Friday, August 07, 2009

Canada-Haines, Whitehorse and Teslin

A couple of stone sheep we saw along side the road.
Interesting puff flowers. They look like cotton balls and are very sturdy in the wind.
Neat cabin on the lake seen across the way and a couple of other lakes we passed.



This old bridge was discovered on the way to our next destination after leaving Whitehorse.
Bil debating crossing the old wood bridge built in 1903.
This is a side look at the bridge- amazing how it was built.


This is an old work cabin we found while walking around the bridge area.

Our camp view on the lake in Teslin YT.

once more headed down the road.
Barb crossing one of the suspension bridges to go on the walk in Whitehorse.
Looking down the Yukon River
This is one of the sites of cans and things left from the historic city.
The Robert Lowe Suspension Bridge now allows people to walk across the Yukon, where hundreds lost their lives in the water trying to cross to get to the goldfields in 1897.

The original layout of Historic Canyon City- a historic walk we took along the Yukon River
This cart was used to move cargo across the land-he charged 25 a lbs to move a persons cargo. it ended up being about $500 per person going to the gold fields. He actually made more money than most of the people who went looking for gold.
This was the actual site of the city.
Bil and Barb on the historic walk beside the Yukon.
This Canadian Pacific DC-3 is mounted so perfectly on the pedestal that it makes the worlds largest weather vane. It turns in the winds that blow.


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