For anyone that hasn't been to Dawson Town, just a bit of FYI. The large river coming down from the upper right of the photo is the Yukon, in the cnter of the photo, coming down from the hills is the Klondike River. The Dome is the hill just behind town. The road that runs along side the Klondike River is the way you get to/from Whitehorse. Just a few miles up this road are several nice campgrounds, just past the bridge over the Klondike River. Also the airport is out there and the old gold dredge as well. The Gold Rush campground in in town and easy walking distance to most of town. The ferry landing is down to the left side of town in the photo, still on Front Street, as most all river front streets seem to be named. LOL The Klondike is a nice clear water (for this part of the world) river, while by the time the Yukon gets here it is a bit muddy, due to the Milk River and others that flow into it after it passes Whitehorse. It is a beautiful greenish blue as it flows through Whitehorse.
Like the Missouri or Mississippi Rives, the Yukon is one of those too thick to drink and too thin to plow. Now in the winter the Yukon ice does not freeze with the dirt in it, nice and clear, as that is what my wife and I used for drinking water in the winter time, for ten years or so. Melted Yukon ice. LOL
I probably sound like the chamber of Commerce for Dawson but I love the town and have been going there since about 1962. Sometimes by RV, or car or my wife and I would fly over to Whitehorse in our airplane to spend some time and then do a stop in Dawson on our way back home to Alaska, as it was about a 9 hour flight back to where we lived west of Fairbanks. We would refuel in Northway, and/or Dawson if we went that way, then Fairbanks and that would get us home.
Dawson is like a living history book to me. As I have mentioned, I am a real fan of the poetry of Robert Service who worked in the bank at Dawson for awhile. I have the complete edition of his writing on my Kindle and will go down to the river, and read for a couple of hours, trying to get the same feel he must have had done at times. Old buildings, everywhere it seems, with two to three days making for a real nice stop to see the sights, meet the people, etc. A couple of good fuel stations, a couple out of town, on the Whitehorse side of the bridge and one or so right in town. Never found much difference in prices.
The Top of the World Hwy is a great experience as well. By the time a person get as far as Dawson from the lower 48 or southern Canada, they will be experts at understanding their RV and where the tires are at all times. Just keep the speed down and don't hesitate to stop if you need to do so, especially if you get a large fuel truck behind or a tour bus.
