une trentaine d'autre campeurs sur le stationnement. Nous ...
Capital of Yukon Territory
... at the Yukon River as we approached the outskirts of town. Emerald green - our first impression and a lasting one - just stunning! Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon Territory and the largest city (it's population is only a little over 26,000 so I ...
Packed and ready to go!
Well i've finally packed my backpack. I think it's light enough for me to make it across New Zealand. I can't really lighten it any further. I barely have anythign in it. I'm so excited to go! There's only 7 more days until my ...
Day 54
Alaska Trip Day 54 Monday, August 9, 2010 Leg 24 from Tok to Destruction Bay Leg 25 from Destruction Bay to Whitehorse It rained until just before I started breaking down the campsite so we had a messy drive for a while. At least it held down the ...
36,000 people live in the Yukon
Friday, May 25, 2012 we were up by six and on the road before 7. We no sooner left the parking lot of the lodge and we saw a moose. Later we came across several different sightings of bison, moose, bear and horses. You can see in this one ...
Välkommen hem!!!
... can all get together. After sleeping for a few hours, Bengt and I were back at the airport waiting for our flight up to Whitehorse. We sure lucked out there too - we had great weather and we were able to see many of our friends and ...
I made it to the YUKON :)
After an early start and freezing temperatures the 3 of us made it to the Yukon, first crossing the border about 2PM after seeing many different types of ...
Day 25, Whitehorse YT
... had to turn back. So we all had to drive the shorter alternative all-tarmac road, the famous Alaska Highway, to Whitehorse the capital of Yukon. Actually the Alaska Highway is a very pleasant road, again with beautiful landscape and mountains. It ...
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
... to hand over. Thank goodness they didn't watch to search the vehicle. Paid for my first gas in canadian dollars. Whitehorse is a pretty goodsized town, amazing that these people live here, so far from anything. This was an incredible campground. All the ...
The rush to the Yukon
... 2 other bikers from Connecticut today. The rain & fog diminished and the bare rock and scrub spruce stretched before me. Whitehorse has a big Info Center & a couple of phones to call your choices from their accommodations list. I headed off to ...
Day 26, Rest Day at Whitehorse
When we drove into Whitehorse it looked like a very small town with a typical "frontier" like atmosphere and some weird characters on street corners and outside the Salvation Army building where meals were being provided to homeless people. A rest day ...
Stewart, Hyder & beyond!
... Fellow campers watch while we pull out our bicycles, KTM and check out our kayaks. Lots of toys! We’re now in Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory; lots of history. We hiked along the Yukon River. It’s pretty funny as ...
Day 55
... the guided tour. It is one of the largest sternwheelers to travel the Yukon River. It was launched in 1937 in Whitehorse. The previous Klondike pushed a barge in front of it so it could take more cargo. This one was designed to ...
Days...
We leave in 37 days. Everything is bought and paid for. There seem to have been no kinks in getting everything ...
Quiet Day along the Yukon River
... . We napped and then we napped some more. We found the cheap junk food places for lunch and took a walk. Whitehorse has a really nice walking trail along the Yukon River, so we found it and followed it for a long ways. Naturally, ...
Following the Gold Diggers' tracks, Part 1
... Yukon Railroad, kurz WPYR. Nachdem die Minen ausgebeutet waren, wurde auch die Bahnstrecke zwischen Skagway und dem kanadischen Whitehorse (wo die Edelweiss Air zwischengelandet war) bald einmal stillgelegt. Doch seit einigen Jahren ist sie wieder in ...
DECOUVERTE de Whitehorse
Le 20 avril des 14h30 Dave me depose a sa maison et me fait visiter. puis repart a son travail; il bosse pour le gouvernement ( fireman, je pense) et m invite pour le soir a me joindre a sa famille pour le dinner , qui est ici entre 17h ...
Day 12 - Tombstone CG -> Whitehorse
... pads are spent - decide to deal with it in the morning. Due to the late hour (10p) we have a hard time finding a place for dinner and end up in some dive bar with crappy sandwiches. Overall Whitehorse is the least impressive town we've encountered. ...
Day 12 - Liard River to Whitehorse
... expelling a cacophony of syllables in our direction, we wiped off our faces and went on our way. The best food between Teslin and Whitehorse was said to be at 'Jake's Corner'. Jake is a rough-looking type but is a whirlwind in the kitchen and produces ...
Day Three, all about tomorrow...training
It did not infact snow that much overnight, about an inch only and the temperature went up to -11c. That may sound cold , but in fact it is really too warm, at about these temps the snow gets soft and clingy, so when it sits on your clothing it can melt ...
Still here in Whitehorse
Whitehorse is very dusty and sandy. The town is quite quaint and the old Riverboat that had navigated the Yukon river from Whitehorse to Dawson City is now a museum. There is an international airport here, but it is rather small. They ...