sue.t
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Jamie, thank you for those pictures! Yes, that is a nice spot on Quiet Lake! Looks like the firepit gets moved around a bit. My husband moved it from the far edge of that open area to nearer the lake, and facing the lake. He buried it well too! And I see it has moved since his efforts! Maybe we'll go back in September and move it again!
While we were there we were visited by some wildlife. When I heard the noise in a nearby tree I thought maybe it was a bear. I took the hatchet and Steve took the hunting knife, and into the bush we went to see what it was. Jake, our big red dog, led the excursion. He let us know what tree it was, and even though the dusk was setting in we could see that it was a porcupine.
That was the first time I saw a porcupine in the Yukon!
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NWTmagic
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Hi Sue,
Isn't it neat that we camped in the exact same spot as you guys? I didn't realize that until I was looking at your site a couple of days ago. I didn't realize your family history in Beaver Creek until after our trip as well.
Funny you mention a porcupine we had a close encounter with one on the south side of Little Salmon Lake while we canoeing along the shore. It was huge, at first I thought it was a wolverine!
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In the home leg of our trip, after we left the Yukon, we wanted to stay at Summit Lake, BC. Problem was we ended up travelling too late in the day and it was dark when we got to Muncho Lake. Between there and Toad River we saw, in the dark right next to the road, two moose and at least 6 elk. I slowed right down to 60 km/h but still didn't feel safe.
We ended up camping for the night at the RV park behind the Toad River service station.
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AKsilvereagle
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Thought you all might like to see a few somewhat older pictures and the changes along the same route taken...
Old US Customs Skagway Station at mile 6 South Klondike Hwy in June 1994 and New US Customs Station relocated at mile 7 South Klondike Hwy in July 1998 :
White Pass in June 1994 :
White Pass in July 1998 :
Alaska Hwy portion between Destruction Bay and the Alaska Border, when it was still narrow with a lot of character...
Mile 1088 and mile 1125 in June 1994 :
Donjek River Bridge at mile 1100 in June 1994 :
Donjek River Bridge getting sheared up (sad event) in Aug 2008 :
Mile 692 Alaska Hwy at Rancheria River in August 1991 and August 2008 :
Mile 64 Taylor Hwy at Mosquito Fork in May 1992 where the late melt of record snowfall was at near flood stage and had enough potential to wash the bridge away as the water was flowing around 50mph/80kph :
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NWTmagic
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AKsilvereagle,
Thanks for adding those great pictures.
Our next stop on our journey home was Dawson Creek. We stayed at the Mile 0 RV park on the north end of town, but somehow forgot to take a picture of our campsite.
The day we arrived happened to be the air show and we got to see the Snowbirds perform.
We got shots of the Mile zero monument and the Alaska Hotel downtown.
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siberian
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Oh wow, I drove that route back in 92. Didn't there used to be a lodge and campground near the Donjek bridge? Looks alot like the area where we stopped for a snack, and had the best clam chowder I've ever had. Thanks for the pictures, brought back some great memories of my first trip to Alaska.
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Thanks for posting your pics from a wonderful trip. I plan on doing the same thru the NWT. I have also fished at Drury Creek can you tell me if the young fella was trolling in the canoe to catch that nice trout?
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Would you believe I forgot to actually take a picture of the old mile 0 monument post before I realized it 5 miles after I driven off, I did take a picture of the historic mile 0 marker and roundabout area though, as it was extremely hot for me and the dog as she drank all her water I had onhand and we walked everywhere else throughout the day, as we were going to hit the mile 0 monument next but we went back to the camper instead and gotten her some fresh cold water at Walmart and planned to go back later, then late in the day had set in as my mode turned to reaching Fort. St. John before nightfall.
Historic Milepost 0 :
Mile 1422 Monument :
It is a very nice gesture to share your family trip experiences with us as I certainly enjoy them all, very nice pictures of big brother and the adorable girls throughout this thread. With the exception of Fort Liard, everyone that I met all along the Northwest Territories were so nice and pleasant to me while even went out of their way to share stories with some pointers too.
siberian :
That was the only time I stopped at the bridge, back in 1994 I did not see no building structures along the area then, and cannot remember if there was a lodge/campground before that, as I always stopped at White River Lodge nearby in my past travels which was roughly 30 miles north of the bridge and not might have paid attention going by it....I knew taking the picture of the bridge would be significant someday as now the bridge is gone, plus I hit a memory moment which was very nice of you to share that too, makes these pictures even more worthwhile for all.
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NWTmagic
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Yukoners wrote:Thanks for posting your pics from a wonderful trip. I plan on doing the same thru the NWT. I have also fished at Drury Creek can you tell me if the young fella was trolling in the canoe to catch that nice trout?
We trolled for about an hour with no luck. Caught it casting near the mouth of Drury Creek. Hope to go back to Little Salmon and spend more time.
NWT has many very nice locations, but most of them have no road access. I find the Yukon is awesome for road travel. Enjoy your trip.
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siberian, there may have been an old abandoned bunch of buildings by the bridge,but I am thinking they were from an old road construction camp. Between the Donjek and the White River Lodge and RV there were a couple of more lodges, the one at Koidern, now closed I think, and the Bear Flats one. Bear Flats would have been 20 to 40 miles on north of the Donjek River bridge. It consisted of the old weather station buildings that were originally located at Snag YT when the Canadian government ran that weather station. This is the location where the coldest temperature in North America was ever recorded. Sue T., a member of this forum, as a kid living in Beaver Creek, had her father working at the Snag weather station. She was the one that told me where the Bear Flats Lodge building came from, as they are obviously government built. In Alaska I would have thought they came from the FAA. (Federal Aviation Admin) Anyway Bear Creek is now closed and has been for many years. The last folks that I remember running it was a retired military man and his wife. They had a nice runway out back that I used on occasion when flying the highway. They had some of the best soup in their café of anywhere on the highway. White River Lodge had a nice runway as well out back. It was a good place to land, grab a bite to eat or spend the night. White River Lodge is also closed as of last summer. Looked as if the owner was still living there, even though they still own a business in Beaver Creek which is still running.
The family tour photos were sure fun, to see and read about the trip. Thanks to the OP for taking the time to share with us.
On edit: I forgot one of the road houses in that area of the Yukon, Kluane Wilderness Village. It was one of the largest operations on the highway but closed in the fall of 2006. It was the one that had Sully's saloon and the motel units on the right, north bound, and the fuel station, garage, café and campground on the left, north bound. Sure hated to see it close but they pulled the gas pumps etc. I stayed there in August of 2006, just before the owner pulled the plug.
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