Town & Mountain Whitehorse

... kon! Wahnsinn, der Yukon ist einfach nur phänomenal. Ein Mythos, und das zurecht, denn die Landschaft, durch die er fließt, is genauso wild und atemberaubend wie der Fluss selbst.
Highlight abends: Hot Springs! 40°C warmes Wasser zum genießen. Endlich mal wieder ne Dusche und eben etwas warmes um den Körper. Hier oben geht nämlich n heftiger Wind, der
die gefühlte Temperatur auf ca -10°C mind. absinken lässt.


Samstag ...

... weather. George met us 15 minutes later and appreciated that we had cleaned the ding and kept it dry. When the ding happened, Jim cleaned it with alcohol (Jane could not reach it !) and covered it with clear packing tape. George did a great job – you cannot even see this one, but he was more interested in hearing about our travel adventures since we had seen him over a month ago.

In addition to needing some Wal-mart items, we also took care of ...

George from Magnum Glass had four other windshields to fix at our RV park, so we waited for his arrival at 9:30 this morning. The ding was pronounced to be major, with one of the spider lines making it to the outer surface. However, George is a master at his trade (we are sure he gets lots of practice) and did a beautiful job.

We started our 2nd day of sightseeing in Whitehorse at the Whitehorse Dam on the Yukon River. We keep having trouble with our ...

... for Nitchie. That’s another of her favorite things; 2nd only to riding.

Wendell is preparing dinner tonight. We had rice left over from last night’s dinner so he is making chicken-fried rice. Just thinking about it is making me hungry. Of course, anyone familiar with Wendell’s cooking talents also knows it takes him 4 times as long to prepare anything as it does the normal cook…..and he uses all the dishes in the house. Usually ...

... br>We passed through the town of Squanga Lake and also crossed over the Continental Divide. At the north end we crossed the Nisutlin Bay Bridge into Teslin. This bridge is the longest water span, 1,916 ft., on the Alaska Highway. Teslin means "long narrow waters" in Tlingit. The lake is 92 miles long, which ...

... up so skiing was ****** so we snow shoed and enjoyed the warmth. Luckily the snow followed closely to the thaw and as of this writing we have 2X the normal snowfall. The snow is bottomless though so we have to stick to our established trails. Stepping off the trail gets one up to their ass in snow whether on skis or snowshoes. Our curling is doing well. The mixed league has changed somewhat in that a few teams are not curling in the second 1/2 as Yukoners ...

... own trail. Old time skiing. We also ski at Mt McIntyre, the local ski trails, where I help groom. I've been out 2 xs to groom. It is certainly cool literally and figuratively grooming in the AM (6:30) and have the sun come up while one the trails. The trails themselves range from flat to challenging race courses. The Whitehorse club hosted a 1981 World Cup here and the trails have since then been upgraded to current race standards. They will be ...

... and plan c camps and various areas in between. I crossed creeks in the snow at -10 in my ginch when the horses tried to run away across said creek at 2 in the morning on our last night. We rode numerous amazing hours on the backs of our trusty steeds, and in all had an unforgettable experiance.

-Dan Hardy

... but we went for it. The Chilkoot Trail has a great place in the history of the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890's. It was the easiest way for Stampeders to get from the south up into the gold fields of the Yukon. Easy is a relative term. It is 53 km long. The first 26.6 km is UP to 3600', the rest is down. It really is only a small part of the overall trek that started in Seattle for most Stampeders and ended in Dawson City. It also was the hardest. The trail starts in ...

... The leaders from this church were active missionaries to the prospectors and natives in the area. When the dam was built it blocked the river for the salmon that needed to return to the area to spawn. Thus the longest wooden fish ladder was built to accommodate the fish on their return from the sea. Then it was back to the trailer for dinner and some picture printing. Tomorrow will again find us exploring the area.