After our two nights at Kathleen Lake, we woke early, had a good breakfast, and then made the trek north on Yukon's Klondike Highway to Dawson and the start of the Dempster Highway.
Yummy pancake breakfast!
As the Klondike Highway went past Lake Laberge, we had to stop by for a photo op, and quote Robert Service's Cremation of Sam McGee,
"The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see,
was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge, I cremated Sam McGee"
Lake Laberge is a very beautiful lake (at least in July!). It's 50 km long, with clear water, and tree lined shores. Note that Robert Service changed the spelling of the lake so that his poem would rhyme - something I didn't know until I started writing this post!
As usual, gobsmackingly beautiful scenery!
Disrespectful tourists.
Next stop was an overlook over the Five Fingers Rapids. These rapids were a particular challenge to traffic on the Yukon River, which was the main way of travel in Yukon before the highways were built.
More tourists being tourists :)
Back into the vehicles, but then another photo op at Pelly Crossing!
Playing with the panorama setting on my phone.
We also had to pause from time to time due to road construction. Three cheers for the construction crews and the hard work they do to keep us moving safely!
We reached Dawson and had a dinner break.
Start of the Dempster Highway.
Another 75 km on an excellent gravel road, and we reached the Tombstone Territorial Park campground.
Fantastic campground with a nice pad for our tent.
And right beside the creek! I love falling asleep next to a running creek, immeasurably superior to any white noise machine :)
Despite reaching the land of midnight sun, with natural light which would normally keep us awake, the long day meant that we had no trouble falling asleep.
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