June 7, 2017
Return road trip to Whitehorse
Dawson City Temps: 27/8 C
Gas price in Dawson City: $1.30/litre
Having experienced the road up to Dawson a few days earlier, we now knew what to expect. This time, we packed a lunch of some snacks and a couple of freshly made sandwiches created at a tiny little sandwich bar inside the back of the Bonanza Market. This allowed us to stop whenever we felt hungry.
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| Heading south to Whitehorse, at the intersection of the Klondike and Dempster Highways. © Dan Silas 2017 |
The return trip was uneventful, punctuated only by the stunning vistas. With the iPod delivering some favourites, including Sam Baker, Danny Schmidt, Greg Brown, Harry Manx, and Paul Bergman, we cruised the miles away under mostly blue skies. I’m a prairie man at heart, and love watching the ever changing skyscapes in my home province of Manitoba. I’ve visited the Rocky mountains and the Alps' several locations throughout Canada and Europe. After a while, I find these high peaks and narrow valleys make me claustrophobic. But the Yukon is very open country. I got to enjoy its beautiful skies, mountains, wide valleys without ever once feeling hemmed in.
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| Yukon River © Dan Silas 2017 |
An early evening check-in at Hidden Valley B&B followed by a tapas sampler at the Burnt Toast Cafe sated our needs for the moment. The tapas platter (potato skins, truffle fries, pulled pork and goat cheese nachos) was delicious. A meal unto itself, and affordable dining for two.
Upon return to the B&B we lounged for a bit in the spacious grounds and beautiful gardens until the mosquitoes drove us indoors. Until now, we hadn’t really had any serious bug experiences; but Hidden Valley is located some 20 minutes just outside Whitehorse, which, we learned, does have a mosquito abatement program within its city limits.
We are both the types who need darkness to achieve quality sleep, so out came our sleep masks, as our room had no black out curtains.
