We ended up spending a full week in Whitehorse, Yukon, because it was so darn pleasant. Whitehorse is a neat little city with lots to see and do, and, thank goodness, not many mosquitoes. After a week of campgrounds with mosquitoes that made you want to cry, it was so nice to be able to hang out outside without being eaten alive. Also, the weather was a lot warmer and drier than we had seen for weeks. Not to mention, by staying a full week we could attend the Canada Day celebrations on July 1, and then bop down to Skagway AK for the Fourth of July; two national holidays in one week!<\/p>\n
Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon, has a population around 25,000 and is home to about 70% of Yukon’s total population. It is an oasis of middle class suburban living in the middle of a vast wilderness. There’s a Starbucks, bookstore, sushi restaurants, used bookstore, big box grocery store, yoga classes in the park, paved jogging path along the river, big modern library, and playgrounds with shiny new equipment. Meanwhile, it is mostly empty wilderness for hundreds of mile around in every direction. A bald eagle swooped over me on a short hike from our campsite, and we have seen beavers in the Yukon River in town.<\/p>\n
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We ended up spending a full week in Whitehorse, Yukon, because it was so darn pleasant. Whitehorse is a neat little city with lots to see and do, and, thank goodness, not many mosquitoes. After a week of campgrounds with mosquitoes that made you want to cry, it was so nice to be able to hang … Continue reading Whitehorse<\/span>