The Yukon - Watson Lake to Whitehorse

The Yukon has 28,674 people spread over 186,271 square miles.  Well, not spread very much: 20,461 of them live in Whitehorse, Yukon’s capital.

Whitehorse is 279 miles from Lake Watson and the drive, for us, is not particularly interesting.  Larry, our amateur naturalist, sees grizzlies, eagles, hawks, and I forget what all else.   He has the best animal sightings of the group, and of course the most-shattered windshield.

We stop at the Tlingit Cultural Center where some Tlingit tribe members patiently explain how to make beautiful and functional clothing out of moose skins.  I eat a complimentary bannock and have a cup of coffee.

I’m still feeling a bit drowsy so Marcia drives some Yukon miles until just before Whitehorse. 

Twin Falls?

I pull the rig into Whitehorse's Pioneer RV Park at the earliest we can check in, unfortunately coincident with the arrival of a large part of our group and two unrelated mo-ho caravans.  Our parkers, over the CB, are staying calm but clearly frustrated, as these big rigs maneuver around, some with toad car still attached.  Although not witnessed, we hear a couple caravan leaders became a bit heated until the park owner came out and set territories.

Marcia and Martha - Pioneer RV - Whitehorse YT

German plates on this road monster. 

Whitehorse's Log Cabin Skyscraper - built c.1942

Whitehorse is by far the biggest place we’ve seen in a long time.  We stock up on supplies at reasonable prices from a Canadian Super Store, and buy wine, another important supply.  Bill, our leader, finds the steel belt showing in one tire and decides to replace all four.  This has always been the sort of town where you can get that type stuff done.