The city of Whitehorse, Yukon, population 25,000, lies about 2,400 km north of Vancouver at a latitude of 60º N, just 6º south of the Arctic Circle.
While this area has been inhabited off and on for several thousand years by First Nations communities, the first permanent settlement was a result of the Klondike gold rush.
Jack London, the author, cruised through here in the summer of 1897. Here he found his inspiration for the novels Call of the Wild and White Fang. A statue on Main Street is dedicated to all those who follow their dreams courtesy of the Yukon Prospectors Association Hall of Fame.
I have joined a four-day tour sponsored by the Continuing Studies Photography department at Langara College in Vancouver where I am completing my program this semester. The itinerary has us touring around Whitehorse during the day and shooting the aurora borealis by night. Apparently the lights are most vivid after midnight so it is not entirely clear to me when we sleep. 😴
Here are a few images of downtown Whitehorse.
I mentioned in my Reno hot air balloon blog that I would be exhibiting seven photographs from my Morocco trip for four weeks in September in the lobby of a small Vancouver theatre. I am pleased to report that I sold three of the seven photos.
Til next time …
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