Celebratory birthday dinner at the Wheelhouse - I had Arctic Char and the birthday boy had a steak.
In the parking lot across from the Follies Theater - put your money in the parking meter and plug in your car.
The Frantic Follies was great entertainment. Where they found such talented people so far from major civilization I cannot say, but the cast was terrific!!
A Vaudeville Revue:
Audience participation - this is Miles, from our Caravan.
He was the perfect choice and did a terrific job in his role!
A "saws" orchestra playing Pachelbel's Canon.
A skit on "Cabin Fever".
When we returned to the RV park it was after 11 p.m. and still light.
Saturday, July 23, 2016
We were sorry to leave Whitehorse, there is lots to do and we didn't even scratch the surface. Thirteen miles out of Whitehorse we left the Alaska Highway and we are now traveling on the Klondike Highway, along the Yukon River. Tonight we are in Carmacks, YT.
At first I thought that Carmacks was like Carcross, where we were a few days ago. The name Carcross is a shortened version of caribou crossing, so I thought Carmacks would be something similar. No, Carmacks was named for George Carmack, who established a trading post here in the 1890's. Carmack had come North in 1885, hoping to strike it rich. He spent the next 10 years prospecting without success. In 1896, when the trading post went bankrupt, Carmack moved his family to Fortymile, where he could fish to eat and cut timber to sell. That summer, Carmack's remarkable persistence paid off - he unearthed a 5-dollar pan of coarse gold, during a time when a 10-cent pan was considered a good find. That same winter he extracted more than a ton of gold from the creek, which he renamed Bonanza Creek, and its tributary, Eldorado. When word of Carmack's discovery reached the outside world the following spring, it set off the Klondike Gold Rush.
The roadside mountains have changed, we are now in the Laberge Series which was formed at the leading edge of volcanic mud flows some 185 million years ago. Here's an outcropping along the Klondike Highway.
This beautiful loon mosaic was designed and constructed by members of Little Salmon First Natives.
We hiked the Waterfront Boardwalk and passed the local Royal Canadian Mounted Police Office.
The little house to the right in the picture above is for Mini-Mounties, I guess the community children. A nice way to interact with the community.
The red-roofed gazebo at the end of the trail.
The Yukon River flowing (fast) to the south, and...
looking north up the river.
Happy birthday, Frederick!!!
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