July 14th, Part 4
I forgot to add the time lapse in the last chapter! The GoPro battery didn't last all the way to Whitehorse, so I just included the journey from Skagway to Caribou Crossing. I slowed it down a little so you could see Kira's funny poses.
About 20 minutes north of Caribou Crossing, we came upon the intersection between the Klondike Highway 2 and the Alaska Highway 1. This is where we turned left onto Hwy 1 to get to Whitehorse. Until now, there were literally no turns, just Hwy 2.
Shortly after the turn, we were in Whitehorse!
We finally made it! We turned off before hitting the main city (more like a large town than a city really) because I had wanted to see Miles Canyon.
There was a group there waiting for a narrated group hike.
Rob and Kira with the Yukon River behind them.
And a suspension bridge over the river. We didn't stop at the Yukon Suspension Bridge because they were charging $20 each just to cross the bridge, no thanks! We did this one for free.
Kira took this one of me.
It was very pretty, we loved this stop!
We walked to the other side and then back. We hiked back up to the car and then continued on Miles Canyon Road, the views were spectacular!
We made one more stop once we climbed back up level with the town. You could see the suspension bridge if you zoomed in.
We continued on to the sign that I had really wanted a photo of Kira with.
To the right of the sign was this...
I posted this photo on Instagram and tagged her school. I thought it was a cute little nod to the year and the weird, wild circumstances.
If we had more time, we might have stopped here to check it out, they offer free tours.
The day was getting on though so we drove through downtown and stopped at Timmy's for Rob and Kira. There were actually TWO Timmy's here, this was the first one we came across.
Snacks procured and coffee fix for Rob, we headed back into the car. While they ate in the car, I took the time to post that Whitehorse sign on Instagram, while we had cell service.
Most of Highway 2 does not have any kind of service at all.
It just so happens, I was standing right outside of a
Travel Agency and I saw this in the window.
Actually, this is kind of the
middle of our magical voyage
We drove through the main part of Whitehorse and then back onto Highway 1.
Gas is cheaper here than we thought! Not much more than Calgary.
And just like that, our visit to Whitehorse was done. I am so glad we did this. It was fun and we created some awesome memories and Kira finally made it to Whitehorse, after all!
You might think a March trip to Whitehorse would be crazy cold but we learned that Whitehorse actually gets mild winters. The high in March is around 0ºC. January is a little colder but nothing compared to the -30ºC or colder that we get in Calgary! We also learned, right before this trip, that Rob's dad lived in Whitehorse when he was young. He said it wasn't too cold and that the first time he had ever owned long johns (winter undergarments) was when he moved to Saskatchewan. I thought that was funny.
And back onto Highway 2....
We drove to Emerald Lake and got out to take some photos. This is just before Caribou Crossing and as far north as most cruise passengers drive.
It was very pretty, it reminded us of Lake Louise and Moraine Lake, which is just over an hour from our house, in the Rockies.
Our next stop is Carcross, where we are supposed to get our lunch that is included in the price. Stay tuned to find out...will we or won't we.