Driving East to Dawson City, Yukon Territiory

We start our journey east,
toward the tree line.

This is Tr'ondek Hwech'in

Traditional Territory.

Eric drives about 20 miles

per hour on this rough 

section of road.

Started as a pack trail out of 

Dawson City during the Gold Rush,

 the Top of the World Highway

grew in length to connect

 to Chicken, Alaska.

Closed in October each fall,
snow plows open the road
in May every spring.

One of the sections of paved road.

This road is wider than the

one from Chicken to the

US/Canada Border.

There's no cell coverage

here...

Write down the number &

report the fire when you can.

One of the turnoffs has

outhouses.

We pass a fully loaded

bicyclist.

Dawson City is 73 kilometers

or 45 miles away.

We are OVER the rainbow.

Blobs of mud obscure

the rear camera lens.

It's slow going, giving me

lots of time to take

pictures.

We stop at the Welcome
to Dawson City Billboard.

Behind the walls of the shed

are posters with information

on Dawson City.

The sign for Fortymile
Herd has me curious.

I take the trail to the observation

deck with interpretive signs.

Caribou migrate through

this area.

Our first view of
Dawson City.