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"two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." -- Robert Frost

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Enter Whitehorse, a major junction


An arial view of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, with thanks to
Canadian government
Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse, capital of the Yukon Territory, Canada, is a town of about 23,000 that straddles the Yukon River. It is situated off the main Alaska Highway via a slight detour, and has a number of available services, including groceries, RV parks, tires and automotive.  For those who want to drive to Skagway, Alaska, as we did, highway access is through Whitehorse.

Hi Country RV Park
http://www.hicountryrvyukon.com/

Because Whitehorse is such an important junction for travelers, we are providing a mileage chart here:

City or Town Name
Miles
Kilometers



Anchorage, AK
724
1165
Beaver Creek, YT
283
456
Burwash Landing, YT
176
284
Carcross, YT
46
74
Dawson Creek, BC
869
1399
Destruction Bay, YT
165
265
Fairbanks, AK
609
980
Fort Nelson, BC
588
946
Fort St. John, BC
824
1326
Haines, AK
248
399
Haines Junction, YT
98
158
Prince George, BC
1123
1808
Seattle, WA
1714
2759
Skagway, AK
112
180
Teslin, YT
110
176
Tok, AK
397
639
Vancouver, BC
1634
2630
Watson Lake, YT
271
436

To request a guide: 
Whitehorse the Wilderness City: Visitor Information Request

Getting ready for the Alaska Highway—collapsible ice chest
Some items that we would keep in a home bathroom simply won’t fit our trailer head. These run the gamut from medications on hand but not in regular use to larger shampoo and skin lotion refills. These we keep in a collapsible ice chest either in a trailer compartment or in the truck bed. The ice chest helps insulate the weighty items against weather and dust. And, when we want to use the ice chest as an ice chest, we can empty it and stow the stored bathroom items during non-travel times.

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