Every day starts with a good dog walk. Tazz has taken to sand and water, so she was very excited at the beach! Jake was scrounging for something or other ...
Jake and Tazz enjoying the beach and water on their morning walk at
Pine Lake, Yukon
Neither dog was interested in the bird near the dock.
Bird enjoying a morning dip at Pine Lake, Yukon
And a morning stroll!
It seems every Yukon campground has a sign that warns of a bear in the area.
Signs, sign, everywhere a sign ...
The dog walk included a stroll out to the Highway for a view of the mountains to the west.
The Alaska Highway near the entrance to the Pine Lake Yukon gov't
campground, looking west
On the road again, heading south towards Whitehorse, it doesn't take long to reach the Otter Falls cut-off.
Nearing the Otter Falls cut-off, southbound towards Whitehorse
The gas station and campground at the Otter Falls cut-off was closed this year. Last year their fuel prices were the cheapest in the area, so it was disappointing to see their doors locked.
Southbound on the Alaska Highway between Haines Junction and
Whitehorse
About 60 miles outside of Whitehorse, the landscape becomes flatter and, well, boring compared to everywhere North of here.
The sign indicated there are 108 km to drive to Whitehorse, Yukon
Arriving in Whitehorse, we simply wanted to get fuel, fill with water, dump the tanks and buy groceries.
Also high on the priority list was stocking up on the excellent beer made by the Yukon Brewing Company. The Yukon Red and Lead Dog Ale have long be favourites of ours. This year the Espresso Stout caught my eye. And it is now my NEW favourite beer! Wow!
There is a dump station is next door to the Whitehorse Wal-Mart. It was late afternoon and the parking lot was beginning to fill with RVers. It was interesting watching the "parking lot politics" while Steve took care of the black & grey tanks.
Wal-Mart camping in Whitehorse, Yukon
Sign in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Whitehorse
Sign in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Whitehorse, Yukon
No, we didn't stay the night at Wal-Mart! And I can't recommend using the dump station next door as the concrete slopes the wrong way and your tank won't dump completely!
After getting our household chores done, we headed south of Whitehorse to overnight in my aunt's large and comfy yard.