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

http://www.whitehorse.ca/index.aspx?recordid=137&page=27

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.