Monday morning we left Whitehorse and travelled to Dawson City.The weather again started out very warm with a few showers in the afternoon. The roads are not great and not motorcylce friendly.Lots of construction with loose gravel. They are so poor that at local gas stations, you can buy wreaths!!! The only wildlife we saw today was a brown bear. Roads continued to worsen as we headed north and stress levels increased accordingly, but it was all worth it as we rounded the corner and entered into the dreged valley of Dawson City.Piles of gravel ,the tailings, line the river along the highway into Dawson. We slowly made our way to the DownTown hotel, where we spent the night. After check in, we wandered the streets seeing all the old buildings and their history. After one drink at the Saloon, we went to Diamond Tooth Gerties for supper, the shows and some gambling. Before closing we had to go back to the Sourdough Saloon for a sourtoe shooter. Mike, Joanne, and Randy all participated in the drink and have authentic certificates to prove our stupidity. Years ago an old miner lost his toe to frostbite and somehow ended up in a drink at the saloon and now has become a popular drink for the tourists. The toe that touched our lips was black, shivelled, losing skin, and complete with untrimmed toenails.Lynn whom never had the drink was the only one who almost got sick. Then we went back to Diamond Tooth Gerties where Mike and I both lost. Not much, but we had a great time doing it. Joanne again had to help Mike back to our room. Our room had a hot tub right outside our door, and was in an excellent location.
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