22. Dawson City, Yukon

We overnighted in Tok AK, then took a slightly different route home than the one we took getting here, opting to check out Dawson City Yukon. Along the way we encountered some caribou who had wandered onto the highway. They thankfully escaped back into the woods before

Here's something we learned on our trip. Northern British Columbia and Yukon have no people in them. Dawson City, population 1400, is the 2nd largest town in Yukon. As we approached the town we were confused by our Google maps telling us we were 2 km and 20 minutes away. Until the road led us to the shoreline of the Yukon River, and we saw the town across the water. Fortunately the government provides a free ferry shuttle service back & forth, and we waited only about 10 minutes for our ride.

Like most towns in Yukon, northern BC, and eastern Alaska, Dawson City's only claim to fame lies with its ties to the Klondike gold rush in the late 1800s. A few pix attached...Read more