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Dawson (Dawson City, properly) from up river (the dity to the south). Note the silty water here, but in Whitehorse the water in the Yukon was clear.
Capture Date: Aug 18, 2013 04:47 PM•Views: 79
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DSC_0460
Moosehide Village accessible only by boat or foot through the forest. First Nation peoples originally lived here in 3 periods, the first ca 1300AD and the latest about 1750. They were moved here forceably from their fish camp in Dawson during the gold rush years (1890's) onto land bought by Rev Frederick Fairweather Flewelling of the Anglecan Church. I know you think, with a name like mine, that I made that up.
Capture Date: Aug 18, 2013 04:54 PM•Views: 80
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Original Mission at Moosehide Village. In 1957 the Canadian Government withdrew its financial support of the school at Moosehide, and by 1962 the last resident, the then present Reverend Richard Martin moved to Dawson. The buildings in the previous photo are summer cabins or residences of locals who commute by boat from Dawson.
Capture Date: Aug 18, 2013 04:56 PM•Views: 81
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DSC_0454 and Chilroot pass
Deteriorated remains of 3 steamboats abandoned when business declined after the gold rush. Three of them were scuttled at high water at the river's edge side by side at this spot. A very few remained into the early 1920's.
The insert shows an old photo off the web of the line of prospectors packing their supplies up Chilkoot pass in ice steps carved in the mountain side. The Canadian government required 1 ton of supplies for all men entering the gold rush area, and the only way, other than to risk the gangs of thieves and murderers on an easier alternate route, was to pack their stuff up this pass. It took up to 40 trips up and back, and many men fell to their deaths in the attempt
Upload Date: Sep 13, 2013 10:37 AM•Views: 81
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Clear Klondike River water merges into the silty Yukon. The Yukon wins, and downstream a few hundred yards the resultant Yukon is all silty.
2013:08:18 17:36:36 Exposure time: 1/800 F-stop: 7.1 ISO speed: 400 Focal length: 70mm
Capture Date: Aug 18, 2013 05:36 PM•Views: 80
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Klondike river to the right with clear water flowing into the silty Yukon River on the right. This is taken from down river looking south.
2013:08:18 17:40:10 Exposure time: 1/500 F-stop: 11.0 ISO speed: 400 Focal length: 18mm
Capture Date: Aug 18, 2013 05:40 PM•Views: 80
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The Yukon River beyond the just visible Klondike River from the top of Mountain Dome over Dawson City. Even on this cold, windy overcast night (9:41PM but still light) you can see the silt versus clear water. 2013:08:18 21:41:17 Exposure time: 1/30 F-stop: 5.6 ISO speed: 400 Focal length: 55mm
Capture Date: Aug 18, 2013 09:41 PM•Views: 78
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The Yukon River north of Dawson (downstream) from the top of Mountain Dome. Being an astronomer, I took a whole series of photos from this spot thinking I'd get a great sunset. No, not at 64.06 deg N latitude, or at least I'd have to wait several more hours for the sun to set. After about 20 minutes I figured it out. Duh, I'm an astronomer/physicist. 2013:08:18 21:34:18 Exposure time: 1/80 F-stop: 4.5 ISO speed: 400 Focal length: 24
Capture Date: Aug 18, 2013 09:34 PM•Views: 77
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Sign commemorating the Midnight Sun or "The Midnight Dome" celebration.
Capture Date: Aug 18, 2013 10:00 PM•Views: 77
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To recap, we had the morning raft float where we saw the bald and golden eagles to the left of the "You are here X," then in the afternoon went on the side wheeler down and up the Yukon river from the "X," and this evening went up the Midnight Dome by van to the "X." Just to top it off, tomorrow we will continue by taking the ferry across the Yukon and continue to the right over the "Top of the World Hwy" on the Klondike Hwy, on which we arrived from the left.
Capture Date: Aug 18, 2013 10:04 PM•Views: 77
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Ferry across the Yukon. We got our bus, sorry "motor coach," on beside the SUV, and another car got on behind the SUV. It is the only way to get across the River here. As you can see it is very wide, about 1,000 yards here as measured by satellite photo. Once a physicist, always a physicist. Hey, I like to quantify things. Makes me secure. 2013:08:19 07:15:39 Exposure time: 1/250 F-stop: 8.0 ISO speed: 1600 Focal length: 55mm
Capture Date: Aug 19, 2013 07:15 AM•Views: 77
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DSC_0521
There are probably 2 reasons why they call it "The Top of the World Highway." The first is that Canada chose to build on the top of ridges nearly all the way across the mountain range with almost no highway built onto cliffs cut into the sides of mountains. The second is this view across the bus out the window back over the Yukon and across to Dawson. 2013:08:19 07:28:02 Exposure time: 1/60 F-stop: 5.6 ISO speed: 1600 Focal length: 55
Capture Date: Aug 19, 2013 07:28 AM•Views: 77
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Top of the World Highway.
Capture Date: Aug 19, 2013 07:29 AM•Views: 77
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Top of the world Highway. An immense land. Here we are nearly at cloud level, and just above the tree line which is about 2,500-3,000 feet elevation here due to the cold, mostly, certainly not the lack of air (CO2).
Capture Date: Aug 19, 2013 08:04 AM•Views: 78
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DSC_0551_0552 composite
Caribou up on a ridge. These 3 were part of a small herd of 6 or so. They prefer grazing on the highest point so as to keep a lookout for predators. Left photo: 2013:08:19 08:48:04 Exposure time: 1/400 F-stop: 5.6 ISO speed: 1600 Focal length 300mm Right photo:
2013:08:19 08:48:12 Exposure time: 1/640 F-stop: 5.6 ISO speed: 1600 Focal length: 300mm Shorter exp time accounts for the "misty" look even though the animals were close together.
Upload Date: Sep 12, 2013 02:16 PM•Views: 76
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