July 19 Wednesday

Dawson City to Whitehorse

Slept like a rock until 8. Went to the Chinese restaurant for the $4.99 breakfast special—the best breakfast I ever had at a Chinese restaurant! Spent the morning walking around Dawson—a great gold rush town on the Yukon River. Went by the cemetery on the way out of town. Headed for Whitehorse. Much construction on the way—typical loose gravel and some slippery mud.

Great weather, stopped for gas and took of the electric vest for the first time in many days. Again it was fantastic scenery. At Carmack we stopped for ice cream on the Yukon River. Met several people from Germany and France canoeing the river. Apparently it’s a great thing to canoe from Whitehorse to Dawson City. Some had flown to Vancouver—taken the ferry to Skagway, walked the gold rush trail and then canoed. I’ve put it on my list—sounds great!

In Whitehorse we had my favorite dinner and did laundry. Tomorrow it’s on to Watson Lake and down the Cassier Highway. Our goal over the next couple of days is to make it to Jasper.