Alaska 2018: Days 2-3 (3 of 12)

This is the 3rd of an 11-part series. Click for the Prior and Next entries.

20180709_115924_DRO — Whitehorse Railroad

We spent 2 days in Whitehorse. We got a rental car and hit the vistor center, which was informative and well-staffed.

We drove N out of town to Bean North Coffee and the Takhini Hot Springs, geothermally heated outdoor public pools.

20180709_135838_DRO — Your Stalwart Travelers at Bean North Coffee

20180709_182432_DRO — Beaver dam along the Yukon

We lunched at Whiskey Jack’s and met Dave, a local retired US Air Force who moved to Yukon decades ago.

Captain Ken took us out on his boat for a 3-hour tour of the Yukon river. We saw bald eagle, beaver, beaver dams and other sights.

We ate dinner at Klondike Rib & Salmon, a local joint with long lines but good food & service.

Next day, we hiked Fish Lake, which is a long drive on dirt roads out of town. We would not have found it except for the detailed directions from the visitor center.

20180710_105807_DRO — We met a squirrel at Fish Lake

We re-visited the Takhini Hot Springs and lunched again at Whiskey Jack’s. Dave and I had dinner again at Klondike Rib & Salmon and in the evening, I filed our EAPIS and called US Customs to arrive in Northway, AK the next day.