Pelly Crossing, Yukon - Dawson City, Yukon

Day 15 – Saturday, August 13 2005
Pelly Crossing, Yukon – Dawson City, Yukon
Miles Driven: 172

As we left the Pelly Crossing campground the sun was an orange glow covered with an eerie haze, caused by the fire burning in Alaska. Approaching Dawson City, the terrain looked as if a bomb had exploded, the result of every inch of land being turned over and over during the gold rush. After renting a room at the Bonanza Gold Motel we drove into main street where we found ourselves right in the middle of a festival. Tim managed to find a parking spot and we walked around visiting the over-priced tourist shops. We stopped in a bar and had some lunch before returning to our motel. There was a car wash next to the motel so we did our best to wash the dust of the Campbell Highway off the van.