Stayed at Pioneer Park in Whitehorse for yet another day, now the 4th day. In the morning we went to Miles Canyon on the Yukon River for a spectacular view of the canyon.
The canyon ends with the Whitehorse Rapids. The rapids were a major obstacle for the prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 and many men lost their lives trying to ford them.There is a pedestrian suspension bridge spanning the canyon and after we had crossed the bridge we looked back and a red fox bolted out of the woods and ran across the bridge.
We then shopped for a few things in Whitehorse and returned to the park. In the afternoon went to the Beringia Museum. It was about the glaciers that formed the region and the pre-historic animals that lived here. Simba thought that pre-historic animals were not worth her attention; she is more interested in modern ornithology and small mammals.
We also saw the world’s biggest weather vane at the Whitehorse airport. It is a Douglas DC-3 mounted on a rotating pedestal so that it rotates and points it’s nose onto the wind.44 miles today; 3482 total
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