We got an early start this morning, and it wasn’t long before we saw wildlife! It was a fox carrying its catch of the morning across the road. Unfortunately, the camera wasn’t in my lap, and I couldn’t get to it quickly enough to get a picture. Oh well.

This was the view of Dawson City from our hotel room this morning.

And this was where Tramper stayed for the night. We could see her back from our room. The truck and Tramper look much better outside after their little baths yesterday.

As we neared Stewart Crossing, we encountered some road construction, but it didn’t take long to get through it. We took a quick break after getting gas for a pit stop and to eat our “sneakfest” at around 10:30 a.m.

In case you were wondering, that’s a new epic roadtrip word used when one eats snacks for breakfast. Again, it was Cheetos and chocolate. Ugh. It’s bad, people.

There was a travel advisory for wildfire at this point but no road closures. So, on we trekked. It’s the only way to Whitehorse.

I also found some more “wildlife” at this stop. Look — It’s an ostrich! Okay, humor me. I’m getting desperate here. 🤣

We made a stop in Pelly Crossing, and I finally got a cup of coffee. The hotel had a Nespresso machine. I drank a tiny little cup of high-octane caffeine this morning, but it wasn’t like having a real cup of coffee with half & half.

One of the places we wanted to stop was Braeburn Lodge, which is about 45 minutes away from Whitehorse. We had read that they have amazing cinnamon buns, and that they were huge (enough for four people to eat one).

To be honest, I believe one bun could feed more than four! That is a normal-sized pepper shaker. The things are at least 3” tall, too, and they were amazing! We only ate a small wedge out of it.

We arrived at the campground in Whitehorse at around 5:30 and opened up Tramper. There was a definite dusty mess even with all the taping, but it was not nearly as dirty as our trip up the Dempster had been.

It took us about 2-1/2 hours to clean up and get it to where we could sleep in Tramper. It’s still got a lot of dust and dirt, but we can’t get it really cleaned out until we get home. Hey, we’re camping, right? There’s always some dirt when camping.

We have clean bedding, and we have dealt with as much dust and dirt as we can right now. It’s just going to have to be good enough.

Showers and rest are in order. Tomorrow morning, we will find breakfast somewhere and figure out our route going forward.

I must say — I am so happy to be back in Tramper.