Quiet Days in Dawson

The weather has absolutely fantastic here in Dawson. Sunny and, yesterday and today, very hot (25C+) with little humidity. Fortunately, it cools down to about 10C at night which is very comfortable for sleeping. The last two days have been quiet ones for us. Spent time poking around Dawson. Had a personal tour of the inside of the RCMP station here by the Detachment Commander. Visited the Jack London museum and cabin, the Robert Service Cabin, Pierre Burton's house and several other sites in the town. Spent some time in the Parks Canada center looking at films on the gold rush era and this morning saw two good films at the Palace Grand Theatre. One was titled, "Good Time Girls" describing the women who first came to the Klondike in the early days of the gold rush. They found out that gold mining was far too strenuous for them and that they could make more money by mining the miners. The documentary groups dancers, singers and actresses, and whores as the good time girls. The difference between the three categories was really blurred but all three were well respected in the community. Many of them wound up married to very rich powerful people in the area.
The second film of the morning was a general one on the gold rush. Did you know that at one time there were over 250 stern-wheeler boats plying the rivers of the Yukon and that over 100,000 people came up here looking for gold?
The farmers market was open this morning and the produce was excellent. We bought fresh field tomatoes, beet greens, swiss chard, cucumbers, basil, parsley, zucchini and romaine lettuce. There was plenty of produce at the market, but our storage capabilities limited us to how much we could buy. Potatoes, turnip, carrots, dill, fennel, were just a few of the other options available.
This afternoon was spent at the campground getting ready to leave for Whitehorse in the morning. Also gave me time to add another 60 or so photos to BC to the Yukon Album, so be sure to check them out.

Quote of the day:

I’m not sure I want popular opinion on my side -- I've noticed those with the most opinions often have the fewest facts.
  - Bethania McKenstry

Cheers

P & N