Triple J Hotel Dawson City

... etc move south. Apparently a lot of the jewellery, souvenir shops, etc move to the Caribbean for the winter. It is hard to imagine these places in winter.<br><br>From Whitehorse, we had another early start on the coach and a drive of about 400 miles to Dawson City. It was a long drive but very picturesque. We really have found the &#8216;outback&#8217; of Canada &#8211; very different to the Australian outback but so many similarities because of the remoteness. It ...

... need to board a ferry (not at the sa (me time) to cross the Yukon River and continue on the Klondike Highway into Alaska. From what we have been hearing, the ferry will hold one large and one small rig. Some people are planning to leave the campsite tonight rather than wait in the antic ipated waiting line tomorrow morning. It takes the ferry about 8 minutes to cross the river, then on each side, vehicles need to disembark and new ones load. We're ...

... Yukon and haven't been able to find a ring or bracelet to match. Jewelers have told us that it is a glass piece rather than stone, but do not know where to find something like it. Perhaps we will be lucky in Alaska.<br><br>Dawson City and the Gold Rush are synonymous terms - the Bonanza Creek Discovery Claim is nearby and many came here to seek their fortunes. We will also test our luck here by ...

... there was a lot of rain in May. That caused the ice to break up quickly and the Yukon River to flood. When I read about it in the news, I did not realized it would effect Eagle as much as it did. <br> <br> <br>In fact it effected the whole of the Yukon River. Since there is only one person who actually lives ON ...

... people have built. Vicki said they're "inukshuk," rock cairns built to show the way back. According to the Milepost it's 65.8 miles from the border to Dawson City and the road is a bit improved on the Canadian side - more chip seal - but still mostly gravel, rough, and narrow. As the road descends you move out of tundra and into forested areas. Our first views of the Yukon River are amazing. Eight miles outside of ...

... seeing the world from his motorcycle from this view point We ask that all persons who find this cache send an Email to his wife, Alice Anne Ptolemy at the following address "aaptolemy@hotmail.com" indicating that you have visited this Cache. Please feel free to sign and date the log book and leave a message """ I then returned to Sara's, did a well deserved oil change on the bike and cleaned and lubricated the chain. I great dinner of pasta and a reasonable time to bed.

... is at Five Finger Rapids, where there is a view of the Yukon River where paddle wheelers had a real challenge being sure they picked the correct route between some islands. A mistake could have been disastrous as the water is moving so quickly there was no recovery time. There is a log stairway and pathway to the rivers edge for those with the desire and energy. Along the stairway are several information boards and one I found most interesting describes how butterflies ...

... This meant that we would leave Alaska after over a month of fun here. Of all the things I planned to do, we only have time for about half, so I know we'll be back sometime to this great state. To get to Dawson City, we had to go on one of the most infamous roads in America - the Top of the World Highway. Well, a highway it is not - more like a small gravel road twisting and turning on top of mountain ridges. The distance was not so far today, but it was the ...

... ended at least 1000ft down, doing rolly, pollys to the bottom. We managed to stop at a turn out to look at the vista, it had cleared nicely by this stage yet we could see some dark clouds rolling in to let us know we cannot be weather predictors in this place. No Danial it was NOT snow! On we went through into Canada without any hassles, just had Marian's passport stamped (her first visit to Canada) the road changed to a sealed road on the Canadian part of ...

... think that is the model that Fred our neighbour has). We've got to get back here for autumn which in these parts is early Sept. The colours are spectacular. Anyone want to join us??? We're now back in Dawson waiting for the finish of the Yukon River Quest. Cheryl and I are helping out at the finish line on Friday and Sat. For this we get T shirts and a steak dinner!!!! We're planning our next move but it's so nice here we may stay for Canada Day and ...