DAYS 23 AND 24, Whitehorse

Whitehorse is a great little town.  Well, certainly in the summer.  I'm not sure I could handle the short daylight hours of winter.  Lots of history here.  The SS Klondike is definitely worth a stop.  At free, the price can't be beat.

Anyway, the first day I took care of business and got the bike to the shop.  Apparently the guy found a new freewheel and installed it an hour or so after I left, but nobody ever bothered to email me about it.  It rained for a good portion of my 23rd day out anyway.  So, I spent a good chunk of the day in the public library using the free WiFi for blogging and catching up.  I think I'm going to sign up for a half marathon in Morristown, NJ the Saturday before Thanksgiving.  'Cause I don't want to lose any of this fitness I've regained.  And, naturally, I'm going to find a bicycle race to do shortly after returning.   Don't you all want to see how fast I'll be without any weight loaded onto my bike??  Well,  I certainly do. I think I'll do a charity fund raising one.  So,  I hopefully I can get some readers to throw in a dime or two . . .

The Yukon River is gorgeous.  The Millenium Trail is a nice way to get a peek.  

But, nothing beats riding its waters.   So, on my 24th day, after going back to the bike shop to find out what the story was and getting my bike back,  I rented a kayak for a nice paddle. I cringed at the price for a bit.  But, it was worth it.   Once I got away from the city, I had the river to myself.  I spied a bunch of falcon and eagles and might have caught some halfway decent flight shots.  There isn't much like the calm of floating down a river by yourself or with a few like minded friends.  

Maybe I'll have to plan an epic paddle for my next crazy adventure.

Anyway, I think my hand is healed enough for biking.  I have full mobility. It only really hurts if I forget and try to pick up something heavy with it.  It is still a little swollen, but I'm not worried about it.  It is going down.

So, I have retooled my itinerary.  I will not be doing quite so many long stretches on the bike.  Though, I will still be ending with 2 days near 100 miles each (almost entirely flat or downhill).  So, I should be getting some more hiking and paddling in.  My next entry will likely not be posted until I make Haines Junction in 2 days.