We left Bonni and Irv’s Airstream after breakfast and started out to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. It was another day on the Alaska Highway and we were ready with our milepost book open.

The place we stayed was outside of Whitehorse about 20 kilometers. It was a cute cabin, in a cluster of log cabins that were built and marketed for watching the northern lights. But they are open all year long and we enjoyed the beautiful grounds and the nice included breakfast … while talking to the owners about what it’s like during the winter and thinking about possibly going back to see the northern lights in some future winter. While we were there, the sun would set around 11:30 pm and rise again at 4:30 am. It would be fun to return in the winter and experience the mostly darkness all day.

We also planned to meet up with Bonni and Irv again! The four of us (and Stewie) walked around Whitehorse, going to the MacBride Museum of Yukon History and the Yukon Transportation Museum. We also went to S.S. Klondike National Historic Site and learned about how the S.S. Klondike played a key role in moving people and freight up and down the Yukon River before there were roads.

While we were in Whitehorse we paid a visit to the train depot – not to board a train, but to find out about the scenic train that runs in Skagway, Alaska. The 4 of us were able to buy tickets for the train for the next day. Larry and Irv had always wanted to visit Skagway and check out the scenic train. We took a day trip to Skagway from Whitehorse … but that’s in Alaska, so I’ll get into that on my next post! 🙂