DrewE's Alaska Trip Travelogue
I returned about a week ago from a marvelous ten-week trip to and through Alaska (and back) with my dear mother. I went in a 32' class C, actually about 35' overall with a bicycle rack on the back, w...
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Before departing Whitehorse, I would like to show this neat bike rack from Rotary Park.
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July 21st -- We stocked up on things like gas and groceries, and in time departed Whitehorse, heading up the Klondike Highway towards Dawson City (which, as mentioned previously, should not be confused with Dawson Creek).
Along the way is the Montague Roadhouse Historic Site, with the ruins of an original roadhouse. This was a stop on the overland route to Dawson City. The site has ruins of the roadhouse (the third one constructed for that general location) and a storage shed.
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A little further up the road is the Five Fingers rapids, a significant but not insurmountable barrier to navigation up and down the Klondike river. Besides the danger of striking one of the rocks, the rapids were too quick for steamboats to steam up at some seasons and so they had to resort to hauling along with a cable and winch system until eventually blasting improved things. There's a long stairway and a modest hiking trail to a very nice overlook of the rapids. It's a lovely spot.
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We passed by Stewart Crossing and camped at Moose Creek Territorial Park. If time were no object, I would have liked to have spent a day or two going down the Silver Trail, but...well, time wasn't unlimited for the trip.
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The Stewart River near Stewart Crossing
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Tube steaks for dinner at Moose Creek! To be fair, we had many tastier dinners, but cooking hot dogs over a campfire is fun and just seems like something that must be done on a camping trip.
July 21st -- We stocked up on things like gas and groceries, and in time departed Whitehorse, heading up the Klondike Highway towards Dawson City (which, as mentioned previously, should not be confused with Dawson Creek).
Along the way is the Montague Roadhouse Historic Site, with the ruins of an original roadhouse. This was a stop on the overland route to Dawson City. The site has ruins of the roadhouse (the third one constructed for that general location) and a storage shed.
A little further up the road is the Five Fingers rapids, a significant but not insurmountable barrier to navigation up and down the Klondike river. Besides the danger of striking one of the rocks, the rapids were too quick for steamboats to steam up at some seasons and so they had to resort to hauling along with a cable and winch system until eventually blasting improved things. There's a long stairway and a modest hiking trail to a very nice overlook of the rapids. It's a lovely spot.
We passed by Stewart Crossing and camped at Moose Creek Territorial Park. If time were no object, I would have liked to have spent a day or two going down the Silver Trail, but...well, time wasn't unlimited for the trip.
The Stewart River near Stewart Crossing
Tube steaks for dinner at Moose Creek! To be fair, we had many tastier dinners, but cooking hot dogs over a campfire is fun and just seems like something that must be done on a camping trip.
