Dawson

Arrived in Dawson City mid-afternoon. We found a great site at the government campground just across the river. We did a little sightseeing and then back to camp where we met a group of film makers and writers who live in Dawson and camped beside us. We chatted the night away and before going to bed at 2 am we were invited to a screening of local films. By the way, in one of the pictures below, you can see a scar on the mountain above the city. This landslide is named Moosehide Slide. It is a prehistoric slide but the ground continues to move averaging approx 4.5 cm a year. In this way it is more like an earth glacier than a true landslide. The sagging buildings are a result of building on premafrost and expecting to heat said building.Read more