Sharp's Travels

We left Whitehorse at 8:30am. By 10:30 we arrived at Braeburn Lodge for their famous Sticky Buns. Spike had phones ahead to let them know he had 24 rigs coming and each couple would want one of their sticky buns. They were huge! We saved some of ours for tomorrow morning. Spike said people fly in for sticky buns and coffee. There was a little grass covered runway right across the street from the lodge.

The scenery along this section of the highway was just scrubby trees on both sides of the highway. Nothing much to see or take pictures of so I had a hard time keeping my eyes open. We did hit a few gravel patches and one section that were quite a few miles of gravel. One 5th wheel in our group ended up with a hole in his windshield. A vehicle coming in the opposite direction threw a rock up and hit the windshield.

The road sides were lined with more of that fireweed. It is such a deep pink—so pretty.

We stopped for lunch at mile 179 at Pelly Crossing. Everyone grabbed a bite to eat in their rigs and then we checked out the little museum there. It was all about the Selkirk people and their traditions. It was neat to read about them. We spent about 45 minutes there before moving on.

Our next stop was at mile 297 at the Tintina Trench-Plate Separation. Beneath the Tintina Trench is a fault line along which the bedrock has shifted. It has had a dramatic impact on the river. It was all very interesting to read about. We were high above the valley and some of our crew was hitting golf balls off into the valley below.

We arrived in Dawson City around 5pm, got set up and then Spike took us on a tour of the town. We will be ready to take in the sites tomorrow.

Gay has uploaded pictures of the day. See album: Whitehorse to Dawson City 7-9-08