Whitehorse

14 October 2007

Last Thursday I left Keno driving to Whitehorse

It had been snowing at camp fairly consistently for about a week

and the road conditions were not well known.

There was packed snow cover for over half the distance and the road cleared south of Carmacks

and 5 hours later was back in the outside world

where there are people and cars and buildings along the streets.

I have a few days office work here

but yesterday made a day trip to Atlin, BC

about 180 km south of here, to see the town that Lynne and I tried to grubstake a piece of land in in the 1970's.

History might have been very different if that had been succesful !

It was overcast and there had been some rain with temperatures about 4C -

a cold wind was coming of the lake

and being past the tourist season

there was not much happening

and half of the town seemed to be for sale

but despite the beautiful location, I am not tempted now.

Today has dawned clear and fine and frosty and I have some work to do in my hotel room

- but have been invited out for breakfast out at a cabin on a nearby lake

so wil go now to check that out

catch you later

I will be in Vancouver for a few days
then back in NZ October 21