To Dawson City--June 27

We went onto Hwy. 2 out of Whitehorse all the way to Dawson City. Today was our longest drive day of the trip so we left at 6am and drove about 68 miles to the Braedburn Lodge for breakfast. It is on the Yukon Quest Dogsled Trail. They also make cinnamon buns literally the size of a dinner plate(feeds four). We had a very good breakfast:eggs, potatoes, a large slab of ham and Texas toast; however, the old cogger who cooked and ran the place looked like my cousin Kenny and was even more unfriendly than Kenny. Bet he was a biker in an earlier life and just didn't talk. Left there at 8:30am.

We stopped at an old log building called the Montague Roadhouse. It is a typical early-day roadhouse which offered lodging and meals on the stagecoach route between Whitehorse and Dawson City. There was a small log building to the back and the large in front. It had no roof or floor but you got the idea. A short nap was taken by all except maybe Dee.

Not very many towns or things to see. We went thru or by Carmack and on to Pelly River. This is a Selkirk Indian community almost entirely and the economy is built on fishing, trapping, hunting and guiding. The Indian up here are referred to as First Nation.

We went on to Stewart Crossing and just parked in our coaches and fixed lunch and took a long nap. This was a trading post to support the gold mining and then became a roadhouse with the coming of the stage line. Getting up early catches up with you so sometimes I think what is the point? We then went on to Tentina Trench which extends hundreds of miles across Yukon and Alaska. It is the largest fault in North America and 1 of 2 major bird migration corridors in the Yukon, the other is the Shakwak Trench. We crossed the Klondike River somewhere along the way.

We did not see a single animal along the way--frustrating!!!. We did get to Goldrush RV Park and it was raining but we got parked and set up for the night. I hurriedly got my dirty clothes together and went up to their laundry and its a good thing I did because after I was there a few minutes it got really busy. That job is done for awhile. See you tomorrow.