By the time we got to Whitehorse a road break was needed. The roads were quite bad getting there (only to get much worse!) but we were weary and tired of driving. We got a spot at an RV park, which although decent, was still quite dusty. Almost all RV parks up this way are gravel lots but still they are appreciated at the time. Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon and has about 27,000 residents (only 36,000 in all of Yukon!). There is a lot going on there but we only did a few things but will try to do more as we will go back that way on our return.
First we stopped at the "largest weather vane in the world". An old DC-3 plane that had served the Yukon but had been abandoned at the local airport was bought, restored and then mounted on a pedastal. It is in perfect balance and always points into the wind.
Largest weather vane in the world!
Mounting of plane
Next we decided to tour Muktuk Dog Sled headquarters. This is the operation of Frank Turner who had attempted the Yukon Quest dog sled race 24 times in 25 years, finishing 17 times and winning once. This race, sometimes considered the hardest dog sled race, is a 1,000 mile trek from Whitehorse to Fairbanks. Pretty cool to walk among the dogs and visit with them.
Dog yard
Cynthia with her friend!
After a 2 night rest here we moved on toward Valdez with an overnight stop at Blueberry Lake SP. This was a great SP park near the top of Thompson Pass. This pass is said to be the snowiest place in AK with an average annual snowfall of 551.5 inches per year! When we arrived the view was spectacular but the weather soon moved in and we had rain all night and awoke to fog in the mountains. It was only a short drive into Valdez from here.
Campsite view!
Almost to Valdez!
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