Alaska 2013: Alaska Day 16 – Morley River to Whitehorse

We had another great night of rest at the Morley River Recreation Site located on the Morley River. Up around 9AM and on the road to Teslin, YK for some fresh cinnamon buns. This time we had to make a decision; plain, with raisins, or with pecans. We choose the ones covered with pecans. We sure hope we aren’t becoming addicted to these cinnamon buns. Anyway, after our cinnamon bun fix and a visit to the wildlife exhibit in Teslin it was on to Whitehorse. We have been really looking forward to Whitehorse located at mile marker 918. Even though it’s not the middle point of the Alaska Highway, to us and others it is a great little town in the Yukon that makes a great place to stop for a day or two to break up the drive. It has a population of around 26,500 and is a welcome site after traveling several hundred miles through the Canadian Rockies. There are a lot of things to do in Whitehorse that make it a good place to stop; the town is right on the Yukon River, it has the SS Klondike sternwheeler you can tour, the largest weathervane in the world (a DC3), a downtown park, river walk, boat tours, waterfront trolley and of course the Frantic Follies. There are also several nice RV parks and other businesses that cater to RVs such as Walmart. In fact, Walmart not only lets you stay in their parking lot, they have a dump station, fresh water, and propane fill for large RVs. In 2011 we stayed at Hi Country RV Park for a couple days, this year we decided to stay at Walmart along with forty plus other RVers. Also in 2011 one of our favorite things we did on our trip was attend the Frantic Follies Vaudeville Review which has been a long running vaudeville stage show in Whitehorse. This year was no different; Frantic Follies was just as good this year as in 2011. After a delightful evening it was time to return to our home away from home for a night’s rest (I guess you should say just for rest… There is no night here).