Wednesday June 25, 2014 Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

Pioneer RV Park

We were up early this morning.  It was still light when we went to bed last night and it was daylight this morning by 3 AM .  In between there was twilight, not darkness.  I made coffee and we took it with us to Inland Kenworth to drop off the coach for the water pump replacement.  We wanted to be back at the RV Park before 9:30 to join out group on a bus tour of the Whitehorse area.

Our first stop was in Miles Canyon for an overlook of the Yukon River.  It was o cold and windy that Gerri didn't get out of the bus.

Yukon River

Our next stop was the S.S. Knondike.  The Klondike was the last of the steamships in service between Whitehorse and Dawson City. We toured the ship and then saw a film about it and others on the Yukon River.

After the steamship we went to where the hydroelectric dam that provides power to the area is located.  They have the oldest wooden fish ladder in the country.  The ladder is more of a ramp, the fish don't have to jump, just swim upstream for 300

S.S. Klondike

S.S. Klondike dining room

Typical cargo aboard the S.S. Klondike

plus feet.  It was still too cold and windy to enjoy the outdoors.



















 The next stop was the visitor's center.  Gerri watched a movie and I watched the last of a bunch of canoes and kayaks leaving for Dawson City.  This was part of a big race on several Yukon rivers.

We returned to the RV Park and then made plans to meet Bob and Rebecca at the Klondike. Rib and Salmon BBQ...for a late lunch at 2 PM.  Gerri had a cup of halibut chowder and fish and chips.  I had the fish and chips.  The food was great.  This restaurant is in the oldest operating building in Whitehorse.

Klondike Rib and Salmon BBQ

Whitehorse is the territorial capitol of the Yukon and has a large RCMP headquarters.  The building is modern.  There is an interesting mural on part of the building.

Mural at Mounties Headquarters

We checked on the repairs status of the motorhome.  It wasn't ready at 4:30.  Gerri drove me to a couple of caches.  At a little after six the motorhome was ready.  We picked it up and returned to the RV Park.

At the RV Park I topped off both the Jeep and coach tanks.  The RV Park has good prices for the area and gives a 3 cent per liter discount to people staying at the park.

I also got the Jeep ready to travel.  We got caught up on e-mail and Facebook.  Gerri did have to go to the office and ask for another access code for more internet as we went over our limit.  They were nice to give us more 'free' time.  Right now Gerri can't get her email to send messages but she can receive them.  We were in bed by 10:30.

Tomorrow is a long drive, 332 miles, to Dawson City.  The report is there is bad road.