7/12/1991 - Friday

John:  We only drove 38 miles today.  But we did get new freon put in our air conditioner as it was not cooling so good anymore.  Found a guy, charged us $21.00 (Not bad).  We also did our laundry and got groceries in Whitehorse.  (Laundry was $12.00).  Doing laundry is really yucky, but getting that and groceries done gives you the same kind of good feeling as cleaning your chimney.  We went on a free tour of the SS Klondike River Boat, great tour!  That boat cost $145,000 to build in 1938 and over $5 million to restore it!  It only displaces 4 feet of water.  It used to run from Whitehorse to Dawson City.  It used wood as fuel and would require 30 cords of wood to get to Dawson, and 140 cords to come back!!  We camped at the Wolf Creek Yukon Government Campground again (in the same spot even)...  A very nice young gal that works for the Yukon Government that collects the camp fees gave the kids an official Yukon pin.  The campground host also came around and gave the kids a “Be Aware of Bears” coloring book.  We also went to view a video and look at furs from the Yukon Fur Trappers Association.  It was very informative.

ODOM:  28718

Susan, John & Kari.

Susan making pancakes.

Susan & Kari in front of the SS Klondike.

SS Klondike

7/11/1991 - Thursday

John:  We drove 103 miles today to just outside of Whitehorse, Yukon.  We past some beautiful lakes (Little Fox and Fox Lakes).  The road was good, the weather nice and sunny.  We camped and soaked at the Takhini Hot Springs.  Nice spot.

ODOM: 28680

Kari:  We saw a coyote and I think I saw a wolf.  We went swimming.

Whitehorse, YT.

River.

Fox & Little Fox Lake.

Susan & Kari by large bridge.

Kari & Susan suited up for the Takhini Hot Springs.

Kari & Susan cooking over the fire, John snacking at the Takhini Hot Springs campground.

6/28/1991 - Friday

John:  We drove 335 miles today.  I washed the last five layers of mud off the truck in Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory.  The truck stayed clean for about an hour.  We drove for miles & miles of this miniature forest.  The Alaskan Highway was pretty slow traveling... Due to the frost heaves... Some times 20MPH was too fast.  I gave the brakes & suspension on the truck a real work out today.  We are back in Alaska and staying in a wild life preserve called Dead Man’s Lake.  Very private spot.  We haven’t seen any moose or bears yet!

ODOM:  26956

Note:  Broke the wind shield.

Kari:  We saw a brown bunny rabbit and I spilled my pop in the truck ‘cause of the bumpy road.

Karen:  The weather here is warmer than I thought it would be.  It doesn’t get as cool in the evenings as Colorado.  There’s so much daylight.  It’s light at 3:30 A.M.

Susan & Kari leaning on a totem pole in Sitka, AK

"Miniature Forest"

6/27/1991 - Thursday

Kari:  We saw big waterfalls & wimpy ones too.

Karen:  We got off the ferry at 9:00 A.M.  We spent all morning in Skagway visiting she shops.  Ate lunch in our camper.  Skagway is a nice little town.  Our drive over White Pass had a lot of mountains, waterfalls & beautiful blue-green lakes.  We are staying in a nice Yukon Government campground.  There’s a nice stream next to us the kids have been playing in.  It’s a large campground & quite a few here but the spots are fairly private.  Called mom & dad from here.

John:  We are about 10-12 mi south of Whitehorse.  The pass was beautiful!  This campground is real nice... and by a great stream.  We traveled 101 miles today.  Met Will Parker’s mother in law at a gift shop in Skagway.

ODOM: 26621

Susan, Kari & Karen at the camper inside the ferry.

Pano of some dude's butt, Susan & Kari in the car area of the ferry.

Kari, Karen & Susan at White Pass Train

This would be a "big" waterfall.

Kari & Susan at White Pass Lakes