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| The Tintina Trench on a better day! |
We wake to low cloud and rain for the first time. We drive north through the clouds, losing sight of the river and the usually stunning view across the Tintina Trench. This is the largest fault line in North America, crossing Yukon from SE Alaska to Alberta, and provides a flyway for bird migration, including 200,000 sandhill cranes. No one is aloft today.
Dawson City appears much as we left it 5 years ago, perhaps a bit more decrepit. Parks Canada can barely keep up the 40 or so historic buildings they maintain and many private buildings are falling into ruin as well. But there are encouraging signs of growth too. New First Nations' development is everywhere and there is lots of construction popping up. A great pizza restaurant has opened too. It's good to see this sweet little town surviving. Its remarkable history is worth preserving.
We check in at the NWT Visitors' Centre and surprise! The Dempster Highway to Inuvik is closed at km 539. The Peel River ferry is shut down due to high water. With more rain in the forecast, we worry that this may put a serious wrench in our plans. All we can do is wait and see. The ferry crossing won't be for a couple of days.
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| Yukon Gold is filming in Dawson. Here on the banks of the Yukon river is Tony (on the flatbed) hauling his gigantic tug up onto his humungous truck! We spent an hour watching and laughing! |
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