May 03, 2008
Yukon
I am now in Whitehorse, and I must say... I've had better road trips. This was because I ran into unexpected snowfall. As I mentioned in the last blog entry, it snowed in Prince George on day 2. I made it as far as 100kms north of Fort St. John only to be advised to turn around because the vehicle I was driving was not sufficient for the snow.
The next morning the temperature was warmer and I left Fort St. John again and ran into the snowy conditions from the previous day. I had a rough time around the Pink Mountain area, which was about 200km south of Fort Nelson, the town I wanted to get to the day before. I did spin out of control once but got control pretty quick thanks to the AWD.
Anyways, the snow threw off my plans and I ended up staying in different towns.
Instead of staying overnight in Fort Nelson, I stayed at the Northern Rockies Lodge in Muncho Lake operated by a Swiss lady (their restaurant only offer Swiss/German food). Here is the view behind the lodge... This is still in BC, about 1.5 hrs from the Yukon border.
About 30 minutes from the lodge, you start to run into herds of buffaloes.
And here we have one of the few buffaloes resting just next to the highway.
I drove all the way from the lodge in Muncho Lake to Whitehorse, and this is the village of Teslin, about 2 hrs away from Whitehorse. As usual in the north, the views were just absolutely stunning.
And here is my place in Whitehorse, just for May. This owner of this house is a co-worker's and he said it was available in May, so I snatched since I was having a hard time securing one after I got back from Taiwan.
Not the best place but it's only temporary. I'm also thinking about buying a house/condo here in Whitehorse - some of the homes here are quite nice. Unlike the outrageous markets in Vancouver, real estate here is actually affordable from $200,000 to $350,000. For example, just a 900 sq ft condo ranges from $500,000 (suburbs) to $900,000 (downtown).
Anyways, life here is pretty good I must say... I will save that for the next blog in a few days after I settle down here.
Nice pictures, that's great that houses aren't as insane, good look on the hunting.
Posted by: Jonathan at May 5, 2008 07:01 AM