Alaska Highway Junction
Distance to Whitehorse is 12 miles to the left. Gas stations toward town on the highway. Campgrounds to the south and north. Whitehorse, a full-service city of 23,000, is capital of the Yukon. Attractions include the restored Riverboat SS Klondike, Yukon Visitor Center, and McBride Museum downtown. Along the highway are the Beringia Center and Yukon Transportation Museum. Eight miles west of Whitehorse is the junction for the North Klondike Highway 2 to Dawson City and the Klondike gold.
BY VERN V. HIRSCH & JEFF BRADY
The late Vern Hirsch was the project engineer for the Alaska section of the Klondike Highway during its construction from 1976 to 1978. He took editor Brady up the highway soon after it opened that fall and pointed out the sights for this highway log, which has been updated over the years and copied by other publications. Whether you arrive here with help from this log, the Milepost or some other guide, you can thank Vern for moving you along the Klondike well-informed.
