"There's a BEAR - a Big Brown Bear - may even be a Grizzly!"
We interrupted our 464km journey to Whitehorse to take photos of this cuddly creature. From the safety of our 4x4 obvs! He was close. Maybe 12 feet away (4 metres for any younger readers). Munching happily on the spring flowers blooming on the verge. Bear looked over at us - we tried not to catch his eye - he wasn't bothered - carried on munching his Spring Salad until he'd munched enough - then mosied back into the woods. For what? Oh come on, what is it Bears do in the Woods!!
Really ticking off the Wildlife spotter sheet today - came upon two Moose (or is it Mooses? Or Meese?) grazing in swampland just off the Alaskan Highway. Less Danger: More Photos! We got out of the car for these two!
We reached Whitehorse - Capital City of Yukon Territory - Population 25,085 - a village founded by First Nation people but built into a city during the Klondike Gold Rush!
Migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of the Yukon in north-western Canada between 1896 and 1899. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896, and, when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors
Our board & lodging - Northern Cabin (a.k.a. Jail) at Sky High Wilderness Ranch - 10 miles out of town on the side of a mountain overlooking Fish Lake - was basic but beautiful. Checked in with Jocelyne who showed us the Pit Toilet, Gravity Shower, Gas Lighting and Log Burning Stove - totally off-grid! And met her dog Yoda. Such a lovely, peaceful place - apart from the drone of Mosquitos!!!
