June 21st- Summer Solstice
Today is Summer Solstice and we left Skagway, heading towards Whitehorse. Yesterday evening we went, one last time, for a stroll along Broadway Street where we took in the atmosphere of the Red Onion. It was the 'real deal' in that all the cruise ships were gone and only the locals were at the saloon, while a 7 piece local 'hippy' folk group entertained the patrons. On our way to Carcross we saw a large black bear eating leaves. When we arrived at Carcross we were surprised to find that the large native community in Carcross was celebrating the solstice by dedicating a totem pole to the community. We arrived just when they started to parade the totem from the carving studio. The people were dressed in traditional dress and included drummers and dancers. It was emotional to participate in. We then toured Carcross more extensively and what could be a 2 hour drive from Skagway took all day-it's about the journey. 0n our way to Wolf Creek campground we saw a fox, it was larger then the fox we see in Ontario. We arrived at Whitehorse by dinner time and in the evening we went on a hike. Typical of our hikes we got lost- I felt like Gilligan; we were well on our way to Dawson once again. We turned back and once again became confused; thank God we had daylight (and bear spray, although ugh we didn't need it). On this trip with the RV we covered 4600 km. It was our plan to stay up to experience the midnight sun on this longest day of the year and we did, although we were both tired.
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