Introducing Whitehorse
The leading city and capital of the Yukon, Whitehorse is also likely to have a prominent role in your trip. The territory’s two great highways, the Alaska and the Klondike, cross here; it’s a hub for transport. You’ll find all manner of outfitters and services for explorations across the territory. Most of its residents have government-related jobs they flee for the outdoors no matter what the season.
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Utility aside, Whitehorse can delight. It has a well-funded arts community, good restaurants and a range of motels. Exploring the sights within earshot of the rushing Yukon River can easily take a day or more. Look past bland commercial buildings and you’ll see a fair number of heritage ones awaiting your discovery.
Whitehorse has always been a transportation hub, first as terminus for the White Pass & Yukon Route railway from Skagway in the early 1900s. During World War II it was a major center for work on the Alaska Hwy. In 1953, Whitehorse was made the capital of the territory to the continuing regret of much smaller and isolated Dawson City.
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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RE: Alaska - Inside Passage - Vancuver
by alapah 16 August 2011
You can't drive to Barrow - no roads go there. Got to fly out of Anchorage or Fairbanks. You really don't need a car on the ferry in…
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RE: Canada vs. Alaska?
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+Say a bus to Dawson Creek or Whitehorse.+ I would not recommend busing that far north from Washington. That is a lot of hours on a miser…
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RE: Canada vs. Alaska?
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Hi, Well, you are trying too much!. Suggest you take the bus as far as you can and then come back with a better plan. Say a bus to Dawson…
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