Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

What a long day in Whitehorse! And by long day I mean the sun never seemed to set! The day we arrived we made a late stir fry dinner and I found myself getting tired shortly after we ate. I looked at the clock and it was 11 pm! And still just bright as if it was 6 pm in the summer time back home. Luckily our hostel room has curtains. I had to talk my brain into believing it was dark outside to fall asleep. 

The Historic S.S. Klondike

We woke up early to start exploring the town and to get more stamps in our little ‘Yukon Gold Explorers Passport’. Which included a stop aboard the S.S. Klondike. A historic ship permanently moored in town on the Yukon River.

At the visitors center

For a small town there was a lot going on and it was a gorgeous day out. There was a small market happening down by the river with food trucks and we had a gourmet grilled cheese for lunch. It was also Aboriginal Day and the Culture center was hosting artists, workshops and musicians.

Food truck lunch time

Even the trolley is dressed up for the pride parade

Whitehorse Pride Parade 

We completely forgot that this weekend was the Gay Pride Parade. Whitehorse had a small but proud parade at 1 pm that we stopped to watch. We followed the floats to a park where they were serving free cake and burgers. Even Smokie the Bear was there. 

Afterwards we continued our journey in collecting stamps. We went for a train ride at the Copperbelt Mining and Train Museum

Riding the train at Copperbelt Mining and Train Museum

Transportation Museum

Yukon Beringia Interpretive center 

Our Yukon Passport full, we went back to our hostel for an evening of pizza and blogging and it's still just as bright out!