Yukon Capital

We’ve now got to head a long way South and a long, long way East. Our first stop is the capital of the Yukon, Whitehorse. This is the biggest place we’ve visited for some time and we take the opportunity to resupply, wash, clean etc. It’s a pleasant, small city on the banks of the Yukon River (which from this point still has an impressive 3,000 kms to flow to the sea). Salmon, used to make their way upstream to this point, and the town installed a fish-ladder to permit their upstream passage past the dam. Unfortunately, it was a good idea that came too late, and very few salmon get to this point now. Another interesting aspect of the town are the foxes which roam the down-town streets in the evening and morning.Read more