Welcome to wonderful Whitehorse, the land of the Klondike gold-rush!!! Home to Theresa and Graham Putland!!!
Whitehorse reminds me of Rock City. This could be the Clearwater River. Whitehorse is beautifully wild.
Theresa and Graham on their wedding day.
Theresa, the lovely bride. Now she is Theresa Putland!!!
Sister and cousin in the elevator.....heading out for the wedding.
Jessica and Mikhalia
Nicole and Jen. Jen was the maid of honour.
Uncle Vince and Aunt Annette.
Pake and Beppe.
Uncle Ray, Aunt Sonya and Jess
Brothers and sisters
Us
U. Mike, A. Marguerite and Mikhalia
The one and only high rise in Whitehorse.....known as the log cabin high rise!!!
S.S. Klondike (Steam Ship) used in the Klondike gold rush.
Fireweed, the official flower of the Yukon. We saw Fireweed jelly for sale. While we were browsing in the local bookstore, dad came across a recipe for Fireweed jelly. I need to try to make it!!
Eagle nest along the Yukon rivier
Fireweed
We saw this sign in the the Carcross General Store. It is the oldest G. Store in Yukon.
Nice!!
Long, red onesies hanging outside a house in Carcross.
The beautiful Yukon river. The mountains are the view that Graham's mom sees out of her living room window.
In Carcross Uncle Ray took out his metal detector. I was his official digger outer!!!
On our way to Carcross
There is a desert in the middle of no-where. Very fine sand.
Ted Harrison, a favourite artist of mine lived up in the Yukon for some time. The Anglican church that we went to on Sunday had stained glass windows depicting his art.
Dad and I walked everywhere. We wlked a 5km loop that went over the Yukon river.
Papa 'G'
The Yukon River supplies electricity for Yukon Electric. (YE)
Beavers busy at work along the Yukon River. This was a fresh trail of destruction. All evidence led to the beaver dam along the river.
Freshly chewed tree to incriminate Mr. Beaver.
We loved Whitehorse and would definitely visit again. It is well worth the trip. Who knows, you may bump into Eddie Westerhuis or David Suzuki and his daughter. We did!!! P.S. It is Aug. 6. The weather forecast in Whitehorse....chance of frost!!!!!!
Great blog! The pictures were great! It looks like you had a wonderful time! I'm so glad you guys decided to go!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to hear the story of 'bumping' into David Suzuki and his daughter!
Mom & Papa 'G',
ReplyDeleteGreat photos and what a beautiful place. Could be a potential detour summer 2012 upon our return to Canada. Glad you had a good time exploring our vast north and spending time with family from Ontario and down the road.
PS you guys look great
Hi This is Graham's mom, I stumbled upon your blog and thoroughly enjoyed it!! Quite by accident while looking at all the beautiful wedding pictures everyone took! I am glad you enjoyed your visit North, you are welcome back anytime-my home is always open:)
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Rose, nice to connect with you this way. I think that Northern hospitality is at it's best in Whitehorse, especially in your home. Thanks for opening your home to the Brouwer clan!!!
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