Our short 75 mile drive from Haines Junction to
Whitehorse was uneventful except for the first elk we have seen in the wild. We arrived here around noon and checked into the Pioneer RV park east of town.
Whitehorse was the final stop on the way to the Yukon gold fields and is still the center of transportation for the Yukon today.
Located on the Yukon River Whitehorse was first a destination for the miners floating down the Yukon and later the sternwheelers that transported them and their freight. 
Whitehorse was the terminus and home of the Yukon & White Pass Railroad that operated into the Yukon from Skagway until the the late 1970’s.
In the 1930’s Whitehorse became one of the chain of airports constructed to protect the northern territories and Alaska. Its airport is the largest in the Yukon with regularly scheduled jet passenger service.
When the ALCAN was constructed it followed the general route of the airfields and Whitehorse became the headquarters of the northern construction effort. The highway is still a main communication link with the rest of Canada and Alaska.
Today Whitehorse is by far the largest city in the Yukon Territory with over 20,000 people and during the summer it is a must stop for the Alaskan bound tourist traffic as well as for many tours coming from Skagway on the Y&WP RR to Carcross and bus to Whitehorse.
We spent the afternoon visiting several museums and attending the Frantic Follies vaudeville show tonight. 
The show included hilarious prose readings of Robert Service including “The Cremation of Sam McGee” and “Songs of a Sourdough”.
Tomorrow we leave to start down the Cassiar Highway and to Hyder Alaska.
Our short 75 mile drive from Haines Junction to 
Located on the Yukon River Whitehorse was first a destination for the miners floating down the 
The show included hilarious prose readings of Robert Service including “The Cremation of Sam McGee” and “Songs of a Sourdough”.
