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Friday, August 28, 2015

Alaska Trip: Day Six, Dawson City

081115
Tuesday
5:30 am

Bags out. Taken to the airport at 7:30 for 9:30 flight to the Yukon.


One last mystical glimpse from the plane of Denali rising above the clouds...

 
Queuing up for customs - we're in Canada!



Dawson City laid out below the Top of the Mound.





Two rivers meet - the Klondike on the left & the Yukon on the right.




Visiting the grocery store to check out the produce prices was an eye-opener!



The river valley with wooded hills is such a beautiful setting.
The raven on the roof is one of many we saw while in the Yukon.
They figure largely in the First Nations lore.


Wolverine pelt - a bit pricey for a U of M souvenir for Alex.


Must have been something, back in the day.


This afternoon we head out to the Discovery Claim, the start of the Klondike Gold Rush.
They are still mining the area today.


Another blessing - just beside the road a moose, eating the tender plants on the bottom.







A few additions to the fur family!

Relieved that we aren't off on any big adventures tomorrow.
We will stay put & enjoy Dawson City.

1:00 am - up to check out the Perseid meteor shower. 
After a half hour I had only seen three, so I called it a night. 
The night sky here has not been clear yet, but I'm hopeful!