Dawson City, Yukon
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Dawson City, Yukon
Note: Dawson Creek in the southern part of Canada is not the same as Dawson City where you can take the ferry into Alaska.
We stopped for the night shortly before we would have gotten to Dawson Creek at a lovely pullout on the river. The mosquitos were the downside. They were approximately the size of hummingbirds. While that was a tad overstated, those were big mosquitos. A breeze would chase them away, but while we were leveling the trailer they were swarming us.
As far as sightseeing in Dawson City goes. We started at the Jack London museum. In case you've forgotten, London wrote "White Fang," "The Call of the Wild," and "To Build a Fire." Much of his work is set in the Yukon and Alaska. The museum was small, but it made MiLena's heart happy to see it. Jack London made it to Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush.
We also stopped at the visitor center. They gave us a list of things to do in Dawson City along with the cost of those things. (That helps if you're trying to stay on a budget.) Dawson City is a small town; however at the height of the Yukon Gold Rush, the population swelled to betweenn 30,000 and 35,000 people.
Oddly enough, Dawson City was the second city on the West Coast to have electricity. San Francisco was the first. The reason Dawson City was so high on the list of places to receive electricity is because of the dredges during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Dredge #4, the one you can tour in Dawson City had signs that explained that the dredge is essentially like a huge gold pan. It picks up large parts of land, shakes the dirt our and leaves the gold. The area all around Dredge #4 is currently being dredged. They are active mines.
At the visitor center they loaned us pans and told us where we could pan for gold for free. Because of some slick rocks, Sharon did MiLena's panning. We possibly got some tiny flecks of gold.
Yall are way up there now! So cool!
Love seeing the RV also. We don’t see it enough. That paint job! I think about it all the time. Except, I think I want to Rhino Line mine. No more fixing seals.
I am enjoying following your trip to Alaska! What wonderful memories for you! Merry Christmas from central Florida! Praise to God for His blessed Son, who came to save us!
We often ask each other if it's even believable that we went to Alaska. Merry Christmas to you from Central Texas.
I had no idea that there was a Jack London museum in Dawson City! Our sons absolutely loved his novels and now our oldest grandson has become a fan! Definitely will be adding this as well as the dredge and panning for gold to our list of places to visit on our Alaska trip!! 😊
We saw it in the Milepost. If you go to Alaska, a Milepost will tell you about many things that don't seem to be mentioned in other publications.
Don't know if there will be a video from you next Thurs, so I'll send my Christmas greetings now. Hope you have wonderful holidays! May Santa bring everything you want! 🎄🎆
We will have a very brief video next Thursday. Merry Christmas!
Love the gold panning. I was watching your jaw and it looked like you had a chaw of tobacco in while you were panning. Very professional! 😃
Guaranteed she had no tobacco. 🤣
Loving your travels. I hope to be there in 2025. BTW those piles of gravel/rock are called tailings.
What we do for money :-)
Thanks for the information. We hope you get to make the trip next year. It's one we will remember for the rest of our lives.
How long did it take you to go through Canada? Love the fact that you emphasize looking at maps. We never leave home without them either. God bless you both. Merry Christmas!
It took around 2 weeks. We left home on June 10, and we took around a week to get to Glacier. We entered Alaska on July 3.
Merry Christmas.