Whitehorse, YT

Like everywhere else we've visited, Whitehorse has really grown since we were here in '94. It's a nice size for a town and even has a Walmart and a Canadian Tire, both of which we visited today.

Yesterday we went into Whitehorse, went to some galleries and bookstores and had dinner at the Klondike Rib and Salmon BBQ. It's in the oldest building in Whitehorse, the ambiance is fun and the food is good.

Today we went to the McBride Museum of Yukon history.

We saw a presentation on steamboats that traveled the Yukon river and saw the exhibits including a "clutterorium" in which they display miscellaneous objects that have no real place in the rest of the collection.  We're thinking of starting a similar exhibit at home:)

Then on to the Beringia Interpretive Center.

Beringia is the name of the land mass that existed between Alaska and Siberia during the prehistoric ice ages.  That is how the original North Americans came to the continent.  Alot has been learned through fossils unearthed in both Alaska and BC.  Fascinating.  For more info see http://www.beringia.com/

This is one of the big cats that prowled Beringia.

And finally, the world's largest weathervane - yes, it's really an old airplane and it's at Whitehorse International Airport.