What to do in Whitehorse?

[kipperiggy]

Currently here for work. Client drove me up McIntyre Mountain yesterday to see Fish Lake and Whitehorse from above. Rented a car today and drove to Carcass to see the Desert (...sand dunes) and Emerald Lake. Have one more day tomorrow - what are your suggestions?!

[FlamingHomer]

Too bad to didn't keep going to Skagway after you visited Carcross but it's not worth the trip back now.

I used to spend a lot of time in Whitehorse and for me the main attraction was some of the characters that live there. There is definitely a different mentality with some of the old time locals and I love listening to them. If you only have one day, go out and stop in at some of the local hangout diners and bars. Hopefully you will gain some gems of northern living.

[Vulcan]

I've thought this to be interesting although I've never been there.

Welcome to the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre

Glaciers never formed in Beringia because the climate was too dry. Beringia, clothed in the hardy grasses and herbs of the mammoth steppe, was home to the giants of the Ice Age: the mammoth, the giant short-faced bear, the steppe bison, and the scimitar cat. At the height of the last great Ice Age, the most successful hunters of all, human beings, entered Beringia from the Siberian steppes, conquering the last frontier for the human species.

http://www.beringia.com/

[kipperiggy]

Originally Posted by FlamingHomer

Too bad to didn't keep going to Skagway after you visited Carcross but it's not worth the trip back now.

Trip was sprung on me last minute and my passport is currently up for renewal

[FlamingHomer]

Originally Posted by kipperiggy

Trip was sprung on me last minute and my passport is currently up for renewal

It looks like you covered most of the highlights already so enjoy the Land of the Midnight Sun!

[shane_c]

We just got back from spending a week in Whitehorse. The Yukon is an amazing place! We did a few day hikes out of the Carcross area (Caribou and Nares mountains).

If you're looking to kill sometime around Whitehorse make sure you get to Miles Canyon. There's a short hiking trail there too. The SS Klondike was kind of neat to check out. The Berginia interpretive centre was on my list but regrettably I didn't get there.

Bocelli's serves up good pizza if you're hungry. If you just want a cafe then check out Baked Cafe.

[Northendzone]

Don't they serve that sour toe cocktail at a bar there?

[kipperiggy]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

Don't they serve that sour toe cocktail at a bar there?

Not sure what that is but thanked for booze suggestion

I may or may not have made a trip to the Brewery today and got myself a growler...

Miles Canyon was amazing!!

I would suggest Whitehorse to everybody, it is really neat up here!

[FlamingHomer]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

Don't they serve that sour toe cocktail at a bar there?

That's in Dawson City. When I did it it was with the originator, Captain Dick. He since sold the novelty to another fellow. I had a dainty ladies toe that was cut off in a lawnmower accident.

[Northendzone]

^ this is like having a piña Coloma! or a champagne coolie.......sissy.....;p

[Locke]

First one in with the obligatory:

Hookers and Blow.