August 26
After waking up and moving a bit slowly, we finally got on the road. The drive to Whitehorse was spectacular, with the sun shining brightly and the scenery unfolding beautifully around us.
Arriving and settling in at Pioneer RV Park, we made our way to Fireweed RV Service. To our delight, they had the tow bar and accessories we needed for our car and motorhome. They were incredibly kind and helpful, and we left feeling truly grateful for their outstanding service.
August 27
It's a beautiful, crisp morning, and we decided to embrace the day with an invigorating hike along the Whitehorse Millennium Trail. The 5 ml (3 mile) loop around the magnificent Yukon River which offered us breathtaking views and serene moments in to embrace the energy of Nature. It was truly a perfect way to spend our morning – a wonderfully revitalizing and stunning adventure!
We returned to Fireweed RV Service to get help removing a stubborn part from our motorhome. They went above and beyond by also installing our new tow and safety bar at no extra cost! Plus gave us a refund for a part we did not need!
If you are ever in Whitehorse and need help with your RV, Fireweed RV Service is highly recommended!
Fun Facts:
The trail loops alongside the Yukon River and has a bridge near the power plant and fish ladder at the north side. It is generally maintained in the winter time. It is flat and paved, and there are numerous off the road dirt trails. It is well-marked with km indicators, and there are interpretative signs, overviews, and benches along the way.
July 28
We enjoyed the Yukon Bering Interpretive Center which takes you back more than ten thousand years to the last ice age, when woolly mammoths, scimitar-toothed cats and other megafauna roamed the Yukon landscapes.
Before heading back to the RV for lunch, we stopped to admire the World's Largest Weather Vane. It was awesome to see it move with the wind.
Fun Facts:
The World’s Largest Weathervane, A Douglas DC-3 airplane sits on a pedestal in front of the Yukon Transportation Museum, where it was moved in the summer of 2009.
The title of “The World’s Largest Weathervane” isn’t just a joke. Placed on a specially engineered pedestal in 1981, the plane slowly and silently pivots and move with the breeze, so that her nose is always pointing into the wind as if in a perpetual, never-ending flight. It only takes a five-knot wind to turn her.
Bought in April 1946 by Canadian Pacific Airlines, the plane served as a military cargo plane, a civilian plane, and later as a “bush plane.” In truly Canadian style the plane was outfitted with skis so that it might land on remote snowy plains to deliver supplies. After logging 31,851 hours, the DC-3 flew her last flight in November 1970 and was donated to the Yukon Flying Club in 1977. Though the DC-3 has been downgraded to the status of weathervane, as far as the fate of retired planes go, flying forever into the oncoming wind is a pretty good last gig.
After lunch we took off for the Whitehorse Dam and Fish Ladder. This was truly a fascinating science lesson and adventure.
Fun Facts:
The Yukon River was dammed in 1954 to provide hydro-electric power for Whitehorse, and to provide flood control. The following year, the worlds, longest wooden fish ladder was built to allow Chinook salmon (King Salmon) to reach the creeks where they were born. Located at the edge of the Riverdale residential area, the fish ladder has an excellent interpretive center that includes underwater viewing windows.
Later, Mike & Katy drove into Pioneer RV. It's always great to sit around, catch up, and share our adventures with each other.
August 29
Spent some quality time with Katy and Mike before they headed off to Boya Lake. Later in the afternoon we meandered through the Farmer's Market enjoying the cold brisk weather and visiting with some of the vendors.
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