February 10, 2005
Chris Moir and his band play at the local joint Thursday night.
Adam lines up a shot.
This is Fred the Moose. He lives at the Best Western Gold Rush Inn. I think it's a rule that all public places in Alaska and the Yukon have at least one stuffed moose head on the wall.
Photos by Nancy Olson
| Logbook for Feb. 10th, Day 468. | ||
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Start: Whitehorse, Canada Time: N/A N: 60* 43.123 W: 135* 03.423 |
Finish: Whitehorse, Canada Time: N/A N: 60* 43.123 W: 135* 03.423 | Mileage: 000 |
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Notes: We decided to hang out in Whitehorse, because we have a free hotel stay here. Since we checked in at 5 a.m., we basically paid for tonight, so we had a good work-and-play day in this awesome Yukon town. We had a great time hanging out with the locals this evening, just playing darts and shooting pool. The people of Whitehorse are super cool, and there’re a lot of out-of-town visitors here, too. Sunday afternoon marks the start of the world’s biggest sled dog race, the Yukon Quest. It’s bigger than Iditarod, and people will be arriving from all around the world to participate. I wonder if we can afford to stay for it?...
Folks here are very interested in the vehicles and the expedition, and their hospitality is amazing. We’ve made a lot of good friends here. Shout-outs to Vince, Mary, Sherry (sorry if I misspell names), Gord, Chris, the fine folks at the Best Western Gold Rush Inn, and all the folks whose names I wish I’d caught. Props, ya’ll. | ||
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