Yukon: Larger than Life

We’re making up for lost time here – both in actual Travels, and on this blog. So let’s catch up!

Whitehorse was a little sleepier than we’d expected. We imagined a small, hip city and probably should have paid attention to its population which barely tops 30,000. But it’s population was outsized by its charm, and we really enjoyed our weekend there. It was also where we got the first of many wow views.

The MacBride Museum was a great stop in Whitehorse. So much great information on Canada’s indigenous peoples, which we don’t know nearly enough about, and great info on the Gold Rush and history of the Yukon.

From Whitehorse, we were off to Haines Junction. The Junction (as it’s not called) was home to a handful of restaurants and motels, a stellar bakery and enough bears that we were given bear spray at check in. Beyond that, Haines junction is primarily a jumping off point for Kluane Park, and a number of hikes. We had some great wildlife sightings, and a truly awesome flight over Kluane.

Haines junction was full of new scenery and memories for me. It’s amazing to think about how vast, vacant and vivid the Yukon is. We can’t wait to see more of it.

And Haines junction brought back one old memory too… Kokanee. My university beer of choice has me listening to Hole, Oasis and Fiona Apple, and remembering that cheap beer can taste so good.