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Braeburn to Faro, Klondike & Campbell Hwys
3 May 2013 - Friday
Had a great sleep and looked forward to a hearty breakfast at the Braeburn Lodge.
Then time to hit the road north and east to Faro for the Crane & Sheep Festival, an annual event to admire cranes flying overhead and sheep wandering the hills. The weather was slightly overcast as we headed out, and warm, which was nice.
First distance sign north of Braeburn
The landscape isn't overly spectacular between Braeburn and Carmacks, mostly rolling hills.
Northbound on the Klondike Highway
Stopped at Carmacks to feed the truck some diesel. The Yukon River crosses through Carmacks and it was still well-frozen.
Crossing the Yukon River at Carmacks
The junction of the Klondike & Campbell Highways is a bit
north of the Yukon River.
Also see my page
dedicated to the Campbell Highway.
Turning eastward on the Campbell Highway just north of Carmacks
Not too much exciting from Carmacks to Faro. Some snow in the ditches and in the mountains, ice on the rivers & creeks, and no leaves on the trees yet.
The Little Salmon River flows into the Yukon River
Little Salmon Lake is a large lake popular with fisherman. It was still well-frozen!
Little Salmon Lake
Drury Creek campground is at the end of Little Salmon Lake
The end of Little Salmon Lake is in sight
There is a large sign on the Campbell Highway marking the turn-off to Faro, which is "Yukon's Best Kept Secret".
Sign along the Campbell Highway indicating Faro turn-off
Faro is about 10 km north of the Campbell Highway on a road with a good surface.
10 km to Faro from the highway
The next turn to Faro is also well marked.
Sign at Faro, with the turn-off into town
After checking in at the visitor centre for our campsite at the John Connolly RV Park, we settled in. It was apparent that the snow-clearing equipment had only recently been clearing the campsites.
We were told that usually the snow is all gone this time of year. Kudos to the crews for making room for everyone at the campground!
Our campsite at the John Connolly RV Park in Faro
The crews had the water running but the electric wasn't on yet. A flip of the main breaker fixed that.
Freshly plowed!
On this evening, the good folks of Faro were providing a chili-feast at the visitor centre. We headed over for some food, which was excellent. Then an evening drive to orient ourselves with the area.
View from the mine site road looking north
While we were poking around, a flock of cranes flew overhead. Good thing we saw these ones as this was the only large group that we saw through the weekend.
Cranes flying overhead
At a small pull-off there's information about the history of the mine, including this vintage truck.
Vintage dump truck that once worked the Faro mine
The Pelly River was also still icy, with some open water.
Looking westward from the bridge over the Pelly River
To the east of the bridge there were birds along the icy shoreline.
One Sandhill Crane with Canada Geese and Trumpeter Swans on the
Pelly River
After some exploring we headed back to camp for the night.
Looked forward to some more exploring tomorrow!