Day 10 Just relaxing in Whitehorse,Yukon

Here is some history for you all.....

Welcome to Whitehorse, capital of the Yukon, and home to some of the most spectacular scenery in Canada. Named by some the Wilderness City, Whitehorse nestles on the banks of the famous Yukon River surrounded by mountains and clear mountain lakes.

Over one hundred years ago, reckless adventurers fought their way down the Yukon River by boat on their voyage to the goldfields. Many struggled through the choppy waters of the White Horse Rapids. Exciting times! Fearless men and women traversed great distances to arrive at their goal- the Klondike.
The Yukon River is the longest river in Yukon & Alaska. Third longest river in North America, flowing northwest from the Coastal Range mountains of northern British Columbia, through the Yukon Territory and Alaska to the Bering Sea.

During the Klondike Gold Rush the Yukon River was one of the principal means of transportation. Paddle-wheel riverboats continued to ply the river until the 1950s, when the Klondike Highway was completed.

Yukon means "great river" in Gwich'in. The river was called Kwiguk, or "large stream", in Yupik. The Lewes River is the former name of the upper course of the Yukon, from Marsh Lake to the confluence of the Pelly River at Fort Selkirk.

We are day 10 of our trip and today was just a kickback day in Whitehorse, we walked the river checked out the town, and then came back and did some wash. Now just  relaxing, until we take off for the next town called Cottonwood, in Destruction Bay, Yukon Territory.
Here are some pictures of our campsite and Whitehorse, and the Yukon River.

Our spot at Hi Country RV Park.

Here I am along the Yukon River as well as Bob below.

This is the orginal Train Depot, where it took people from Skagwy to Whitehorse.

This is Lake Schwatka to the left, they fly the sea planes in to this lake.

This is the steamboat called the Klondike, it was used to take people and goods from Whitehorse to Dawson City, durining the gold rush.

some of the old bulidings.