We didn’t drive far at all today. Maybe 150ish km in total. Before you get to Whitehorse, there is a historical site that is very famous that we couldn’t miss seeing – Miles Canyon.

Miles Canyon is a narrow basalt gorge on the Yukon River just south of Whitehorse. During the Gold Rush (1896-1899), it was one of the most feared and consequential choke points on the entire route.
During the Klondike Gold Rush, stampeders initially tried to float their wooden boats and supplies directly through the treacherous waters of Miles Canyon, but frequent shipwrecks forced them to adapt. To move supplies safely, they shifted to a system of regulated boating and horse-drawn tramways.

The next stop was to see this Beauty.

The S.S. Klondike II was the largest sternwheeler to operate on the Canadian portion of the Yukon River, serving as a vital freight and passenger link before the development of highways.

We’ve noticed, specifically on this trip several unique Mercedes RVs and saw a couple more today.

After doing the things we needed to do in town, we decided to call it a day. It seems that the days we have things to do in town exhaust us! We drove out a ways and decided to stay in one of the territorial campgrounds run by Yukon Parks, Fox Lake. The government-run campground is lovely and only $20.00 per night, and that includes firewood.
We went for a little walk (no bugs!) and enjoyed the sunset, and called it a day.

Our Birkenstocks have been safely stowed, and socks and shoes have taken over. Brrrrr