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The road from Stewart Crossing to Mayo is paved road in good condition. From Mayo to Keno the road is good gravel. Like many others, we left our fifth wheel at the Five Mile Lake Yukon Gov't campground and drove to Keno. This gave us the option to easily explore back roads. There is a campground at Keno if you prefer to drive your RV. The campground was not impressive when we visited. |
On the north side of the Stewart River bridge at Stewart Crossing, travelers
can turn
left to continue to Dawson City or turn right on Hwy 11, the Silver Trail, for
Mayo
and Keno City.
Our destination for the night was Five Mile Lake Yukon Government campground,
which would provide an ideal starting point for our next day's drive to Keno.
Five Mile Lake on the Silver Trail
Soon after leaving the File Mile Lake campground, the road crosses an area
flooded
by a dam to provide power to the mining operations in the area. These
mines are
now closed.
Eastward view from Minto bridge
Westward view from Minto bridge
McQuestern River valley on the road to Keno
There is not much that can be seen at Elsa. The town & mine site are
closed to
visitors. So we carried on to Keno.
Fortunately, we had not planned on staying at the Keno City Hotel ...
The Keno City Hotel was closed
This duplex cabin was built by two friends, who wished to stay good friends.
Corp & Ryan Cabins
The Keno City Mining Museum is one of the nicer buildings in Keno.
Keno City Mining Museum
Display in the Museum
Early 2-wheel motorized transportation on display in the
Museum
Love the wide tires!
Keno Hill was the next destination. The road was rough and narrow in
spots.
However, the scenery was worthy of the trip.
Road up Keno Hill
Signpost at the top of Keno Hill
It is hard to see, but there is a cabin in the following picture, viewed from
the
signpost. There is a road leading to the cabin, but it was very cold, rainy and
windy
so this was as close as we ventured, as it was as far as the truck could go!
Cabin on top of Keno Hill
On the descent, we ventured onto a side road leading to another cabin.
A marmot also graced us with his presence, but was too quick for my camera!
Keno Hill cabin
View from Keno Hill - June 2008
Returning south from Keno, we drove the Duncan Creek Road back to the campground.
It was a slow & rough drive and definitely not suitable for a fifth wheel, so
we were
very glad the trailer was waiting for us at the campground!