Play Catch Up

 June 27, we arrived in Whitehorse on the 25 of June. Plan, we have no real plan. We arrived at the Pioneer Rv Park & Campground. Plan, laundry, clean up vehicles, windshields and visit the area and dinner. 

We were only able to get 1 night FHU, and would have to check back at 10am on Tuesday, to see about staying anther night. We were not worried, as they have an upper level with electric & water, also an overflow. Plus there is also a dump, which is available and easy to get to. So, there you have it, a plan.

The population is around 25k, small compared to Anchorage which is closed to 300k. Whitehorse still has that small town feel, while providing all the services you require. 

We headed to down town for walks and to check out the area. I was amazed at the amount of people in town. One of the biggest draw is the Yukon river in the center of town. 

Just a few photos of the area. As you read below, if you think there is nothing todo, then you are not looking.

Unique things to see and do.

A big draw is the Whitehorse Rapids Fishway (aka Fish-Ladder). 

Come down and see the  S.S. Klondike

Walk the paved path along the Yukon river, the Millennium Trail

MacBride Museum 

Take a drive out to Miles Canyon, once a treacherous stretch of water which foiled many a prospectors’ dream of reaching Dawson City back in the Gold Rush. It’s the most photographed spot in the Yukon and was formed by a lava vent that happened 8.5 million years ago.

Try your hand in Glassblowing at the Glassblowing shop to have an intro to the art. 

 In Whitehorse there are cafes, galleries and shops selling locally made products in among the charming colorful buildings. You can spend the afternoon shopping in Whitehorse to stock up on tasty, beautiful goodies. 

For those of you who bring bicycles,  get up in the mountains and there are miles of biking trails. 

 If you want to know more about the wildlife of Whitehorse then the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre is a great place to explore.

Now for those of you who like hot pools, don't forget to pack your swimwear, Packing your swim ware might not be at the top of your Yukon list, but make sure you do otherwise you’ll miss out on Takhini Hot Pools!

The pools are located just on the outskirts of Whitehorse.

Finally there is the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.

For those of you who think there is nothing here, well you can see, you can spend a week here and still not see or do everything Whitehorse has to offer you.

Dinner was done in town at the Miner's Daughter/Dirty Northern restaurant.

Susan and I shared the bison burger and fries - needless to say excellent, and done to Susan liking. I did happen to find a small restaurant online. When we come back we are going to locate and try it out.

Restaurant Guide 

“Welcome to my humble habanero”, so said the sign above the door. Inside it was all colorful tablecloths, yellow walls and jolly Mexican music in the background. 

Remember when I said we have no real plan, and that everything is very fluid. Well stay tune for the next installment of DaGirls Blog. We have a plan, and a big change in direction. 

Team DaGirls are ready to take snap shots 

Daddy

Momma

Baby

Safe Travels and Journeys 

Susan, Tilly, Dakota and me

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2020 Yuma Bound or How to Keep your Bubble - Travel Day from Farmington NM

 Once we landed here in Farmington, it was time to go exploring. 

We learned there are various ruins and museums in the area, including Chaco Canyon 45 miles south of here.

However since it is on Native American Soil, it is still Closed.

Chaco Culture National Historical Park - Press Here for Information

However, Salmon Ruins had just reopen 1 week before, so off we went in search of it.

This is just an excerpt from Wikipedia

Salmon Ruins is an ancient Chacoan and Pueblo site located in the northwest corner of New Mexico, USA. Salmon was constructed by migrants from Chaco Canyon around 1090 CE, with 275 to 300 original rooms spread across three stories, an elevated tower kiva in its central portion, and a great kiva in its plaza. Subsequent use by local Middle San Juan people (beginning in the 1120s) resulted in extensive modifications to the original building, with the reuse of hundreds of rooms, division of many of the original large, Chacoan rooms into smaller rooms, and emplacement of more than 20 small kivas into pueblo rooms and plaza areas. The site was occupied by ancient Ancestral Puebloans until the 1280s, when much of the site was destroyed by fire and abandoned (Reed 2006b). The pueblo is situated on the north bank of the San Juan River, just to the west of the modern town of Bloomfield, New Mexico, and about 45 miles (72 km) north of Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon. The site was built on the first alluvial terrace above the San Juan River floodplain.

 

The ruins of Salmon Pueblo were excavated between 1970 and 1979, under the direction of Cynthia Irwin-Williams of Eastern New Mexico University in partnership with the San Juan County Museum Association (Irwin-Williams 2006, p. 17-27). The San Juan Valley Archaeological Program resulted in the excavation of slightly more than one-third of Salmon's ground floor rooms. More than 1.5 million artifacts and samples were recovered from Salmon. In 1980, Irwin-Williams and co-principal investigator Phillip Shelley wrote, compiled and edited a multivolume, 1,500-page report. The document fulfilled the reporting requirements for the series of grants under which the project had been completed but it was not intended for publication. Throughout the 1980s, Irwin-Williams and Shelley worked on a modified and greatly reduced manuscript, with the goal of producing a publishable report. This work ended with the untimely death of Cynthia Irwin-Williams in 1990.

 

In 2000, Archaeology Southwest (formerly the Center for Desert Archaeology) President Bill Doelle and staff met with Salmon Executive Director Larry Baker and forged a multiyear partnership. Archaeology Southwest's work at Salmon began in 2001 as the Salmon Reinvestment and Research Program, with archaeologist Paul Reed leading the effort. The research initiative comprised two primary tasks: first, to condense and edit the original 1980 Salmon report into a new, published technical report, and second, to conduct additional, primary research in several targeted areas, with the goal of producing material for a detailed technical report, as well as a synthetic volume. The three-volume report, entitled Thirty-Five Years of Archaeological Research at Salmon Ruins, New Mexico, was published in 2006 (Reed 2006a), followed by the synthetic-summary volume Chaco’s Northern Prodigies, published in 2008 (Reed 2008a). An additional component of the Archaeology Southwest effort at Salmon focused on the curation needs of the massive collection. These needs were partially addressed through a Save America's Treasures grant for $150,000 awarded in 2002. The curation effort (repackaging and reboxing artifacts) has continued over the last 10 years.

Salmon Ruins - Press Here for additional information 

One of the things I need to remember? Bring an additional lens.

Safe Journeys and Travels

Susan, Tilly, Dakota and me

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Remember the 3 W's 

Sunday - Long Day of Driving - Checking out the area

Sunday extra long day of Driving.
We awoke, cleaned and readied the Rv for traveling, this included dumping AND washing him (Susan’s thinks this one is a male....). We still have not named him, however she is leaning toward a spin on Ralph Kramden. Ralph, was the key player on the “Honeymooners” series.

We spent 30 minutes washing the outside and before we knew it, done and ready to head out.

Our travels took up Northwest up I-84. As you can see, it was a very long and grueling day:






We spent Sunday checking out "

The Peregrine Fund - Link

For the sum of $8 ea. you get to see 10 birds of Prey inside their cages, information amassed on Falconry over 100's of years old.  

Monday we spent the day traveling the area, dog park, and The Old Penitentiary of Boise.


Old Idaho Penitentiary - Link

Even though this was a self guided tour, it was still amazing to see and read about what went on behind these walls and the fire that closed it down.

The one room everybody wants to see from the outside, but not from the inside:

Susan, Tilly, Dakota and Me

Wrapping Up Here at the Royal Gorge CG - 13 days and counting

As full timers, we have learn to be patience. And the pass week was no difference, as road construction was on the highway. So, you can see by the photos what some of our time went to:

During our time at the CG, we came across this object paying next to a electrical box:

On the back was the words, if you find this you can keep or re-hide. All they asked is you post on Facebook under "    ".


One of the places we found was a drum factory and store:

The drum on it side was made for Mick Fleetwood for concerts, however he has never picked it up. So it remains at the store.

I thought this photo was neat at the clouds show a mountain.

We also made the journey to Los Alamos for the day. Needless to say, many people have been there, so there was no need to capture photos. But i will say, we found a Paw Friendly Pub, where we enjoyed chicken tacos and a beer on the patio.

The final trip was the enchanted circle. One place we stopped allowed a short hike in the Carson National Forest.

One of the last stops of the day was the town of Eagle Nest: Susan and I both agreed, this would make a great place for a fall rally. Prices were great, fishing awesome, hiking in the NF and just plane quiet place for a few people. Best route in, would be from Raton, NM. 

Eagle Nest

This week, PBS has been showing a 10 part series on Vietnam. I have seen most every show on Vietnam, and try to understand the WHY?

The 2 photos came for the Vietnam Memorial located in Angel Fire:

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 The last photo I cannot really describe. Put if you click on the photo, notice the bracelets on the top shelf, left side. Total number is 7, these are the MIA's that have been returned, compared to the ones still missing that were from the area.

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