See my other pictures of Silver City, including pictures from winter and fall.
The historical milepost marker was not on the Alaska Highway, maybe due to the construction taking place. Even so, the access road to Silver City was in the same place.
Silver City was a trading post & roadhouse and included North West Mounted Police barracks in the early 1900s. When I was a kid we often stopped to look at the ruins on our way home from Whitehorse. For some reason, this historic community captures my imagination each time I am there.
Cabin at Silver City
Backside of the largest log structure at Silver City
And the front side of the building pictured above
Log building with dirt roof
Another log building at Silver City
Interior of one of the log structures
Jake, our big red dog, looked into one of the windows to check out a scent ...
Jake, the dog, and Steve check inside one of the cabins
The scent was a rabbit, who patiently posed for a few pictures!
Inside one of the buildings there was a large rabbit who treated me to some
poses
Near Silver City there is a road that heads north along the east side of
Kluane Lake.
This was our first time exploring this route.
We encountered several creek crossings.
Creek crossing on the east side of Kluane Lake
Looking west across Kluane Lake as we continued to head north
After about 30 km (19 miles) there was a wide creek crossing that we felt was too risky to attempt. It had been a wet spring and this creek was running a bit high. Steve wondered if I wanted to wade barefoot to test the waters; however, I politely declined. And so we turned around.
Creek crossing that resulted in our turning back
Heading south on the east side of Kluane Lake
Westward view from the road, across two lakes (the far lake at the base of the
mountain is Kluane Lake)
We collected a great deal of mud on today's adventure, likely due to the muddy roads from the rain & construction.
Muddy truck and big red dog, Jake
A quiet night at Congdon Creek. There were less than a dozen units here. No bugs made for a pleasant evening by the campfire.