Whitehorse, Yukon Territory: 1st day, about Jun 8th

Here we are in Whitehorse, YukonTerritory, Canada.  Lots to do here, so this may take a couple of days posting.  I do hope you are enjoying our trip.  When we get back we will be printing it out into an album and all the comments will be included.

Today's trip  was just 105 miles, as we knew there were things to see on the way, and we wanted to get to Whitehorse in time to wash the rigs.  It's not good to leave the dirty dust from road construction on them, as a chemical is mixed in with the water sprayed into dusty roads to make sure the water does not dry too fast.  This covers the surface of vehicles with a crusty dust, which needs to be cleaned off ASAP. 

The road still had a few hills, but was mostly flat. 

 This is Marsh Lake.  Big deal, right?  Well it is!!  One of the longest rivers in the world, the Yukon River, starts here on a convoluted journey to the Bering Sea.

 The mighty Yukon River starts its long travels right under this bridge.

This is the first dam on the Yukon River.  Notice all the gates are open.  The Lake is full.

 

 



Along the bridge overlook path, these blue flowers were in bloom.

First thing to do upon our arrival at our "RV homespot" for the next 3 nights was washing both the RV and the Honda, at the handy-dandy wash station there.  (Well, we did the OUTsides anyway.  Inside de-dusting came later; Oh joy.)

 This hill is called the "Golden Knob"  Talked her out of going to the top of it.

Yukon River flows through Miles Canyon on the outskirts of the city of Whitehorse

Note the basaltic rock columns, just like in Eugene, Oregon!

During the wild Gold Rush days prospectors battled the trecherous currents that are funneled through this canyon, as they headed for the goldfields.  It was lot rougher then; no hiking bridge .

I convinced Chuck to walk across the swaying bridge

Bridge framed beauty

  At least it is down hill to get back there.

Float plane dock on Yukon River.  

"Flightseeing" Tours available here

Even parked beside the road.

This is the SS Klondike, a beached sternwheeler.  You will see more of it later.

Here is the Chadwick Ram in front of the Whitehorse Visitor Center, a very popular statue.

 

We are at the gangplank of the SS Klondike but they were closed.

We walked around it, it was closed here too, and will save the tour for tomorrow.

 Along the Yukon Riverwalk My Dear Bride saw some art that she liked.   It's called "Building on the past, Looking into the future", a theme for the city of Whitehorse.

This is part of the cast of the "Frantic Folies" melodrama show. They were big into high kicks, Robert Service poems (Yukon poet laureate), and melodramatic comedy, which was interlaced with historic facts and trivia.

HIGH KICKING

Good Honky Tonk Piano player

Drunk and the Hooker

Banjo playing

Rendering of Cremation of Sam McGee, a Robert Service poem

More Sam McGee

More music

Saw players--they sounded great!

Skit about Cabin fever in the winters

Comics

Rendering of "The Ice Worm"

Singer and Future Girl friend

 

When I took this picture I somehow got her attention and the next thing I know 

"A star is Born"

I will let My Dear Bride continue:  

She took Chuck onstage.  The audience roared with laughter at Chuck's antics!  During the Intermission several people commented that they were convinced he was a "plant" of the show's cast!  Too funny.  

I was having too much fun.  And my name was not Poopsie

Little did she know that she was about to be upstaged

Watch where you look, Poopsie!

A look of sweet innocence

Now supreme enjoyment while being serenaded

Chuck's "What??"

 Chuck was a HIT!!  For literally days afterwards--in a restaurant, at our RV park, at a museum,  & at the fish hatchery--fellow travellers stopped Chuck & said, "I remember you!  YOU were the one on stage at the Frantic Follies Show!" 

Well, it was fun, but it is now late so we will see you tomorrow.