We usually eat lunch at this spot, about two hours of spectacular riding from where the train from Skagway drops us off. The Yukon River at Minto. We are on the boat and heading out to Fort Selkirk, an abandoned Hudson Bay Trading post at the confluence of two huge rivers, the Yukon and the Pelly. Amazing Phil Hawes crossing the Yukon River at Carmacks. Thundersorms lurk in the distance as we cycle north towards Carmacks.
Thunderstorms usually occur on hot days.
They can rain torrentially, but pass quickly, leaving the road steaming. Gold Rush building in Dawson City. Dawson is a living ghost town. Part new, part restored, and part crumbling, it's an amazing historical experience. Out on Bonanza Creek, we take a gold panning lesson.