Sunrise on Lake Laberge
Cathy and Dereks handmade CanoeSATURDAY - June 27 - Dawson City to Mayo
We found an interesting, secluded little campground near Mayo, just off the Alcan Highway, called McIntyre Park. Our sites were along the Stewart River and, wonder of wonders, there was no charge.
We left Sandy's Big Mama at the campsite and explored the little mining towns of Mayo and Keno. Both had museums with interesting local history. The museum in Mayo had artifacts from their hospital including an iron lung from the 1940's.
We found an interesting, secluded little campground near Mayo, just off the Alcan Highway, called McIntyre Park. Our sites were along the Stewart River and, wonder of wonders, there was no charge.
We left Sandy's Big Mama at the campsite and explored the little mining towns of Mayo and Keno. Both had museums with interesting local history. The museum in Mayo had artifacts from their hospital including an iron lung from the 1940's.
As I wandered about McIntyre Park I saw a beautiful hand made canoe on top of a camper and stopped to visit with Cathy and Derek from Calgary. Cathy’s dad builds canoes as a hobby and encouraged them to build one. It is strips of laminated wood, I can’t remember what kind, with an inset design of walnut above what would be the water line.
There were more mosquitoes here that in our other campgrounds and Cathy was wearing a mesh and light material shirt from a company called Bug Shirt. I may have to look into one of those even though my B-1 seems to be protecting me very well.
SUNDAY - June 28 - Mayo to Lake Laberge.
Sandy suggested that we stay at the Provential Campground at Lake Laberge as she knew how much I like Robert Service. This is the place where Sam McGee was cremated in the poem.
"There are strange things done in midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold...... But the strangest they ever did see, was that night on the marge of Lake Laberge, I cremated Sam McGee."
After a long days drive it was a perfect place to relax by the fire listening to the lake slap against the rocks.
I awoke at three in the morning and peaked out at a most beautiful sunrise over the lake. After some debate with myself I got up and went out to take pictures. I was bummed this morning to find that I had the ASO setting at 200 and the photos are not nearly as grand as what I experienced. Oh well, maybe there will be another sunrise some day but I really did enjoy that one. The neat thing about sunrise up here is that then you can go back to sleep, without guilt, for a few hours!
MONDAY - June 29 - Lake Laberge to Whitehorse
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