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Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory, Canada - Saturday Evening.
Thanx to Wendy and Karen we are parked in the HI COUNTRY RV PARK on the Alaska Highway just South of Whitehorse. Who are Wendy and Karen you ask? Well, excuse a short story: We arrived in Whitehorse intending to stay at a location Deb found in the "Mile Post" which has been an important reference for this part of the trip but we almost immediately went astray and decided to seek help. Deb spotted a Starbucks and of course that was determined to be an excellent place to seek help (and simultaneously get some favorite refreshment). When inside, Deb proceeded to speak with a couple of the Starbucks employees who were being very helpful in (1) advising that the place we sought was no longer an RV Park and (2) trying to find another spot that still existed and was not still closed for the season. They made phone calls, etc. and were doing all that they could to help. Next, two customers who were observing all of this confirmed that HI COUNTRY would be a good spot and proceedede to attempt to give us directions. Having said our thanx and goodbyes, we returned to the Rig, but before we could leave, Karen approached us and asked if we'd like her to guide us - an offer that we gratefully accepted. So there you have it. Wendy and Karen were our Whitehorse guides and are now on the list for the blog and photos as this journey continues. Thanx so much!
On to the rest of the day's events - Wildlife and Mountains! For any of you that don't know it (like I didn't) the Alaska Highway from Mile 0 to Whitehorse (and I suspect beyond this point as well) is almost entirely in the Northern Rockies, the Cassair Mountains, the Big Salmon Ranges, the St. Elias Mountains...you get the picture. Then there's the bears, bison, wolves, wild mustang, moose, carabou and more. As usual you will get an invitation to see pictures, but as always, keep in mind the conditions under which they are taken (traveling down a sometimes very bumpy road, etc.) and they are completely unedited due to time constraints.
Tomorrow it is off to Alaska!
2 comments:
glad you've been making such good progress and had such nice help (and coffee)! Must have been very cool seeing all that wildlife. Loved all the photos you uploaded. Nice road apple (fence fritter?) by the way - looks like something I would have shot for fun.
Not much new to report here - hopefully you received amanda's grad/prom pics via email.
Good luck on the ride into Alaska!! Talk to you soon!
The 'plop' you saw was one of Deb's creative contributions. We are not sure if it was from a moose, a bear, or what, but it was near the roadside and Deb took the shot just in case we never saw any of the animals that might have left it. Who knows, it may go to prove that bears do NOT sh** in the woods!
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