Drove with the Lanigan's straight north to Dawson City. Seeing a sign on turnoff for Ft. McPherson / Inuvik (Dempster highway) was a unique experience for me. All of Dawson is a National Historic site ... takes little imagination to see the characters of the Klondike days walking up the board walk ... whole town seemed to be in a good mood .... probably combination of weather (25C) ... time of year (discovery days long weekend) and spirits from the present and past.
Thanks again to local knowledge (Kelly) we were able to visit "Dredge No. 4" National Historic site and Dome mountain (pic showing whole town and two rivers) and gain a deeper understanding of why Dawson City is here ... the Klondike and Yukons rivers meet here and provide conduit to a place where the search for commerce sometimes ends at Bonanza but more often ends just up the Creek without a paddle.
And speaking of spirits ... not sure about the strength of the spirits that may have guided the traveller driving car in the pic ... inches from taking the fast route down a very large/steep slope to the river. Cabin is that of Robert Service ... google "cremation of sam mcgee" ...There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold ...
Thanks to Tan and Kelly for the wonderful Yukon holiday. Time to hit the ol dusty trail ... off to Liard Hot Springs and then east to west Edmonton mall.
BOSgone
2 comments:
Bert - Mitch ---- Happy belated birthdays! Hope your special days, were special. Mitch your are on that long long road to 49. Ask you dad how it feels.
Looking forward to seeing you guys later this summer or fall.
Paul
I'm a miner, 49er and who the heck is Clementine.
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