We were in drive mode once we left Stewart. We planned on getting to Whitehorse as fast
as we could. We needed to stock up on
supplies and get the oil changed on the white beast. However, driving the Cassiar is slow going, a
winding twisting road that doesn’t seem to go anywhere. In fact, the road atlas
doesn’t even think this part of BC and the whole of the Yukon territory are map worthy. We did not see as many bears this time around either! We stopped at
Dease Lake for the night. Dease Lake is few homes, gas station and a RV Park and not
much of anything else. Just north of town the mountains are jade green and black in
color and it seems fitting that one of the largest jade mines in
the world would be located here. The next
morning we did a short stop to visit
Jade City. Interesting to see the raw mined jade and
later the jewelry and artifacts made from the gem. Apparently they are also filming a reality
show here for the summer. Hmm, “
Mr. DeMille I’m ready for my close-up now.”
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| Raw jade |
We continued on the Cassiar for what seemed a
long time and finally made it out of BC and into the Yukon Territory and on the
official Alaskan Highway. We were hoping to stay at a small RV park that
had a small restaurant and gift shop we stayed at last time. We were saddened
to see that it closed. It seemed to be
the case a lot. Little places that had
been around for years were now closed.
Some say it was due to the fuel prices in Canada others were saying the
owners were retired with no one to pass torch to carry on the business. Hopefully, a new crop of adventurous entrepreneurs
will hear the call of the wild and revitalize the roadhouse tradition along the
Al-Can. We ended up staying the night in a nice
enough crowded sardine type rv park in
Teslin.
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| Historic trucks from the making of the Alaskan Highway |
The next day we made it to Whitehorse and spent the next few
days buying groceries, washing clothes and other mundane chores. We did have a nice anniversary dinner one
day, and a nice hike along the Yukon River another day. I have
a
previous post about this area so I won’t spend much more time on the area. Jack did insist on seeing the airplane on a
stick again thou. Next blog will be
about two of my favorite areas so stayed tuned!
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| Hiking on the Yukon |
We were in drive mode once we left Stewart. We planned on getting to Whitehorse as fast
as we could. We needed to stock up on
supplies and get the oil changed on the white beast. However, driving the Cassiar is slow going, a
winding twisting road that doesn’t seem to go anywhere. In fact, the road atlas
doesn’t even think this part of BC and the whole of the Yukon territory are map worthy. We did not see as many bears this time around either! We stopped at Dease Lake for the night. Dease Lake is few homes, gas station and a RV Park and not
much of anything else. Just north of town the mountains are jade green and black in
color and it seems fitting that one of the largest jade mines in
the world would be located here. The next
morning we did a short stop to visit Jade City. Interesting to see the raw mined jade and
later the jewelry and artifacts made from the gem. Apparently they are also filming a reality
show here for the summer. Hmm, “Mr. DeMille I’m ready for my close-up now.” 
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