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8/7 Tutshi Lake, BC – Whitehorse, YK
Another gray, rainy day but pretty scenery even so. Stopped in Carcross, YK where we walked through the Visitor Center complex. Carcross, current population 436, is one of the oldest communities in the Yukon first settled during the Klondike gold rush and became a major transportation hub in the early 1900’s.
Just outside of town is the Carcross Desert, which was formed 10,000 years ago when melting glaciers deposited entrapped sand; the desert is continuously renewed by sand blown from Bennett Lake. Further along Klondike hwy (Rt 2) is Emerald Lake which, as its name implies, is a gorgeous blue-green caused by sunlight reflecting off the limestone silt of the lake bed. Couldn’t capture a decent shot of the color but it was really spectacular.
Continued on to Whitehorse where we stopped in to the Yukon Brewery to pick up a case of their incredible Bonanza Brown ale. Camped at the Caribou RV Park again.