Summer Solstice

Not sure what summer solstice means when there’s only 4 hours of darkness anyway, but it’s a big deal up here and there will be all kinds of celebrations. We spent most of the day in Whitehorse! Lots to see and do. We spent time on the S.S. Klondike, a stern wheeler that moved freight and folks 460 miles from Whitehorse to Dawson City. Its amazing machinery, ingenuity, and labor were on full display. Originally built in 1929 then re-built in 1937 and operated until 1955.  We also toured the McBride museum which told the tales of First Nations people, the “Klondikers,” as well as the army and all involved with the building of the Alcan Hiway. After that, we had a lunch break next to the Yukon River, a canoeists’ dream,  and then drove the Alcan to Watson Lake where we are sardined on a gravel lot.......😉. Camping at its finest. 

As Always, K/B