July 6, Whitehorse, Yukon. Trek Day 8 of 60.

Well, today is our 22nd day on the road since leaving Oregon. No major problems or lack of preparation.

Here is what Wiki says about Whitehorse:

Whitehorse (French pronunciation: [wajtɔʁs]) is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse’s downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which rises in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in Alaska. The city was named after the White Horse Rapids for their resemblance to the mane of a white horse, near Miles Canyon, before the river was dammed.

Because of the city’s location in the Whitehorse valley and relative proximity to the Pacific Ocean, the climate tends to be milder.[4] At this latitude, winter days are short and summer days have up to about 19 hours of daylight.[5][6] Whitehorse, as reported by Guinness World Records, is the city with the least air pollution in the world.[7]

As of the 2021 Canadian census, the population was 28,201[8] within city boundaries and 31,913[9]in the census agglomeration. These figures represent approximately 70 and 79 percent, respectively, of the entire population of Yukon.[10]

Here are a few pics from between Dawson Creek and Whitehorse.

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