Whitehorse

We wrapped up three days in Whitehorse, which was probably one day too long, especially since being stationary for 3 days (and our oblivion) caused us to run down our batteries to 0. Eight+ hours of tour viewing might have contributed… We woke up last night with the fans off, and I checked our power monitor and it was dark. We've been having problems with that unit(likely user error), so I was thinking it was that, when Darren asked - "do we have any power?" The answer to that was an unequivocal "No!" The only real impact is the power to the fridge, and the freezer defrosted, causing a mini flood, but otherwise no harm. This is certainly a learning experience!

We attended the Whitehorse Canada Day parade and some of the festivities. Exactly what you would expect from a small town, patriotic holiday. Canada (at least from a visitor's perspective) has embraced its immigrant roots and the demographic is diverse.

Grace had to work yesterday, but got a ride in on Sunday, Darren got two days of riding in. Nice trail system, but again, it would be nice to know where we were going at any given point. Still no bears... whew

Zuri discovered a fun fact about rivers. When you jump in, this wacky thing called a current makes it so you don't even have to swim! She made a break for the river on a walk, catching me by surprise (refer to aforementioned oblivion), and as she was jetting down the river, she looked at me with a look that said "Look, Mom, no paws!" I was screaming at her to get out, and she must have heard the panic* in my voice because she immediately scrabbled to the bank and climbed up to me. I had visions of returning without our dog, having to admit she was (yet again) off leash when I lost her. Lesson learned on both sides. She had zero interest in going near the river yesterday.

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